Author: L. M. Passano

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 9781330314838

Excerpt from Calculus and Graphs: Simplified for a First Brief Course The importance of the natural sciences is so generally recognized as to need no emphatic statement. Nor is it necessary to point out the dependence of the sciences upon the study and knowledge of mathematics. This dependence is closer and more direct in the case of calculus than in the wise of any other branch of mathematics, unless, perhaps, we except elementary algebra and trigonometry. It is primarily for the purpose of making the elements of the calculus directly and familiarly available to students of physics, chemistry and other sciences that the present book is written. At the same time it is hoped that the book will be found well adapted to the use of those who wish an elementary knowledge of calculus for its cultural value. No knowledge of Analytic Geometry is assumed on the part of students using the present text. On the other hand the idea of coordinate axes and their use in the graphical representation and study of simple algebraic and transcendental functions is introduced in the first chapter and used continually throughout the work. The student becomes familiar with the fundamental ideas of analytic geometry, learns to use both algebraic and geometric methods in the study of functions, and becomes acquainted with the forms and equations of simple curves without definition of those curves or detailed study of their properties. The student thus acquires all the knowledge of analytic geometry necessary to an understanding of the elements of calculus; and assuming on his part a knowledge of elementary algebra and trigonometry, the calculus is made available for a first college course. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.