this is a calculus text. it's little. it's funny.

all chapters in pdf

all work copyright Dr. R.W.Ghrist, 2010,2011,2012; all rights reserved. all wrongs too.

 

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chapter 0: intro and contents

chapter 1: functions This chapter has everything you need, including polyphemos, a goth, the trigonometric mobius band, virgil, sadclown, medusa, hulksmash, stereotypes, and an EPIC battle.

chapter 2: differentiation This short chapter has a pacman, Archimedes vs. a balrog, a confused dude, many bacteria, a beholder, hello(iron)kitty, Mme. Sosostris, the gates of hell, and the +2 bacon-blade-of-flavor.

chapter 3: integration Featuring the Bard, amorous rabbits, Janus, Santa, Magritte, and green goo.

chapter 4: applications This dense chapter gives applications of definite integrals to problems with gun-toting fish, a cheshire cat, mom, a T-shirt-of-revolution, the n-dimensional dali, and tickle-me-chthulu.

chapter 5: discretization The final chapter of FLCT has Thor, a rainbow-with-unicorn, a xenomorph newton, the breakfastplate of righteousness, the number-line bunny, and an oddly-placed watermelon.