Calculus and analytic geometry
by George Brinton Thomas · first published 1951
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Rate of change of a function - Derivatives - Applications and derivatives - Integration - Transcendental functions - Techniques of integration - Infinite series - Vectors - Conic sections, polar coordinates - Functions of two or more variables - Multiple integrals - Differential equations.
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Eleven years after graduating I have rediscovered how enjoyable it is to flip through a high quality intro textbook on a topic about which you are curious. I’ll go first: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (1951) by George Thomas It’s readily available for < $10 and I find it’s style much more engaging than contemporary textbooks on the same topic. And a bonus one - when we had questions for the doctor…
on “Ask HN: What is your favorite introductory-level textbook?” ↗Calculus And Analytic Geometry by Ross L. Finney and George B. Thomas is a good introduction to basic calculus. I understand you want something covering everything in math. Courant is the best one and others have written about it…
on “Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?” ↗D.B. Thomas for Calculus and Analytic Geometry Later on, Tom Apostol for Real Analysis
on “Ask HN: How did you come to realise the real power of learning mathematics?” ↗…young students do a lot of math homework. See this interview: https://ia600803.us.archive.org/29/items/conversation-with-k... I spent hours and hours studying the mathematics book we used -- Calculus and Analytic geometry by Thomas. We were assigned only the even-numbered problems, but I did every single one together with the extras in the back of the book because I felt so scared. I thought I should…
on ““When are we going to use this in our everyday life?” (2017)” ↗