April 2022
Beginner to intermediate
304 pages
7h 21m
English
Content preview from Quick Calculus, 3rd Edition
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Preface
Quick Calculus is designed for you to learn the basic techniques of differential and integral calculus with a minimum of wasted effort, studying by yourself. It was created on a premise that is now widely accepted: in technical subjects such as calculus, students learn by doing rather than by listening. The book consists of a sequence of relatively short discussions, each followed by a problem whose solution is immediately available. One's path through the book is directed by the responses. The text is aimed at newcomers to calculus, but additional topics are discussed in the final chapter for those who wish to go further.
The initial audience for Quick Calculus was composed of students entering college who did not wish to postpone ...