Technical Mathematics [Hardcover]

Paul A. Calter (Author), Michael A. Calter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471695939 | ISBN-13: 978-0471695936 | Publication Date: September 11, 2006 | Edition: 5

This invaluable book is renowned for its fully worked examples and numerous applications. Concepts are presented either graphically, analytically, or numerically (sometimes using more than one approach) depending on which seems the most appropriate to make the material clear and easy to understand. Technology is also fully integrated into problem sets and examples, providing a real-world perspective. And the authors encourage readers to begin the problem solving process by estimating the solution and checking their work by examining their answers for "reasonableness".

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This non-theoretical text with applications in technology is well-known for its many, fully-worked examples, numerous applications, and exercises graded by difficulty and grouped by type. New coverage of graphics calculator and added emphasis on estimation (does the answer make sense?) enhance the book's distinguishing features: marginal notes, boxed formulas, summary of Facts and Formulas, and Common Error Boxes. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Paul Calter is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Vermont Technical College and Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College. A graduate of The Cooper Union, New York, he received his M.S. from Columbia University and a MFA from Norwich University. Professor Calter has taught technical mathematics for over twenty-five years. He is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two  Year Colleges, the Mathematical Association of America, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the College Art Association, and the Author's Guild.

Calter is involved in the Mathematics Across the Curriculum movement, and has developed and taught a course called Geometry in Art and Architecture at Dartmouth College under an NSF grant.

Professor Calter is the author of several other mathematics textbooks, among which are the Schaum's Outline of Technical Mathematics, Problem Solving with Computers, Practical Math Handbook for the Building Trades, Practical Math for Electricity and Electronics, Mathematics for Computer Technology, Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry, Technical Calculus, and Squaring the Circle: Geometry in Art and Architecture.

Michael Calter is Associate Professor at Wesleyan University. He received his B.S. from the University of Vermont. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California at Irvine. Michael has been working on his father's mathematics texts since 1983, when he completed a set of programs to accompany Technical Mathematics with Calculus. Since that time, he has become progressively more involved with his father's writing endeavors, culminating with becoming co-author on the second edition of Technical Calculus and the fourth edition of Technical Mathematics with Calculus. Michael also enjoys the applications of mathematical techniques to chemical and physical problems as part of his academic research. Michael is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Chemical Society.

Michael and Paul enjoy hiking and camping trips together. These have included an expedition up Mt. Washington in January, a hike across Vermont, a walk across England on Hadrian's Wall, and many sketching trips into the mountains.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (September 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471695939
• ISBN-13: 978-0471695936
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I got an A in my course..., May 12, 2010

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G. Hamner (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Technical Mathematics (Hardcover)

This book was actually very good at explaining some rather complicated things (to me anyway!). There were a few errors in the examples in the early chapters (most notably the chapter reviewing/intro to algebra - things like signs inverted) but these may actually have helped me because I was less likely to turn to the answer key without really trying to get it myself. The online companion part is fantastic, and in my opinion really justifies the price (which is quite high even for a text book). Overall I recommend this book, just make sure you check your answers rather than necessarily take theirs as correct :) I got an A in my class (after only really having a low level understanding of higher level math before) - so it taught me well enough. My only gripe is that the answer key only lists the odd-numbered questions (all answers available online), and even the online part only shows step-by-step solutions for the odd numbered questions - some of the even numbered ones I'd like to have seen a guide on.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, February 7, 2007

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Joshua E. Dexter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Technical Mathematics (Hardcover)

i found it to be funny i got the wrong edition for my class. I liked that though the book was smaller and packed just as much in