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Brief applied calculus / created by James Stewart and Dan Clegg

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pacific Grove, Calif., Andover, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: International editionDescription: xxi, various pagination 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781111570057
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA303.2 STE
Contents:
1. FUNCTIONS AND MODELS. Functions and their Representations. Combining and Transforming Functions. Linear Models and Rates of Change. Polynomial Models and Power Functions. Exponential Models. Logarithmic Functions. 2. THE DERIVATIVE. Measuring Change. Limits. Rates of Change and Derivatives. The Derivative as a Function. 3. TECHNIQUES OF DIFFERENTIATION. Short Cuts to Finding Derivatives. Introduction to Marginal Analysis. The Product and Quotient Rules. The Chain Rule. Implicit Differentiation and Logarithms. Exponential Growth and Decay. 4. APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION. Related Rates. Maximum and Minimum Values. Derivatives and the Shapes of Curves. Asymptotes. Curve Sketching. Optimization. Optimization in Business and Economics. 5. INTEGRALS. Cost, Area, and the Definite Integral. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The Net Change Theorem and Average Value. The Substitution Rule. Integration by Parts. 6. APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION. Areas Between Curves. Applications to Economics. Applications to Biology. Differential Equations. Improper Integrals. Probability. 7. FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES. Functions of Several Variables. Partial Derivatives. Maximum and Minimum Values. LaGrange Multipliers.
Summary: Featuring a range of applications designed to motivate students with a variety of interests, examples detailing important mathematical processes, and a collection of exercises appropriate for students with disparate skill sets, this title is suitable for students who need to learn how to apply calculus concepts.
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Includes index

1. FUNCTIONS AND MODELS. Functions and their Representations. Combining and Transforming Functions. Linear Models and Rates of Change. Polynomial Models and Power Functions. Exponential Models. Logarithmic Functions. 2. THE DERIVATIVE. Measuring Change. Limits. Rates of Change and Derivatives. The Derivative as a Function. 3. TECHNIQUES OF DIFFERENTIATION. Short Cuts to Finding Derivatives. Introduction to Marginal Analysis. The Product and Quotient Rules. The Chain Rule. Implicit Differentiation and Logarithms. Exponential Growth and Decay. 4. APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION. Related Rates. Maximum and Minimum Values. Derivatives and the Shapes of Curves. Asymptotes. Curve Sketching. Optimization. Optimization in Business and Economics. 5. INTEGRALS. Cost, Area, and the Definite Integral. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The Net Change Theorem and Average Value. The Substitution Rule. Integration by Parts. 6. APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION. Areas Between Curves. Applications to Economics. Applications to Biology. Differential Equations. Improper Integrals. Probability. 7. FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES. Functions of Several Variables. Partial Derivatives. Maximum and Minimum Values. LaGrange Multipliers.

Featuring a range of applications designed to motivate students with a variety of interests, examples detailing important mathematical processes, and a collection of exercises appropriate for students with disparate skill sets, this title is suitable for students who need to learn how to apply calculus concepts.

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