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This book has been prompted by the scarcity of calculus texts specifically designed for the engineering technologist.It is generally agreed that a knowledge of calculus is necessary for a full understanding of numerous aspects of engineering. Yet many texts in specific fields of engineering avoid its use, often going to great lengths in attempts at cumbersome methods of explaining the principles involved. The assumption is that calculus is beyond the grasp of the engineering technologist.Equally ineffective is the method of presenting a traditional course in calculus, establishing rigorous and general proofs with no attempt to relate them to the reality of engineering practice. For the technologist, the natural development is from the particular and familiar problem to the general and basic concept.ISBN:0471079316
