Brief Calculus
eBook - PDF

Brief Calculus

An Applied Approach

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Brief Calculus

An Applied Approach

About this book

This accessible introduction to Calculus is designed to demonstrate how calculus applies to various fields of study. The text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. Applications using real data enhances student motivation. Many of these applications include source lines, to show how mathematics is used in the real world.

  • NEW! Conceptual problems ask students to put the concepts and results into their own words. These problems are marked with an icon to make them easier to assign.
  • More opportunities for the use of graphing calculator, including screen shots and instructions, and the use of icons that clearly identify each opportunity for the use of spreadsheets or graphing calculator.
  • Work problems appear throughout the text, giving the student the chance to immediately reinforce the concept or skill they have just learned.
  • Chapter Reviews contain a variety of features to help synthesize the ideas of the chapter, including: Objectives Check, Important Terms and Concepts, True-False Items, Fill in the Blanks and Review Exercises.
  • Includes Mathematical Questions from Professional Exams (CPA)

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780471707615
eBook ISBN
9781119868880
Edition
8
Subtopic
Calculus

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. About the Author
  5. Preface to the Instructor
  6. Preface to the Student
  7. Supplements
  8. Applications Index
  9. Contents
  10. Chapter 0: Review
  11. Chapter 1: Functions and Their Graphs
  12. Chapter 2: Classes of Functions
  13. Chapter 3: The Limit of a Function
  14. Chapter 4: The Derivative of a Function
  15. Chapter 5: Applications: Graphing Functions; Optimization
  16. Chapter 6: The Integral of a Function and Applications
  17. Chapter 7: Other Applications and Extensions of the Integral
  18. Chapter 8: Calculus of Functions of Two or More Variables
  19. Appendix: Graphing Utilities
  20. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
  21. Photo Credits
  22. Index
  23. End User License Agreement