The Manga Guide to Calculus

Noriko is just getting started as a junior reporter for the <i>Asagake Times</i>. She wants to cover the hard-hitting issues like world affairs and politics but does she have the smarts for it? Thankfully her overbearing and math-minded boss Mr. Seki is here to teach her how to analyze her stories with a mathematical eye.<br><br>In <i>The Manga Guide to Calculus</i> you'll follow along with Noriko as she learns that calculus is more than just a class designed to weed out would-be science majors. You'll see that calculus is a useful way to understand the patterns in physics economics and the world around us with help from real-world examples like probability supply and demand curves the economics of pollution and the density of Shochu (a Japanese liquor).<br><br>Mr. Seki teaches Noriko how to:<br>&#150;Use differentiation to understand a function's rate of change<br>&#150;Apply the fundamental theorem of calculus and grasp the relationship between a function's derivative and its integral<br>&#150;Integrate and differentiate trigonometric and other complicated functions<br>&#150;Use multivariate calculus and partial differentiation to deal with tricky functions<br>&#150;Use Taylor Expansions to accurately imitate difficult functions with polynomials<br><br>Whether you're struggling through a calculus course for the first time or you just need a painless refresher you'll find what you're looking for in <i>The Manga Guide to Calculus</i>.<br><br>This EduManga book is a translation from a bestselling series in Japan co-published with Ohmsha Ltd. of Tokyo Japan.