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Title

Discovering Calculus with Mathematica
Authors

Bart Braden
Donald K. Krug
Philip W. McCartney
Steven Wilkinson
Organization: Northern Kentucky University
URL: http://www.nku.edu/~wilkinson/
Book information

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Copyright year: 1992
ISBN: 0471539694
Medium: Paperback
Pages: 170
Out of print?: Y
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Contents

Introduction to Mathematica | Functions and Limits | The Derivative | Applications of the Derivative | The Integral | Logarithms and Exponentials | Techniques of Integration | L'Hopital's Rule, Improper Integrals | Infinite Series | Parametric Equations for Curves | Vectors | Vector-Valued Functions | Partial Derivatives | Multiple Integrals | Integrals over Curves and Surfaces
Description

This manual is intended as a supplement to a traditional calculus textbook. It uses traditional examples and exercises to illustrate how Mathematica, through graphics and animation as well as symbolic and numerical computation, can provide new insights into the basic ideas of calculus. Each chapter provides an introduction to applicable Mathematica commands, examples with explanatory comments, and a number of exercises.
Subject

*Mathematics > Calculus and Analysis > Calculus
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