Learning by discovery : a lab manual for calculus / Anita E. Solow, editor ; writing team, John B. Fink ... [et al.].
— [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, [c1993] xiii, 165 p. : il. ; 28 cm. — (Resources for calculus collection ; v. 1) (MAA notes ; v. 27)
Contenido: 1. Graphing functions — 2. Introduction to limits of functions — 3. Zooming in — 4. Discovering the derivative — 5. Investigating the intermediate value theorem — 6. Relationship between a function and its derivative — 7. Linking up with the chain rule — 8. Sensitivity analysis — 9. Newton's method — 10. Indeterminate limits and l'Hôpital's Rule — 11. Riemann sums and the definite integral — 12. Area functions — 13. Average value of a function — 14. Arc length — 15. A mystery function — 16. Exploring exponentials — 17. Patterns of integrals — 18. Numerical integration — 19. Becoming secure with sequences — 20. Getting serious about series — 21. Limit comparison test — 22. Approximate functions by polynomials — 23. Radius of convergence for power series — 24. Polar equations — 25. Differential equations and Euler's method — 26. Shapes of surfaces — Syllabi for calculus I and II.
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