The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus is a 122-page mathematics
book by Michael Spivak
, published in 1995. Much less analytical than his previously published Calculus, it is a very quick and basic text designed to teach the elementary principles of calculus
to people who were not familiar with the subject before.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
book by Michael Spivak
Michael Spivak
Michael David Spivak is a mathematician specializing in differential geometry, an expositor of mathematics, and the founder of Publish-or-Perish Press. He is the author of the five-volume Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry. He received a Ph.D...
, published in 1995. Much less analytical than his previously published Calculus, it is a very quick and basic text designed to teach the elementary principles of calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
to people who were not familiar with the subject before.
- ISBN 0-88385-812-6