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John Wildgen: Labor of Love. Many of us are familiar with the very successful _____ For Dummies series. Calculus for the TI-89 comes from an entirely different perspective. I suppose you could call it Calculus for the Brave. Specifically, two things distinguish this book (indeed series) from the Yellow Giant. First, this book puts the TI in the background and orients itself around a theory of calculus, beginning with the limit. Or, one can say it begins with Zeno and follows developments to Gauss. Second, it uses exercises to expand the mathematical implications of TI-oriented tutorials. This creates a nice balance between the Calculus as a technology and as a cultural edifice.
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Gary A: It is very helpful and guides the user through both the math and the TI-89. This is one of three books in a series of maths tutorials for the TI-89 family of graphing calculators. It is well written and organized. My advice?? Get the others as well.Ken: I bought this book to help me understand Calculus while using my TI-89. I am still going through it and practicing their examples. This is a good book.
Topics Include
- sequences & series
- limits
- derivatives of rational & transcendental functions
- related rates & motion
- equations of tangents
- asymptotic behavior
- techniques of integration
- arc lengths of curves
- differential equations
- 3 D Plots and many others
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Absolute Gem!!!! This book, like others I have by Brendan Kelly, is clearly written, easy to read, and he writes for his target audience. This book not only shows the reader which buttons to push but also includes theory and asks really good questions to ponder as you go. Do not be misled by the fact that it is only 95 pages long. Those pages are jam packed with all the RIGHT information and calculus theory with illustrative solved problems and then problems with detailed solutions in the back of the book. Each chapter of this book should be printed into every full blown calculus text at the back of each chapter of the same material. In this way a student learns how to use the TI-89 for the material he is studying at the same time. Doing both simultaneously is enormously helpful to the learning process. The calculator is not a substitute for doing the calculations manually – I am a purist – but it is a great tool for checking those calculations that you can do manually because you have done practice problems until your eyes are falling out. Let me repeat myself: There is not a better, more well written, more enjoyable book on this subject to be found anywhere. Mr. Kelly, when are you going to treat us to a full blown 1,200 page tome on introductory calculus written by you?
