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 August 2009, 256 pp. ISBN: 978-1-59327-194-7 Noriko is just getting started as a junior reporter for the Asagake Times. 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. In The Manga Guide to Calculus, 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). Mr. Seki teaches Noriko how to:
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 The Manga Guide to Calculus. This EduManga book is a translation from a bestselling series in Japan, co-published with Ohmsha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. About the AuthorHiroyuki Kojima was born in 1958. He received his PhD in Economics from the Graduate School of Economics, Faculty of Economics, at the University of Tokyo. He has worked as a lecturer and is now an associate professor in the Faculty of Economics at Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan. While highly appraised as an economist, he is also active as an essayist and has published a wide range of books on mathematics and economics at the fundamental, practical, and academic levels. Table of ContentsPrologue: What is a Function? Chapter 1: Let's Differentiate a Function! Index View the detailed Table of Contents (PDF) View the Index (PDF) (top)Reviews"A fun, different approach to a subject that's always a hard sell." "The Manga Guide to Calculus is an entertaining comic with colorful characters and a fun strategy to teach its readers calculus." "An excellent, calculus-savvy and user-friendly guide for any student needing to brush up on their calculus, whether tackling a course for the first time or seeking a refresher." "I like this book. A lot." "I never took calculus in high school or college, yet I was able to get through the Guide and come out at the end with a pretty fair understanding of it. Moreover, I actually enjoyed the learning journey!" "What this book does better than any calculus book I have seen is give a context to the processes and concepts." "This book does exactly what it is supposed to: offer a fun, interesting way to learn calculus concepts that would otherwise be extremely bland to memorize." "The book is primarily for those who want to understand calculus, especially where some prior exposure has been a bad experience. However, anyone interested in technical communication, regardless of the subject, should find this guide a great source of ideas." "The Manga Guides series is a fantastic way of breaking down some of the barriers to learning and making the content accessible to all!" "This book is exceptional in that I actually read it and understood most of it in the first reading." |
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