13 THE TOOLBOX
If you are reading this book, you probably like to make things. Over time, as you try different projects or maybe use new materials, you start to accumulate more and more specialized tools. Sure, you might be able to build just about anything with just a few basic tools, but the process might take a long time and you might wind up covered with sawdust and splinters.
Math is not all that different. To this point, we have given you intuitive ways of looking at calculus basics. However, if you want to apply these ideas to real-world problems, you will need to dive into some algebra to solve your specific problem. To do that, you may want some more-specialized algebra tools. There are many of these, of course. In this chapter, we ...
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