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The history of American firearms is inseparable from the history of
the United States, for firearms have played crucial roles in the
nation's founding, westward expansion, and industrial, economic,
and cultural development. This history unfolds in compelling words
and images in "A Legacy in Arms," a volume that draws upon the
collections of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in
Oklahoma City to trace the business and art of gun making from the
early national period to the turn of the twentieth century. With
more than 200 images--almost all in full color--"A Legacy in Arms"
not only documents the inspiration and innovation of arms makers
from individual artisans to mass producers, but also describes the
development of decorative expression in the gun maker's art.
In an account both entertaining and enlightening, Richard C.
Rattenbury details the development of commercial arms making, from
the genesis of the Kentucky rifle to the arms of such iconic
manufacturers as Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Sharps,
Marlin, and Winchester. Into this narrative he weaves the
particulars of design evolution and the impact of mass production
via the "American System." The accompanying photographs and
illustrations stand as eloquent testimony to the range and richness
of the gun maker's craft--and its rightful place in the story of
American industry and culture.
The calculus has been one ofthe areas of mathematics with a large
number of significant applications since its formal development in
the seventeenth century. With the recent development of the digital
computer, the range of applications of mathematics, including the
calculus, has increased greatly and now includes many disciplines
that were formerly thought to be non quantitative. Some of the more
traditional applications have been altered, by the presence of a
computer, to an extent such that many problems hitherto felt to be
intractable are now solvable. This book has been written as a
reaction to events that have altered the applications of the
calculus. The use of the computer is made possible at an early
point, although the extent to which the computer is used in the
course is subject to the decision of the instructor. Some less
traditional applications are included in order to provide some
insight into the breadth of problems that are now susceptible to
mathematical solution. The Stieltjes integral is introduced to
provide for easier transition from the stated problem to its
mathematical formulation, and also to permit the use of functions
like step functions in later courses (such as statistics) with
relative ease. The course is designed to include all the background
material ordinarily associa ted with the first course in the
calculus, but it is also designed with the user in mind.
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