Calculus: An Historical Approach (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

By William McGowen Priestley

Presenting mathematics as forming a natural bridge between the humanities and the sciences, this book makes calculus accessible to those in the liberal arts. Much of the necessary geometry and algebra... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387903496
• ISBN13: 9780387903491
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Survey of the Calculus

Priestley's work is a gem in that it incorporates the full-orbed liberal arts approach to the calculus. Professor Priestley places the differential and integral calculus in the context of history (the best methodology for teaching any aspect of mathematics). You will also find a good number of brain-expanding exercises and real world applications strategically placed in the text. This book is a "must-have" text for any teacher of mathematics and for a student who desires to understand the calculus in the context of history, science, philosophy, and literature. This is education at its best!