The Cartoon Guide to Calculus

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Larry Gonick, master cartoonist, former Harvard instructor, and creator of the New York Times bestselling, Harvey Award-winning Cartoon Guide series now does for calculus what he previously did for science and history: making a complex subject comprehensible, fascinating, and fun through witty text and light-hearted graphics. Gonick’s The Cartoon Guide to Calculus is a refreshingly humorous, remarkably thorough guide to general calculus that, like his earlier Cartoon Guide to Physics and Cartoon History of the Modern World, will prove a boon to students, educators, and eager learners everywhere. Cover......Page 2 Praise for Larry Gonick and His Work......Page 4 Also by Larry Gonick......Page 7 Title Page......Page 8 Copyright Page......Page 9 Contents......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Initial Conditions......Page 13 Speed, Velocity, Change......Page 14 Meet the Functions......Page 24 Limits......Page 66 The Derivative......Page 90 Chain, Chain, Chain......Page 114 Using Derivatives, Part 1: Related Rates......Page 130 Using Derivatives, Part 2: Optimization......Page 138 Acting Locally......Page 158 The Mean Value Theorem......Page 168 Introducing Integration......Page 174 Antiderivatives......Page 182 The Definite Integral......Page 190 Fundamentally......Page 200 Shape-Shifting Integrals......Page 208 Using Integrals......Page 218 What’s Next?......Page 242 Index......Page 246 About the Author......Page 256 See What You Can Learn with Cartoons!......Page 257