Calculus [Hardcover]

Gilbert Strang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0961408820 | ISBN-13: 978-0961408824 | Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | Edition: 2

This textbook is a well-organized treatise on calculus. The author intuitively provides detailed and intensive explanations fulfilling beginner’s needs. The book is both useful as a reference and a self-taught manual of calculus.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Calculus; Chapter 2: Derivatives; Chapter 3: Applications of the Derivative; Chapter 4: The Chain Rule; Chapter 5: Integrals; Chapter 6: Exponentials and Logarithms; Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration; Chapter 8: Applications of the Integral; Chapter 9: Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers; Chapter 10: Infinite Series; Chapter 11: Vectors and Matrices; Chapter 12: Motion along a Curve; Chapter 13: Partial Derivatives; Chapter 14: Multiple Integrals; Chapter 15: Vector Calculus; Chapter 16: Mathematics after Calculus.

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Book Description

Gilbert Strang's Calculus textbook is ideal both as a course companion and for self study. The author has a direct style. His book presents detailed and intensive explanations. Many diagrams and examples are used to aid understanding, as well as the application of calculus to physics and engineering and economics.

About the Author

Gilbert Strang is a Professor of Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, of the University of Oxford, UK. His current research interests include linear algebra, wavelets and filter banks, applied mathematics, and engineering mathematics. He is the author or co-author of six textbooks and has published a monograph with George Fix titled “An Analysis of the Finite Element Method.” Professor Strang served as SIAM’s president from 1999-2000, chaired the US National Committee on Mathematics from 2003–2004, and won the Neumann Medal of the US Association of Computational Mechanics in 2005. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 615 pages
• Publisher: Wellesley College; 2 edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961408820
• ISBN-13: 978-0961408824
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gilbert Strang is Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College. He was an undergraduate at MIT and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. His doctorate was from UCLA and since then he has taught at MIT. He has been a Sloan Fellow and a Fairchild Scholar and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Strang has published a monograph with George Fix, "An Analysis of the Finite Element Method", and has authored six widely used textbooks. He served as President of SIAM during 1999 and 2000 and he is Chair of the U.S. National Committee on Mathematics for 2003-2004.

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent calculus text for the beginner and self-learner., June 8, 2007

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Kersi Von Zerububbel "Kersi" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calculus (Hardcover)

I used to consider Stewart's Calculus as an ideal beginner text but this book by Gilbert Strang tops it significantly. This is a great book if you have been away from calculus for a number of years and now want a fairly in-depth treatment beyond the "Calculus for Dummies" genere. Things are presented very well and the tone is almost conversational. For the self-learner who has the time and inclination this text is ideal. There are a goodly number of diagrams and examples.

To top it all off this book is available for free at the MIT Open Course website: [...]
In addition to the textbook the website has the Instructor's Manual and the Study Guide.

Excellent resource specially considering how expensive even mediocre calculus textbooks are today. I purchased a used copy since I find reading textbooks on the web gets old real quick. A must have.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful calculus book, must have if you love good book, June 23, 2006

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This review is from: Calculus (Hardcover)

I first saw this book as a MIT textbook. Read it briefly and absolutely loved it. I learnt Calculus many years ago and hope I had this book then. The book is so clear written and easy to understand. I am buying this book for my son now. I am sure it will be a great help for anyone reads this.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent text, July 18, 1998

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This review is from: Calculus (Hardcover)

If you intend to teach yourself calculus, or if you are looking for a text for review, this one would be an excellent choice. The topics are well explained and well motivated by applications. The book covers a wide array of topics and each of them is clearly developed. I would choose this as the text for a class if I were to teach it. I certainly recommend it for those learning outside the structure of a classroom.