Misteaks and how to find them before the teacher does / Barry Cipra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cipra, Barry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calculus--Problems, exercises, etc.

Calculus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An unusual supplement to every calculus textbook, teachers love the way it encourages students to truly think about mathematics rather than simply plugging numbers into equations to crank out answers, and students love the author's straightforward, tongue-in-cheek style.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

Note to Teachers

Note to Students

1 Integrals: The Power of Positive Thinking

2 Differentiating Right from Wrong

3 More Integrals (That's About the Size of It)

4 Derivatives Again, and the Fine Art of Being Crude

5 Reducing to Special Cases

6 Dimensions

7 Symmetry (The Same Thing Over and Over)

8 The "What Did You Expect?" Method

9 Some Common Errors

Suggested Reading.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography.

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Contains:

Mistakes and how to find them before the teacher does.

ISBN:

1-4822-7912-6

1-4398-6998-7

OCLC:

567981576