Overview: Preface Objectives of This Book ? To teach calculus as a laboratory science, with the computer and software as the lab, and to use this lab as an essential tool in learning and using calculus. ? To present calculus and elementary differential equations with a minimum of fuss-through practice, not theory. ? To stress ideas of calculus, applications, and problem solving, rather than definitions, theorems, and proofs. ? Toemphasize numerical aspects: approximations, order of magnitude, concrete answers to problems. ? To organize the topics consistent with the needs of students in their
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