Differential calculus for the life sciences / Leah Edelstein-Keshet.
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TextPublisher: Leah Edelstein-Keshet at the University of British Columbia, Distributor: BCcampus, BC Open Textbook Project Description: 1 online resource (419 pages)Subject(s): Differential calculus -- Textbooks | Life sciences -- TextbooksGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: QA304 | E34 2017ebOnline resources: BC Open Textbook Project title homepage | BC Open Textbook Project Summary: "Calculus arose as a tool for solving practical scientific problems through the centuries. However, it is often taught as a technical subject with rules and formulas (and occasionally theorems), devoid of its connection to applications. In this textbook, the applications form an important focal point, with emphasis on life sciences. This places the techniques and concepts into practical context, as well as motivating quantitative approaches to biology taught to undergraduates. While many of the examples have a biological flavour, the level of biology needed to understand those examples is kept at a minimum. The problems are motivated with enough detail to follow the assumptions, but are simplified for the purpose of pedagogy"--BC Campus website.
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"Calculus arose as a tool for solving practical scientific problems through the centuries. However, it is often taught as a technical subject with rules and formulas (and occasionally theorems), devoid of its connection to applications. In this textbook, the applications form an important focal point, with emphasis on life sciences. This places the techniques and concepts into practical context, as well as motivating quantitative approaches to biology taught to undergraduates. While many of the examples have a biological flavour, the level of biology needed to understand those examples is kept at a minimum. The problems are motivated with enough detail to follow the assumptions, but are simplified for the purpose of pedagogy"--BC Campus website.
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