Calculus

Author: Zhu Laiyi
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This edition is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century," serving as one of the foundational textbooks for economics and management disciplines in higher education institutions. The second edition was revised with the support of the Higher Education Press's "Project for Building 100 Excellent Course Textbooks in Higher Education," correcting omissions in the original textbook, adjusting some exercises, and enhancing certain teaching content to make it more accurate and better meet teaching needs. The entire book introduces the fundamental concepts of differentiation and integration in a scientific and systematic manner, focusing on the methods of calculus and their applications in economics and management. Compared to previous textbooks, its main features lie in: emphasizing the intuitive introduction of concepts and content, as well as the connections between different areas of knowledge; emphasizing the cultivation of mathematical thinking and applied skills; emphasizing the connection between concepts, methods, and the disciplines of economics and management, while adapting to the needs of modern economic, financial, and management developments. Each chapter is accompanied by two sets of exercises (A and B) and reference answers, with the B set designed to meet the needs of readers with higher requirements. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in economics and management majors and is also suitable for postgraduate students preparing for entrance examinations.