Calculus and Its Applications

KEY BENFIT: Goldstein’s Calculus and Its Applications, Twelfth Edition is a comprehensive print and online program for readers interested in business, economics, life science, or social sciences. Without sacrificing mathematical integrity, the book clearly presents the concepts with a large quantity of exceptional, in-depth exercises. The authors' proven formula–pairing substantial amounts of graphical analysis and informal geometric proofs with an abundance of exercises–has proven to be tremendously successful with both students and instructors. The textbook is supported by a wide array of supplements as well as MyMathLab^® and MathXL^®, the most widely adopted and acclaimed online homework and assessment system on the market.

Functions; The Derivative; Applications of the Derivative; Techniques of Differentiation; Logarithm Functions; Applications of the Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions; The Definite Integral; Functions of Several Variables; The Trigonometric Functions; Techniques of Integration; Differential Equations; Taylor Polynomials and Infinite Series; Probability and Calculus

For all readers interested in applied calculus.

The bestselling text for the Business, Life and Social Science Calculus course, this book sets the standard with clear exposition and realistic examples. Focusing on geometric visualization, the text fits either one or two term course sequences. Includes new computer and technology problems.

KEY BENFIT: Goldstein’s Calculus and Its Applications, Twelfth Edition is a comprehensive print and online program for readers interested in business, economics, life science, or social sciences. Without sacrificing mathematical integrity, the book clearly presents the concepts with a large quantity of exceptional, in-depth exercises. The authors' proven formula–pairing substantial amounts of graphical analysis and informal geometric proofs with an abundance of exercises–has proven to be tremendously successful with both students and instructors. The textbook is supported by a wide array of supplements as well as MyMathLab^® and MathXL^®, the most widely adopted and acclaimed online homework and assessment system on the market.

Functions; The Derivative; Applications of the Derivative; Techniques of Differentiation; Logarithm Functions; Applications of the Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions; The Definite Integral; Functions of Several Variables; The Trigonometric Functions; Techniques of Integration; Differential Equations; Taylor Polynomials and Infinite Series; Probability and Calculus

For all readers interested in applied calculus.

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Presents calculus in an intuitive yet intellectually satisfying way and illustrates its applications in the biological, social, and management sciences. A review chapter covers concepts needed to study calculus. Includes practice problems and worked examples, and exercises with answers. This ninth edition introduces delta notation early, and emphasizes analysis of data. It contains more material on regression, and an appendix on the graphing calculator. Chapter projects, also new to this edition, focus on critical thinking, verbal expression, and integration of mathematical techniques. Goldstein is affiliated with Goldstein Educational Technologies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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 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.

David C. Lay holds a BA from Aurora University (Illinois), and an MA and PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles. Lay has been an educator and research mathematician since 1966, mostly at the University of Maryland—College Park. He has also served as visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam, the Free University in Amsterdam, and the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. He has published more than thirty research articles in functional analysis and linear algebra.

Nakhle H. Asmar received his PhD in mathematics from the University of Washington in 1986. After spending two years on the faculty at California State University—Long Beach, he joined the University of Missouri—Columbia in 1988, where he is currently Professor of Mathematics. He has received several teaching awards from the University of Missouri, including the William T. Kemper Fellowship Award, the Arts and Science Student Government Purple Chalk Award, and the Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award.