Calculus & Its Applications

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For one- or two-semester courses in Calculus for students majoring in business, social sciences, and life sciences.

 

Intuition before Formality

Calculus & Its Applications builds intuition with key concepts of calculus before the analytical material. For example, the authors explain the derivative geometrically before they present limits, and they introduce the definite integral intuitively via the notion of net change before they discuss Riemann sums. The strategic organization of topics makes it easy to adjust the level of theoretical material covered. The significant applications introduced early in the course serve to motivate students and make the mathematics more accessible. Another unique aspect of the text is its intuitive use of differential equations to model a variety of phenomena in Chapter 5, which addresses applications of exponential and logarithmic functions.

 

Time-tested, comprehensive exercise sets are flexible enough to align with each instructor’s needs, and new exercises and resources in MyLab™ Math help develop not only skills, but also conceptual understanding, visualization, and applications. The 14th Edition features updated exercises, applications, and technology coverage, presenting calculus in an intuitive yet intellectually satisfying way.

 

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Larry Goldstein has received several distinguished teaching awards, given more than fifty Conference and Colloquium talks & addresses, and written more than fifty books in math and computer programming.  He received his PhD at Princeton and his BA and MA at the University of Pennsylvania. He also teaches part time at Drexel University.

 

David Lay holds a BA from Aurora University (Illinois), and an MA and PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles. David Lay has been an educator and research mathematician since 1966, mostly at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has published more than 30 research articles on functional analysis and linear algebra, and he has written several popular textbooks. Lay has received four university awards for teaching excellence, including, in 1996, the title of Distinguished Scholar—Teacher of the University of Maryland. In 1994, he was given one of the Mathematical Association of America’s Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. Since 1992, he has served several terms on the national board of the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences.

 

David Schneider, who is known widely for his tutorial software, holds a BA degree from Oberlin College and a PhD from MIT. He is currently an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland. He has authored eight widely used math texts, fourteen highly acclaimed computer books, and three widely used mathematics software packages. He has also produced instructional videotapes at both the University of Maryland and the BBC.

 

Nakhle Asmar received his PhD from the University of Washington. He is currently a professor of mathematics and Chair of the Mathematics Department at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the author and coauthor of widely used calculus texts as well as textbooks on complex analysis, partial differential equations and Fourier series. He has received several awards for outstanding teaching. His popular textbooks have been translated into Chinese and Portuguese.

0. Functions

0.1 Functions and Their Graphs

0.2 Some Important Functions

0.3 The Algebra of Functions

0.4 Zeros of Functions – The Quadratic Formula and Factoring

0.5 Exponents and Power Functions

0.6 Functions and Graphs in Applications

 

1. The Derivative

1.1 The Slope of a Straight Line

1.2 The Slope of a Curve at a Point

1.3 The Derivative and Limits

1.4 Limits and the Derivative

1.5 Differentiability and Continuity

1.6 Some Rules for Differentiation

1.7 More About Derivatives

1.8 The Derivative as a Rate of Change

 

2. Applications of the Derivative

2.1 Describing Graphs of Functions

2.2 The First and Second Derivative Rules

2.3 The First and Section Derivative Tests and Curve Sketching

2.4 Curve Sketching (Conclusion)

2.5 Optimization Problems

2.6 Further Optimization Problems

2.7 Applications of Derivatives to Business and Economics

 

3. Techniques of Differentiation

3.1 The Product and Quotient Rules

3.2 The Chain Rule

3.3 Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates

 

4. The Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions

4.1 Exponential Functions

4.2 The Exponential Function e^x

4.3 Differentiation of Exponential Functions

4.4 The Natural Logarithm Function

4.5 The Derivative of ln x

4.6 Properties of the Natural Logarithm Function

 

5. Applications of the Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions

5.1 Exponential Growth and Decay

5.2 Compound Interest

5.3. Applications of the Natural Logarithm Function to Economics

5.4. Further Exponential Models

 

6. The Definite Integral

6.1 Antidifferentiation

6.2 The Definite Integral and Net Change of a Function

6.3 The Definite Integral and Area Under a Graph

6.4 Areas in the xy-Plane

6.5 Applications of the Definite Integral

 

7. Functions of Several Variables

7.1 Examples of Functions of Several Variables

7.2 Partial Derivatives

7.3 Maxima and Minima of Functions of Several Variables

7.4 Lagrange Multipliers and Constrained Optimization

7.5 The Method of Least Squares

7.6 Double Integrals

 

8. The Trigonometric Functions

8.1 Radian Measure of Angles

8.2 The Sine and the Cosine

8.3 Differentiation and Integration of sin t and cos t

8.4 The Tangent and Other Trigonometric Functions

 

9. Techniques of Integration

9.1 Integration by Substitution

9.2 Integration by Parts

9.3 Evaluation of Definite Integrals

9.4 Approximation of Definite Integrals

9.5 Some Applications of the Integral

9.6 Improper Integrals

 

10. Differential Equations

10.1 Solutions of Differential Equations

10.2 Separation of Variables

10.3 First-Order Linear Differential Equations

10.4 Applications of First-Order Linear Differential Equations

10.5 Graphing Solutions of Differential Equations

10.6 Applications of Differential Equations

10.7 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations

 

11. Taylor Polynomials and Infinite Series

11.1 Taylor Polynomials

11.2 The Newton-Raphson Algorithm

11.3 Infinite Series

11.4 Series with Positive Terms

11.5 Taylor Series

 

