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Calculus for scientists and engineers. (English) Zbl 1422.00004

Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Singapore: Springer (ISBN 978-981-13-8463-9/hbk; 978-981-13-8464-6/ebook). xviii, 649 p. (2019).
Publisher’s description: This book presents the basic concepts of calculus and its relevance to real-world problems, covering the standard topics in their conventional order. By focusing on applications, it allows readers to view mathematics in a practical and relevant setting. Organized into 12 chapters, this book includes numerous interesting, relevant and up-to date applications that are drawn from the fields of business, economics, social and behavioural sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and other fields of general interest. It also features MATLAB, which is used to solve a number of problems. The book is ideal as a first course in calculus for mathematics and engineering students. It is also useful for students of other sciences who are interested in learning calculus.

MSC:

00A06 Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.)
26-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to real functions
97Ixx Analysis education
97Mxx Education of mathematical modeling and applications of mathematics

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