Advanced Calculus: Differential Calculus and Stokes' Theorem

by Pietro-Luciano Buono

Overview

This textbook offers a high-level introduction to multi-variable differential calculus. Differential forms are introduced incrementally in the narrative, eventually leading to a unified treatment of Green’s, Stokes’ and Gauss’ theorems. Furthermore, the presentation offers a natural route to differential geometry.

Contents:
Calculus of Vector Functions
Tangent Spaces and 1-forms
Line Integrals
Differential Calculus of Mappings
Applications of Differential Calculus
Double and Triple Integrals
Wedge Products and Exterior Derivatives
Integration of Forms
Stokes’ Theorem and Applications

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110438215
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	09/12/2016
Series:	De Gruyter Textbook
Pages:	313
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Pietro-Luciano Buono, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada.

Editorial Reviews

"The characteristic features of the book are the abundance of worked examples, illustrated by nicely drawn suggestive gures and the excellent layout [...]. There are also exercises at the end of each section. The book is clearly written, in a pleasant style, and can be recommended as a textbook for advanced calculus courses."
Tiberiu Trif in: Stud. Univ. Babes-Bolyai Math. 62 (2017), 2, S. 269-271

"Quibbles aside, I'm greatly impressed by this book. There is a very nice section on differential operators, and the treatment of double and triple integrals leads naturally to the idea of integration of forms and integrals on a surface. Also, by restricting discussion to one, two and three forms in a geometric context, the book avoids many of those daunting generalities on differential forms. Such features, together with an abundant provision of practice exercises (no hints or solutions) make this an ideal teaching text." MAA Reviews

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