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Free Calculus : A Liberation from Concepts and Proofs.
Title:
Free Calculus : A Liberation from Concepts and Proofs.
Author:
Lin, Qun.
ISBN:
9789812790842
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (108 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- 0. Calculus in Terms of Images: -- 0.1. Hill Behavior and Slope -- 0.2. Hill Height and Slope: Unconstructive Tangent Formula -- 0.3. Review for FT. -- 0.4. Hillside Length and Slope: Pythagoras Theorem -- 0.5. Area and Slope -- 0.6. Explaining All of Calculus in a Single Figure -- 0.7. Calculus and Novels -- 1. Official Calculus: -- 1.0. A Case:Height and Slopes -- 1.1. Translating into Function Language -- 1.2. Generalized First Inequality -- 1.3. Generalized Second Inequality -- 1.4. Rules of Differentiation -- 1.4.1. Arithmetic of derivatives -- 1.4.2. Derivatives of rational functions and trigonometric functions -- 1.4.3. Derivatives of composite functions and inverse functions -- 1.5. Tables of Derivatives and Integrals -- 1.6. Rules of Integration -- 1.7. A Calculus Net -- 1.8. Taylor's Series -- 1.9. Euler's Formula -- 1.10. Possible Generalizations -- 2. Differential Equations of First Order -- 2.1. A Simplest Differential Equation -- 2.2. Varieties of Simplest Differential Equation. -- 2.2.1. Thetest equation -- 2.2.2. Linear differential equation -- 2.2.3. Separable equation -- 2.3. More General Equations -- 2.4. Tests for Euler's Algorithm -- 2.5. General Euler's Algorithm -- 3. Differential Equations of Second Order -- 3.1. Initial Value Problems -- 3.2. Eigenvalue Problem -- 3.3. Boundary Value Problem -- 3.4. Weak Equation -- 3.5. Finite Element Solution and Interpolation -- 3.6. Generalization -- 3.7. Summary -- 4. Free Calculus -- 4.1. Function Spaces, Norms, and Triangle Inequality -- 4.2. Angle and Schwartz's Inequality -- 4.3. Inner Product -- 4.4. Orthogonality and Projection -- 4.5. Different Inner Products and Norms -- 4.6. Abstract Calculus -- Appendix -- Calculus of Functional Analysis Becomes Elementary Algebra -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Derivative Definition Becomes an Elementary Inequality.

3. Fundamental Theorem Becomes Another Elementary Inequality -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
Conventional calculus is too hard and too complex. Students are forced to learn too many theorems and proofs. In Free Calculus, the author suggests a direct approach to the two fundamental concepts of calculus - differentiation and integration - using two inequalities. Regular calculus is condensed into a single concise chapter. This makes the teaching of physics in step with the calculus teaching.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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