Experimental Calculus

Author: Shi Jinlin
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book emphasizes the teaching system of: Intuition—Exploration—Thinking—Conjecture—Theorem—Proof/Practice. It combines classroom lectures, laboratory teaching, and student discussions, using computers as tools and leveraging mathematical software platforms. During class, students are encouraged to conduct experiments independently, which helps cultivate their ability to work independently and innovate, promoting the improvement of their mathematical literacy. The main content of this book includes: Introduction to mathematical software MATLAB; Functions and Limits; Continuous Functions and Their Properties; Differential Calculus and Its Applications; Integral Calculus and Its Applications; Improper Integrals; Double Integrals; An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations. This book is suitable for students in science and engineering, agriculture and medicine, economics and management, and liberal arts majors as a differential textbook. It can also be used as a self-study book.