Synopses & Reviews
KEY BENEFITS: Martha Goshaw’s Concepts of Calculus with Applications is the next generation of calculus textbook for the next generation of students and instructors. Martha is a new kind of textbook author, drawing from her many successful years in the classroom to bring calculus to life. This text is written in Martha’s natural classroom voice, using a cheerful, student-friendly presentation to engage non-majors in the modern applied calculus course. With her deep knowledge of how students think and study, Martha’s approach helps students with every homework assignment and exam, with ample algebra review before every topic and multiple types of study tools. Now for the first time ever, MyMathLab® makes available a wide array of online homework, tutorial, and assessment tools, making the most of both students’ and instructors’ time. KEY TOPICS: Function review, Limits and Derivatives, Applications of the Derivative, The Integral and its Applications, Multivariable Calculus. MARKET: For all readers interested in calculus
Synopsis
This package contains the following components:
-0201716305: MathXL (12-month access)
-0321577442: Concepts of Calculus With Applications, Updated Edition
About the Author
Martha Goshaw received her BA in mathematics from West Virginia Wesleyan College, her MA in mathematics from West Virginia University, and her Education Specialist degree in mathematics education from the University of Virginia. She is currently Professor of Mathematics at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida, where she teaches statistics and applied calculus, both in the classroom and via distance education. Prior to moving to Florida in 2000, she was a full-time faculty member at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Martha is an active member of AMATYC and served a six-year term as Secretary of the AMATYC Executive Board. She is also Past President of FTYCMA (Florida Two-Year College Mathematics Association) and was the founding president of VMATYC (Virginia Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges).
Table of Contents
Unit 0: Function Review
Topic 1: Linear and Absolute Value Functions
Topic 2: Non linear Functions
Topic 3: Rational and Piece wise Defined Functions
Topic 4: Regression and Modeling
Unit 0 Review and Test
Unit 1: Limits and Derivatives
Topic 5: Introduction to Limits
Topic 6: Continuity
Topic 7: Rates of Change and Slope
Topic 8: Introduction to the Derivative
Topic 9: Derivatives of Algebraic Functions
Topic 10: Product, Quotient, and Chain Rules
Topic 11: Higher-Order Derivatives
Topic 12: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Topic 13: Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Unit 1 Review and Test
Unit 2: Applications of the Derivative
Topic 14: First Derivative Test and Graphs of Functions
Topic 15: Second Derivative Test and Graphs of Functions
Topic 16: Absolute Extrema
Topic 17: Optimization
Topic 18: Business Applications
Topic 19: Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
Unit 2 Review and Test
Unit 3: The Integral and its Applications
Topic 20: Anti derivatives and Integrals
Topic 21: More Rules for Integration
Topic 22: Substitution Techniques for Integration
Topic 23: Definite Integrals
Topic 24: Areas and Definite Integrals
Topic 25: Applications of Definite Integrals
Topic 26: Other Methods of Integration
Topic 27: Differential Equations
Unit 3 Review and Test
Unit 4: Multivariable Calculus
Topic 28: Introduction to Functions of More than One Variable
Topic 29: Partial Derivatives
Topic 30: Optimization and LaGrange Multipliers
Topic 31: Double Integrals
Unit 4 Review and Test
APPENDIX
Appendix A: Geometry Formulas
Appendix B: A Brief Table of Integrals
Appendix C: Glossary of Important Terms
Glossary of Important Terms
Answers to Odd-Numbered Topic Exercises
Index