Written by acclaimed author and mathematician George Simmons, this revision is designed for the calculus course offered in two and four year colleges and universities. It takes an intuitive approach to calculus and focuses on the application of methods to real-world problems. Throughout the text, calculus is treated as a problem solving science of immense capability.

《基础分析学之一》立足单元微积分学，系统地讲述了实数系与函数的连续性，微积分，指数与对数函数，初等函数及其应用举例以及欧氏几何、球面几何和非欧几何的统一理论。