Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms : A Unified Approach

This text covers most of the standard topics in multivariate calculus and part of a standard first course in linear algebra.

It focuses on underlying ideas, integrates theory and applications, offers a host of pedagogical aids, and features coverage of differential forms and an emphasis on numerical methods to prepare students for modern applications of mathematics. *Covers important material that is usually omitted. *Presents more difficult and longer proofs (e.g. Proofs of the Kantorovitch theorem, the implicit function theorem) in an appendix. *Makes a careful distinction between vectors and points. *Features an innovative approach to the implicit function theorem and inverse function theorem using Newton's method. *Always emphasizes the underlying meaning - what is really going on (generally, with a geometric interpretation) - eg.

The chain rule is a composition of linear transformations; the point of the implicit function theorem is to guarantee that under certain circumstances, non-linear equations have solutions. *Integrates theory and applications.*Begins most chapters with a treatment of a linear problem and then shows how the 7 methods apply to corresponding non-linear problems. *Notation is consistent - eg. Vectors are written as column vectors to avoid ambiguity between a matrix or its transpose.