Adventures in Mostly Calculus Mathematics 11-30-13

by Richard Palmaccio

Overview

This book is intended for those who are familiar with or are studying first year calculus. It presents some very unique problem situations not available in ordinary textbooks. Many are original contributions among which are the articles on the Weight Watcher Function, collection of rooftop solar energy, measuring very hot temperatures, highway speed surveillance, and determining the rotational speeds of galaxies. Other articles deal with material which is not easy to find - certainly not available in textbooks on calculus. These are made readily accessible to the reader with very thorough explanations. A few examples include the one on the rotating mercury reflector telescope, a pursuit curve, cooling tea, and the curious fountain problem whose diagram is pictured on the cover.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149004829
Publisher:	Richard Palmaccio
Publication date:	11/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

The author has over 40 years of experience teaching calculus courses such as Calculus AB and BC Advanced Placement, and multivariate calculus. One of his hobbies is making up problems in mathematics which have a practical application emphasis. He has written numerous articles in mathematics journals including The Mathematics Teacher and The Mathematics and Informatics Quarterly. He is the editor-in-chief of the latter publication.