Cambridge, MA- March 8, 2010- Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts, has selected Worldwide Differential Calculus and Worldwide Integral Calculus with infinite series, for the 2010/2011 semester for their first 1st-year Calculus sequence for Science and Engineering. The school was previously using James Stewart’s Calculus series, so this marks a shift in textbook-purchasing decisions as departments are choosing to move from hard-cover expensive textbooks in favor of less-expensive/free versions, available in a multitude of formats.
Professor Robert Case commented “[this] work is conversational, more rigorous than the usual text, and has multiple resources” Professor Alex Martsinkovsky also commented “the potential of the proposed model is tremendous”, “In my opinion, it is critical to offer materials optimized for mobile platforms” and “The students who commute in a crowded space would appreciate the possibility to read the text in the palm of a hand.”
The textbook is available for purchase in a bound, full-color, printed version, with an accompanying DVD containing the video lectures; the price for this printed version, with videos, is less than half of the common price for a current Calculus textbook. Students may also purchase, on DVD’s, a study guide, a solution manual, the PDF textbook and video lectures, or the PDF textbook with the videos embedded into the PDF. Faculty and/or departments may license the source files to produce their own customized versions of Worldwide Differential Calculus, which may then be distributed freely to students, or at a profit to the departments or schools.
Future e-textbooks:
Worldwide Multivariable Calculus, the third e-textbook in the Calculus series, will follow Worldwide Differential Calculus and Worldwide Integral Calculus with infinite series.
This will be followed by a series of undergraduate e-textbooks on linear algebra, differential equations, etc., as well as test-preparation e-books, aimed at prospective undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students.
