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Book DetailsClassroom Resource MaterialsVolume: 45; 2013; 98 ppMSC: Primary 26
Paradoxes and Sophisms in Calculus offers a delightful supplementary resource to enhance the study of single variable calculus. By the word paradox the authors mean a surprising, unexpected, counter-intuitive statement that looks invalid, but in fact is true. The word sophism describes intentionally invalid reasoning that looks formally correct, but in fact contains a subtle mistake or flaw. In other words, a sophism is a false proof of an incorrect statement. A collection of over fifty paradoxes and sophisms showcases the subtleties of this subject and leads students to contemplate the underlying concepts. A number of the examples treat historically significant issues that arose in the development of calculus, while others more naturally challenge readers to understand common misconceptions. Sophisms and paradoxes from the areas of functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, sequences, and series are explored.
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Table of Contents
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Chapters
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Part I. Paradoxes
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1. Functions and Limits
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2. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part II. Sophisms
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3. Functions and Limits
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4. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part III. Solutions to Paradoxes
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5. Functions and Limits
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6. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part IV. Solutions to Sophisms
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7. Functions and Limits
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8. Derivatives and Integrals
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Paradoxes and Sophisms in Calculus offers a delightful supplementary resource to enhance the study of single variable calculus. By the word paradox the authors mean a surprising, unexpected, counter-intuitive statement that looks invalid, but in fact is true. The word sophism describes intentionally invalid reasoning that looks formally correct, but in fact contains a subtle mistake or flaw. In other words, a sophism is a false proof of an incorrect statement. A collection of over fifty paradoxes and sophisms showcases the subtleties of this subject and leads students to contemplate the underlying concepts. A number of the examples treat historically significant issues that arose in the development of calculus, while others more naturally challenge readers to understand common misconceptions. Sophisms and paradoxes from the areas of functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, sequences, and series are explored.
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Chapters
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Part I. Paradoxes
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1. Functions and Limits
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2. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part II. Sophisms
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3. Functions and Limits
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4. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part III. Solutions to Paradoxes
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5. Functions and Limits
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6. Derivatives and Integrals
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Part IV. Solutions to Sophisms
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7. Functions and Limits
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8. Derivatives and Integrals