What Is Calculus About? (New Mathematical Library)

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Whenever I teach calculus, my emphasis is always on the fact that the basic ideas of calculus can be understood by almost anyone. While I am not always successful in proving this to the students, Sawyer certainly would be. His explanations of the basics of a derivative are the clearest, most understandable that I have ever seen. There are many diagrams, and each one has a specific purpose and they are well integrated into the textual explanations.
This is not a book that you could use to teach a college calculus course. The mandatory epsilons and deltas that form the backbone of basic calculus are mentioned only as an incidental. Sawyer sets out to explain the foundation ideas of calculus in terms of everyday occurrences and for that reason it is better suited to someone who is curious about calculus. However, it could be used as a supplemental text in the foundations of science, as calculus is used in all areas of change, which describes almost all of nature.
While the notation of mathematics is concise, abstract and often appears esoteric, many of the ideas expressed in that notation are quite easy to follow. In this book, Sawyer explains what calculus is all about in terms that anyone who understands motion can follow. There needs to be more people like him writing books like this.



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