Calculus For The Practical Man
By J.E. Thompson
Publisher: Thompson Press
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 2007-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1406756725
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781406756722
Binding: Paperback
Text extracted from opening pages of book: CALCULUS For the ^ Practical < JvLan by J. E. THOMPSON, B. S. tn E. E., A. M. Associate Professor of Mathematics School of Engineering Pratt Institute TORONTO D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY, INC. PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY NEW YORK LONDON D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY, INC. 120 Alexander St., Princeton, New Jersey 257 Fourth Avenue, New York 3, New York 25 Hollinger Rd., Toronto 16, Canada Macmilian & Co., Ltd., St. Martin’s St., London, W. C. 2, England All correspondence should be addressed to the principal office of the company at Princeton, N. J. Copyright, 1931, 1946 BY D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY, INC. All rights in this book are reserved. Without written authorization from D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 120 Alexander Street, Prince ton, N. /., it may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part ( except for quota tion in critical articles or reviews’) , nor may it be used for dramatic, motion-, talking-picture, radio, television or any other similar purpose. 025614blOO PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PREFACE THIS book on simplified calculus is one of a series designed by the author and publisher for the reader with an interest in the meaning and simpler technique of mathematical science, and for those who wish to obtain a practical mastery of some of the more usual and directly useful branches of the science without the aid of a teacher. Like the other books in the series it is the outgrowth of the author’s experience with students such as those mentioned and the demand experienced by the publisher for books which may be read as well as studied. One of the outstanding features of the book is the use of the method of rates instead of the method of limits. To the conven tional teacher of mathematics, whose students work for a college degree and look toward the modern theory of functions, the author hastens to say that for their purposes the limit method is the only method which can profitably be used. To the readers contem plated in the preparation of this book, however, the notion of a limit and any method of calculation based upon it always seem artificial and not hi any way connected with the familiar ideas of numbers, algebraic symbolism or natural phenomena. On the other hand, the method of rates seems a direct application of the principle which such a reader has often heard mentioned as the extension of arithmetic and algebra with which he must become acquainted before he can perform calculations which involve changing quantities. The familiarity of examples of changing quantities in every-day life also makes it a simple matter to in troduce the terminology of the calculus; teachers and readers will recall the difficulty encountered in this connection in more formal treatments. The scope and range of the book are evident from the table of contents. The topics usually found in books on the calculus C2871589 wasAScrnr ( MO.) PUSUC r~~ A. iv vi PREFACE but not appearing here are omitted in conformity with the plan of the book as stated in the first paragraph above. An attempt has been made to approach the several parts of the subject as naturally and directly as possible, to show as clearly as possible the unity and continuity of the subject as a whole, to show what the calculus is all about and how it is used, and to present the material in as simple, straightforward and informal a style as it will permit. It is hoped thus that the book will be of the greatest interest and usefulness to the readers mentioned above. The first edition of this book was prepared before the other volumes of the series were written and the arrangement of the material in this volume was not the same as in the others. In this revised edition the arrangement has been changed somewhat so that it is now the same in all the volumes of the series. Some changes and additions have been made in the text, but the experience of readers has indicated that the text is in the main satisfactory, and beyond corrections and
Summary: a great book
Rating: 5
While this book teaches the “elements” of calculus in a very straightforward manner, the elements taught and the problem examples used are cleverly selected to provide a broad, solid foundation in calculus. Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman taught himself calculus with this book. Some of the techniques used are not commonly seen in today’s introductory texts – and are very useful. It is “elementary”, but not simplified.
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