Calculus: How Calculus Works (Studymates in Focus) (Studymates in Focus S.) - Softcover

Christine Tootill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842850792 ISBN 13: 9781842850794

Publisher: Studymates Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Who else want to be successful in mathematics? Calculus often causes panic in students, but with this book, that soon can be a thing of the past. Full of clear explanations and written by a highly experienced and sympathetic teacher with many years of experience in preparing students for advanced mathematics examinations, this is a definite must-have book for all students studying mathematics.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Tootill MSc is a widely experienced and sympathetic teacher with many years of successful teaching. She established and ran an online school for children and has worked in sixth form colleges, adult education, prison education and schools for emotionally disturbed children. She now has two grown up children and both have followed her into a career involving mathematics.

From the Back Cover

How often have you sat in a mathematics session and found it was moving too quickly for you to understand what was going on? That is where this book can help. Imagine having an experienced tutor as a friend who you could call on when needed; that is how this book can help you. Think of it as a friend who can help you when you are stuck and you will benefit greatly.

From the Inside Flap

Are you studying calculus? Then this book is certainly for you. By breaking the topic down into easily managed chunks, this book provides real help for students of mathematics aged 16 to adult who are working towards university entrance or following any other course at a similar level.

Calculus is often thought to be more difficult than other topics in mathematics. This may be because it is completely new to you, the student, at this level. We have therefore included plenty of examples for you to use as practice which of course is the best way to overcome these apparent difficulties.

This book takes you through a step-by-step approach and thoroughly introduces you to the topic of calculus. It also provides opportunities to revise the foundation topics you need for calculus: the Appendix is a mini-revision book and there are also some recommended websites for you to use.

We have focused on the basics and taken as practical an approach as is possible in pure mathematics so this book will enable you to understand the fundamental concepts and achieve success with examination questions.

Mathematics is a conceptual subject. It takes time to absorb new concepts, so don't try to rush through this book. It would be a very good idea to work through each chapter twice before you move on. Sometimes you may find you get stuck on a particular question, or you may not understand a particular point on first reading, but this doesn't mean you have to stop at that point.

Work through the rest of the chapter and then go back to whatever caused you a problem. If you still find it difficult, leave it, and move on. It is not always necessary to understand every word of a book in order to gain an overall understanding of the topic in hand. Also, it is not necessary to have answered every single example correctly before progressing to the next chapter. You will probably find that if you return to points of difficulty at a later date, you will by then have absorbed the ideas better and be able to cope with what previously seemed difficult. You are the only person who knows whether you have understood a topic and are ready to move on, so trust your instincts on this.

Do work with other students if you have the opportunity. It is an established fact that students can learn as much from each other as they can from teachers and books. Mutual support also dispels the notion, common to many students, that they are the only person who is finding the work hard and everyone else is cleverer than they are!

Edition details

• Publisher: Studymates Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842850792
• ISBN 13: 9781842850794
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160