Differential and Integral Calculus, 2 Volume Set (Volume I Paper Edition; Volume II Cloth Edition)

Richard Courant (1888-1972) obtained his doctorate at the University of Göttingen in 1910. Here, he became Hilbert's assistant. He returned to Göttingen to continue his research after World War I, and founded and headed the university's Mathematical Institute. In 1933, Courant left Germany for England, from whence he went on to the United States after a year. In 1936, he became a professor at the New York University. Here, he headed the Department of Mathematics and was Director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences - which was subsequently renamed the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Among other things, Courant is well remembered for his achievement regarding the finite element method, which he set on a solid mathematical basis and which is nowadays the most important way to solve partial differential equations numerically.David Hilbert (1862-1943) received his PhD from the University of Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) in 1884. He remained there until 1895, after which he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the University of Göttingen. He held this professorship for most of his life. Hilbert is recognized as one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His own discoveries alone would have given him that honour, yet it was his leadership in the field of mathematics throughout his later life that distinguishes him. Hilbert's name is given to Infinite-Dimensional space, called Hilbert space, used as a conception for the mathematical analysis of the kinetic gas theory and the theory of radiations.

• The Continuum of Numbers, The Concept of Function, The Concept of the Limit of a Sequence, The Concept of Continuity. The Fundamental Ideas of the Integral and Differential Calculus: The Definite Integral, The Derivative, The Estimation of Integrals and the Mean Value Theorem of the Integral Calculus.Differentiation and Integration of the Elementary Functions: Maxima and Minima, The Logarithm and the Exponential Function, The Hyperbolic Functions.Further Development of the Integral Calculus: The Method of Substitution, Integration by Parts, Integration of Rational Functions, Improper Integrals.Applications.Taylor's Theorem and the Approximate Expression of Functions by Polynomials.Numerical Methods.Infinite Series and Other Limiting Processes.Fourier Series.A Sketch of the Theory of Functions of Several Variables.The Differential Equations for the Simplest Types of Vibration.Answers and Hints.Index.