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.

《微积分五讲》从现代数学的观点以及矛盾的观点来重新审视与认识微积分。用通俗的语言讲述了微积分从哪里来、微积分的三个发展阶段、微积分严格化后走向哪里、微积分的主要矛盾，尤其用外微分形式的观点来说清楚高维空间上微积分的主要矛盾，用矛盾的观点来梳理微积分中的定理与公式等，使读者从高一个层次上来认识微积分。