Calculus - Hardcover

Strang, Gilbert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0980232740 ISBN 13: 9780980232745

Publisher: Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2010

Synopsis

Gilbert Strang's clear, direct style and detailed, intensive explanations make this textbook ideal as both a course companion and for self-study. Single variable and multivariable calculus are covered in depth. Key examples of the application of calculus to areas such as physics, engineering and economics are included in order to enhance students' understanding. New to the second edition is a chapter on the 'Highlights of calculus', which accompanies the popular video lectures by the author on MIT's OpenCourseWare. (These can be accessed from math.mit.edu/~gs).

About this title

Book Description:

Gilbert Strang's highly regarded calculus textbook; ideal both as a course companion and for self-study. Examples of the application of calculus to subjects such as physics, engineering and economics are included, as well as many practice questions and illustrative diagrams to assist the reader's grasp of the material.

About the Author:

Gilbert Strang is a Professor of Mathematics at MIT and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. The first Su Buchin Prize from the International Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the Haimo Prize from the Mathematical Association of America were awarded for his contributions to teaching around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wellesley-Cambridge Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0980232740
• ISBN 13: 9780980232745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 756