Christopher Goodrich – författare

This unique Calculus textbook presents a comprehensive treatment of single-variable calculus with an emphasis on applications and real-world motivation of the abstract mathematical concepts. As part of the applications, substantial content from elementary ordinary differential equations is also developed.This textbook covers all of the topics expected in a traditional calculus course, and does so in a manner that distinguishes it from much of the existing literature. Specifically, integration and differentiation are introduced immediately and developed in parallel as a unified whole; series and sequences are introduced very early and used throughout; Leibniz notation is introduced later and with great care; pattern recognition is emphasized as a tool for finding antiderivatives, with formal substitutions deemphasized.  A wide variety of exercises will aid students with varying levels of ability, motivation, and interest, to solidify understanding of the material. This book will be ideal for a range of instructing styles, as the presentation of topics is flexible, and it may be used both in the university and high school settings.

This text provides the first comprehensive treatment of the discrete fractional calculus. Experienced researchers will find the text useful as a reference for discrete fractional calculus and topics of current interest. Students who are interested in learning about discrete fractional calculus will find this text to provide a useful starting point. Several exercises are offered at the end of each chapter and select answers have been provided at the end of the book.The presentation of the content is designed to give ample flexibility for potential use in a myriad of courses and for independent study. The novel approach taken by the authors includes a simultaneous treatment of the fractional- and integer-order difference calculus (on a variety of time scales, including both the usual forward and backwards difference operators). The reader will acquire a solid foundation in the classical topics of the discrete calculus while being introduced to exciting recent developments, bringing them to the frontiers of the subject.  Most chapters may be covered or omitted, depending upon the background of the student. For example, the text may be used as a primary reference in an introductory course for difference equations which also includes discrete fractional calculus. Chapters 1—2 provide a basic introduction to the delta calculus including fractional calculus on the set of integers.  For courses where students already have background in elementary real analysis, Chapters 1—2 may be covered quickly and readers may then skip to Chapters 6—7 which present some basic results in fractional boundary value problems (FBVPs). Chapters 6—7 in conjunction with some of the current literature listed in the Bibliography can provide a basis for a seminar in the current theory of FBVPs. For a two-semester course, Chapters 1—5 may be covered in depth, providing a very thorough introduction to both the discrete fractional calculus as well as the integer-order calculus.