Description

Filled with humorous illustrations as well as lively and absorbing mathematical learning, this calculus comic book requires only a familiarity with high school algebra and a sense of humor. This book introduces each concept in differential calculus in the form of a memorable character and helps readers develop their intuitive powers. A lifesaver for struggling students and a treat for the mathematically minded, the book includes helpful exercises and complete solutions.

BEWARE!
THIS IS A GENUINE CALCULUS BOOK. Especially designed for anyone who recalls a little high school algebra and is curious about seeing the peculiar way that mathematicians have wired calculus together. An added bonus — anyone who makes it through Professor MeSquired’s unsusual course here will have a fearless start on the usual calculus text!

Our original idea was this: if we could find characters for each mathematical concept in differential calculus and set them all to work, the result would be far more lively and involving than the usual textbook tip. What happened along the way is that the characters acquired more life than we had expected and sometimes seem to charge off in their own directions. So, if they lead you astray, go back and read what you have already done and. try the exercises — we have left room 10 work them out in the book, and the solutions are given at the end of the book.

“This is a new expanded version of MeSquared’s original book. At the end of each chapter you wil find new extra exercises and excursions.

I received a copy of “Prof EMc2” as a Christmas gift when I was a sophomore in High School (HS). Read it on my own (mostly when I stayed with my grandparents over Easter break), did all the problems, and then Aced calculus class Jr. year HS. The book was amusing, exciting, and relatable. I eventually became a Physicist, and also teach evening class at college. It is definitely worth working through a copy if you are a HS or college student interested in Math, Science, or Technology!

An Amazon reviewer: C Fiore

As one who struggled with Calculus as well as “Math Anxiety”, I can only say ‘thank you, thank you, thank you’.
I also saw someone with a copy of the book in my first calculus class and I ran to the library. All copies were checked out! Once I went through this wonderful book, it baffled me that not one instructor was using or recommending it. Yet all the students knew about it.
If delta-episilon has you mystified, Prof McSquared can help. It was enlightening, encouraging and confidence building. I still use it as a refresher.
My only question now is – will there ever be a continuation into Calc II & III and differential? I await the arrival.