Calculus in 3D: Geometry, Vectors, and Multivariate Calculus (AMS/MAA Textbooks) - Hardcover

Zbigniew Nitecki (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1470443600 ISBN 13: 9781470443603

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2018

Synopsis

Calculus in 3D is an accessible, well-written textbook for an honors course in multivariable calculus for mathematically strong first- or second-year university students. The treatment given here carefully balances theoretical rigor, the development of student facility in the procedures and algorithms, and inculcating intuition into underlying geometric principles. The focus throughout is on two or three dimensions. All of the standard multivariable material is thoroughly covered, including vector calculus treated through both vector fields and differential forms. There are rich collections of problems ranging from the routine through the theoretical to deep, challenging problems suitable for in-depth projects. Linear algebra is developed as needed. Unusual features include a rigorous formulation of cross products and determinants as oriented area, an in-depth treatment of conics harking back to the classical Greek ideas, and a more extensive than usual exploration and use of parametrized curves and surfaces.

Zbigniew Nitecki is Professor of Mathematics at Tufts University and a leading authority on smooth dynamical systems. He is the author of Differentiable Dynamics, MIT Press; Differential Equations, A First Course (with M. Guterman), Saunders; Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (with M. Guterman), Saunders; and Calculus Deconstructed, MAA Press.

About this title

About the Author

Zbigniew Nitecki, Tufts University, Medford, MA.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470443600
• ISBN 13: 9781470443603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 405