The Cartoon Guide to Calculus

Going back to my roots in the math department, I’ve made a calculus primer. This Cartoon Guide covers the basics of first-year single-variable calculus with some novel graphic twists. Topics include functions, both algebraic and transcendental; limits; derivatives; the Chain Rule; implicit differentiation; optimization; the Mean Value Theorem; integrals; The Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus; integration techniques; and applications. The simple, graphic proof of the Chain Rule raises the usual question: “Why don’t they show that in standard textbooks?”

HarperCollins, 256 pp.

You can browse inside the book at the HarperCollins site.

Click here for a list of Errata (to be updated as readers spot more).

Since this is my first book to offer problem sets, here’s a downloadable set of Solutions to Selected Problems (pdf).

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