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This book should be called "Analysis" rather than the old name of Calculus, because it covers more than the classical Newton /Leibniz Calculus. I am impressed that the book starts right from the begining Chap 2 on rigourous epsilon-delta Analysis, and it explains to undergrads epsilon-delta is not to find Limit but to rigourously prove its existence. It would be ideal to write a section or a note to explain why Newton / Leibniz Calculus was not rigourous, hence the 'invention' of Cauchy /Wierestrass epsilon-delta analysis.
Unfortunately it does not use the same epsilon-delta to define Continuity of Functions, but uses a weaker approach with "Limit". This is not the Cauchy-Wierestrass original rigourous definition of Continuity.
I understand the author writes this book for engineers (MIT is engineering university), but the rigor of Math cannot be compromised at the expense of practicality.
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Thomas' Calculus, Media Upgrade, Part One (Single Variable) (11th Edition) (Pt. 1) Overviews
Thomas' Calculus Part One Media Upgrade, Eleventh Edition, responds to the needs of today's readers by developing their conceptual understanding while strengthening their skills in algebra and trigonometry, two areas of knowledge vital to the mastery of calculus. This book offers a full range of exercises, a precise and conceptual presentation, and a new media package designed specifically to meet the needs of today's readers. The exercises gradually increase in difficulty, helping readers learn to generalize and apply the concepts. The refined table of contents introduces the exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions in Chapter 7 of the text. Limits and Derivatives, Differentiation, Applications of Derivatives, Integration, Applications of Definite Integrals, Transcendental Functions, Techniques of Integration, Further Applications of Integration, Conic Sections and Polar Coordinates, Infinite Sequences and Series. For all readers interested in Calculus.
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