Calculus: Several Variables [Paperback]

Robert A. Adams (Author), Christopher Essex (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2009

Proven in North America and abroad, this classic text has earned a reputation for excellent accuracy and mathematical rigour. Previous editions have been praised for providing complete and precise statements of theorems, using geometric reasoning in applied problems, and for offering a range of applications across the sciences. Written in a clear, coherent, and readable form, Calculus: Several Variables makes student comprehension a clear priority. This seventh edition features a new co-author, Dr. Christopher Essex, who has been invited to contribute his unique style and approach to the subject material. Instructors and students will appreciate revised exercises, greater emphasis on differential equations, and new pedagogical features.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“I believe that this is one of the more mathematically precise calculus textbooks available in today’s market.”

Dr. G.R. Nicklason

University College of Cape Breton

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert Adams joined the Mathematics Department at the University of British Columbia in 1966 after completing a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Toronto. His research interests in analysis led to the 1975 publication of a monograph, Sobolev Spaces, by Academic Press. It remained in print for 23 years. A second edition, joint with his colleague Professor John Fournier, was published in 2003. Professor Adams's teaching interests led to the 1982 publication of the first of his many calculus texts by Addison Wesley. These texts are now used worldwide. With a keen interest in computers, mathematical typesetting, and illustration. In 1984 Professor Adams became the first Canadian author to typeset his own textbooks using TeX on a personal computer. Since then he has also done all the illustrations for his books using the MG software program that he developed with his colleague, Professor Robert Israel. Now retired from UBC, Professor Adams is currently engaged in preparing the seventh editions of his textbooks and pursuing his interest in the Linux operating system. Dr. Christopher Essex. is Director, Program in Theoretical Physics, and Professor of Applied Mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7th Revised edition edition (April 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321549295
• ISBN-13: 978-0321549297
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,019,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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