12. Probability and Calculus

12.1 Discrete Random Variables

12.2 Continuous Random Variables

12.3 Expected Value and Variance

12.4 Exponential and Normal Random Variables

12.5 Poisson and Geometric Random Variables

About the Book 

• The student-oriented presentation enables them to study and learn independently, while showing them how the concepts apply to their future careers.
• ENHANCED! In the 14th edition, the author revised examples to more closely align with exercises sets.
• UPDATED! Relevant and varied applications contain real data and provide a realistic look at how calculus applies to other disciplines and everyday life. Whenever possible, applications are used to motivate the mathematics. The variety of applications is evident in the Index of Applications.
• EXPANDED! Time-tested exercise sets give instructors flexibility when building assignments, with exercises sorted by level and exercises that encourage students to use technology to solve problems. In the 14th Edition, 225 new exercises and 30 worked examples are added, bringing the total to 4,200 exercises and 520 examples.
• Just-in-time support throughout the chapters helps students of all skill levels study more efficiently.
• Prerequisite Skills Diagnostic Test within the text helps students gauge their level of readiness for this course. To complement that, Chapter 0 covers prerequisite content that can be covered all at once, or as discrete topics interspersed throughout the course, for students who need it.
• 350 worked-out examples provide support for students as they work exercises and learn the content. NEW! “Help text” within examples (shown in blue type) helps students understand key algebraic and numerical transitions.
• NEW! “For Review”side margin features remind students of a concept that is needed and direct them back to the section in which it was covered earlier in the text.
• “Now Try” Exercises appear after select examples, mirroring how an instructor might stop in class to ask students to try a problem, allowing them to immediately apply their understanding.
• Check Your Understanding problems appear at the end of each section to prepare students for the exercise sets, encouraging them to reflect on what they’ve learned before applying it further.
• End-of-Chapter study aids help students recall key ideas and focus on the relevance of these concepts. Fundamental Concept Check Exercises and Chapter Review Exercises prepare students for potential exam questions.
• UPDATED! Integrating Technology features within sections allow students to incorporate technology into the learning process, including graphing calculators. In the 14th Edition, graphing calculator screens have been updated to the TI-84 Plus CE format and are now in color.

Also available with MyLab Math

MyLab™ Math is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

• Robust exercise sets and resources in MyLab Math help develop skills, conceptual understanding, visualization, and applications.
• A wide range of exercise types, each with immediate feedback—over 3,300 assignable exercises for this text regenerate algorithmically to give students unlimited opportunity for practice and mastery. MyLab Math provides helpful feedback when students enter incorrect answers and includes optional learning aids including Help Me Solve This, View an Example, videos, and an eText.
• NEW! Setup & Solve exercises require students to first describe how they will set up and approach the

New to the Book

• More intuitive organization and explanation within examples makes properties and theorems easier to follow and recall.
• 225 new exercises and 30 worked examples have been added, bringing the total to 4,200 exercises and 520 examples.
• “Help text” within examples (shown in blue type) helps students understand key algebraic and numerical transitions.
• “For Review”side margin features remind students of a concept that is needed and direct them back to the section in which it was covered earlier in the text.
• Graphing calculator screens have been updated to the TI-84 Plus CE format and are now in color.
• All 3-dimensional figures in the text have been re-rendered using the latest software. The authors took full advantage of the capabilities of the rendering software to make the figures more effective pedagogically.
• In cases where properties or theorems that were formerly numbered (e.g., Property 4) have a commonly used name (e.g., Power of a Quotient Rule), the authors used the name rather than the number. This allows for more intuitive explanations within examples and is better aligned to how concepts are explained in class.

Content Updates

 

Chapter 0

• Added an example and exercises in 0.1 to illustrate the concept of piecewise-defined functions.
• Rewrote and simplified the introduction to 0.5 Exponents and Power Functions to make it more intuitive and easier to reference. Additionally, we added several examples to illustrate the rules of exponents.
• Modified the discussion of compound interest to make it more suitable for the applications in later chapters.
• Added Examples 8 and 9 in 0.5 to illustrate the role of multiple factors in compound interest and investment accounts.
• Added Example 7 in 0.6 to illustrate various concepts from economics.
• Added four new exercises (45-48) in 0.6 to illustrate variations on the standard topic of compound interest.
• Modified over thirty exercises in the chapter.

Chapter 1

• Removed some of the proofs related to review material to simplify the presentation in 1.1. 
• Added four new exercises (5-8) in 1.2 to illustrate the geometric meaning of the slope of a graph as the slope of the tangent line. Additionally, we modified two other exercises requiring reading and interpreting slopes of graphs.
• Simplified the discussion of limits in Examples 2 and 4 in 1.4.
• Included a discussion and a new Example 4 in 1.8 to illustrate the concepts of displacement and velocity.

Chapters 2 and 3

• Modified the Technology Exercises in 2.1 to make them more straightforward for students to answer.
• Improved and simplified the solutions within Example 4 in 2.4.
• Removed Example 4 in 2.6 which required more symbolic manipulation and use of constants than students would encounter in the exercises.
• Rewrote five examples in the Summary section of Chapter 2.
• Added ten new exercises in Chapter 3.

Chapter 4

• Revised Example 2 in 4.2 to better prepare students for the variety of exercises within the homework.
• Moved the material on the properties and graphs of exponential functions from 4.3 to 4.2.
• Replaced Examples 1, 2, and 3 from 4.3 with new examples that better build on the properties of derivatives introduced earlier. Example 3 introduces a new concept of combined returns to illustrate applications of linear combinations of exponential functions.
• Moved the material on differential equations in 4.3 to Chapter 5.
• Introduced forty new exercises in 4.3, including one on i

Additional information

Dimensions	0.90 × 8.40 × 10.80 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134463308
ISBN-10	0134463307
Author	David I. Schneider, David C. Lay, Nakhle H. Asmar
Subjects	mathematics, higher education, applied calculus, applied math, Calculus, Applied & Advanced Math