Title Calculus mysteries and thrillers / R. Grant Woods.

Publication Info.	Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, [1998]
	©1998

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Description	1 online resource (xix, 131 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Classroom resource materials
	Classroom resource materials.
Contents	The case of the parabolic pool-table -- Calculus for climatologists -- The case of the swivelling spotlight -- Finding the salami curve -- Saving lunar station Alpha -- The case of the cooling cadaver -- An income policy for mediocria -- Designing dipsticks -- The case of the gilded goose egg -- Sunken treasure -- The case of the alien agent -- Solutions.
Summary	The author presents eleven mathematic problems and their solutions in story form for the reader. The calculus concepts on which the problems are based include; tangent and normal lines, optimization by use of criticla points, inverse trig functions, volumes of solids, surface area integrals, and modeling economic concepts using definite integrals". -- Back cover.
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Subject	Calculus -- Problems, exercises, etc.
	Calculus.
Genre/Form	Problems and exercises.
Subject	Project method in teaching.
	Project method in teaching.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	Problems and exercises.
Cover Title	Calculus mysteries & thrillers
Other Form:	Print version: Woods, R. Grant. Calculus mysteries and thrillers 0883857111 (DLC) 98085638 (OCoLC)40389643
ISBN	9781614441144 (electronic book)
	1614441146 (electronic book)
	0883857111
	9780883857113