Worldwide Differential Calculus
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Worldwide Differential Calculus |
Differential Calculus is the study of instantaneous rates of change; these rates of change are known as derivatives. This book is written by David B. Massey, Ph.D., an award-winning teacher and world-renowned research mathematician, who has been teaching college students for 30 years. He emphasizes intuitive ideas in conjunction with rigorous statements of theorems, and provides a large number of illustrative examples. In the accompanying videos, Dr. Massey lectures on the core material from each section.
Introduction Video
Contents
1.1 Average Rates of Change
1.1.1 Exercises
1.2 Prelude to IROC's
1.2.1 Exercises
1.3 Limits and Continuity
1.3.1 Limits
1.3.2 Continuous Functions
1.3.3 Limits involving Infinity
1.3.4 Exercises
1.4 IROC's and the Derivative
1.4.1 Exercises
1.5 Extrema and the Mean Value Theorem
1.5.1 Exercises
1.6 Higher-Order Derivatives
1.6.1 Exercises
Appendix 1.A Technical Matters
1.A.1 Properties of Real Numbers and Extended Real Numbers
1.A.2 Functions
1.A.3 Proofs of Theorems on Limits and Continuity
1.A.4 Proofs of Theorems on Differentiability and Continuity
Chapter 2 Basic Rules for Calculating Derivatives
2.1 The Power Rule and Linearity
2.1.1 Exercises
2.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
2.2.1 Exercises
2.3 The Chain Rule and Inverse Functions
2.3.1 Exercises
2.4 The Exponential Function
2.4.1 Exercises
2.5 The Natural Logarithm
2.5.1 Exercises
2.6 General Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
2.6.1 Exercises
2.7 Trigonometric Functions: Sine and Cosine
2.7.1 Exercises
2.8 The Other Trigonometric Functions
2.8.1 Exercises
2.9 Inverse Trig Functions
2.9.1 Exercises
2.10 Implicit Functions
2.10.1 Exercises
Appendix 2.A Technical Matters
Chapter 3 Applications of Differentiation
3.1 Related Rates
3.1.1 Exercises
3.2 Graphing
3.2.1 Exercises
3.3 Optimization
3.3.1 Exercises
3.4 Linear Approximation
3.4.1 Exercises
3.5 l'Hôpital's Rule
3.5.1 Exercises
Appendix 3.A Technical Matters
Chapter 4 Anti-differentiation & Differential Equations
4.1 What is a Differential Equation?
4.1.1 Exercises
4.2 Anti-derivatives
4.2.1 Exercises
4.3 Separable Differential Equations
4.3.1 Exercises
4.4 Applications of Differential Equations
4.4.1 Exercises
4.5 Approximating Solutions
4.5.1 Exercises
Appendix A Parameterized Curves and Motion
A.1 Parameterized Curves
A.1.1 Exercises
Appendix B Tables of Derivative Formulas
Appendix C Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Features
- Written by an award-winning mathematics professor with 30 years of teaching experience
- Down-to-Earth exposition, presented as it would be spoken in class
- Completely rigorous definitions, statements of theorems, and proofs
- Technical proofs at the end of each chapter, to avoid disrupting the exposition
- Margin side-remarks and historical references
- Hyperlinked table of contents, index, and cross-references
- Embedded video links to full-length lectures
- Video-solutions to select exercises
- PDF format, compatible with all computers, tablets, and mobile devices
- Low cost in electronic or print form
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Author
David B. Massey received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1986 for his results in the area of complex analytic singularities. He taught for two years at Duke as a graduate student, and then for two years, 1986-1988, as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. In 1988, he was awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, and went to conduct research on singularities at Northeastern University. In 1991, he assumed a regular faculty position in the Mathematics Department at Northeastern. He has remained at Northeastern University ever since, where he is now a Full Professor.