An introduction to mathematics. /
Parry J. Lewis
- New York: Macmillan, 1959.
- x, 394 p: ill,; 20cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Algebra: Revision of elementary algebra -- The Summation and convergence of some simple series -- Prematuations, combinations and the binomial theorem -- Trigonometry and geometry: Basic trigonometry -- Co-ordinate geometry -- Conic sections and polar co-ordinates -- Calculus: Functions of one variable: Continuity and limits -- Rates of change of economic variables -- Diffrentiation -- Maxima, minima and points of inflexion -- Integration -- Logarithms -- Exponentials -- Some techniques of differentiation -- Maclaurein's and taylor's theorem -- Calculus: Functions of many variables: Partial differentiation -- Maxima and minima of functions of two or more variables -- Restricted maxima and minima and lagrange multipliers -- Homogeneous functions and euler's theorem -- Differentials -- Mathematics of fluctuation and growth: Complex numbers -- Differential equations -- Difference equations -- Appendixes.