Description
Book SynopsisAbout our authors
William Briggs has been on the mathematics faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver for 23 years. He received his BA in mathematics from the University of Colorado and his MS and PhD in applied mathematics from Harvard University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses throughout the mathematics curriculum, with a special interest in mathematical modeling and differential equations as it applies to problems in the biosciences. He has written a quantitative reasoning textbook, Using and Understanding Mathematics; an undergraduate problem solving book, Ants, Bikes, and Clocks; and two tutorial monographs, The Multigrid Tutorial and The DFT: An Owner's Manual for the Discrete Fourier Transform. He is the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Vice President for Education, a University of Colorado
Table of Contents
1. Functions
- 1.1 Review of Functions
- 1.2 Representing Functions
- 1.3 Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions
- 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverses
- Review Exercises
2. Limits
- 2.1 The Idea of Limits
- 2.2 Definitions of Limits
- 2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits
- 2.4 Infinite Limits
- 2.5 Limits at Infinity
- 2.6 Continuity
- 2.7 Precise Definitions of Limits
- Review Exercises
3. Derivatives
- 3.1 Introducing the Derivative
- 3.2 The Derivative as a Function
- 3.3 Rules of Differentiation
- 3.4 The Product and Quotient Rules
- 3.5 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
- 3.6 Derivatives as Rates of Change
- 3.7 The Chain Rule
- 3.8 Implicit Differentiation
- 3.9 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
- 3.10 Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- 3.11 Related Rates
- Review Exercises
4. Applications of the Derivative
- 4.1 Maxima and Minima
- 4.2 Mean Value Theorem
- 4.3 What Derivatives Tell Us
- 4.4 Graphing Functions
- 4.5 Optimization Problems
- 4.6 Linear Approximation and Differentials
- 4.7 L'Hôpital's Rule
- 4.8 Newton's Method
- 4.9 Antiderivatives
- Review Exercises
5. Integration
- 5.1 Approximating Areas under Curves
- 5.2 Definite Integrals
- 5.3 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
- 5.4 Working with Integrals
- 5.5 Substitution Rule
- Review Exercises
6. Applications of Integration
- 6.1 Velocity and Net Change
- 6.2 Regions Between Curves
- 6.3 Volume by Slicing
- 6.4 Volume by Shells
- 6.5 Length of Curves
- 6.6 Surface Area
- 6.7 Physical Applications
- Review Exercises
7. Logarithmic, Exponential, and Hyperbolic Functions
- 7.1 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions Revisited
- 7.2 Exponential Models
- 7.3 Hyperbolic Functions
- Review Exercises
8. Integration Techniques
- 8.1 Basic Approaches
- 8.2 Integration by Parts
- 8.3 Trigonometric Integrals
- 8.4 Trigonometric Substitutions
- 8.5 Partial Fractions
- 8.6 Integration Strategies
- 8.7 Other Methods of Integration
- 8.8 Numerical Integration
- 8.9 Improper Integrals
- Review Exercises
9. Differential Equations
- 9.1 Basic Ideas
- 9.2 Direction Fields and Euler's Method
- 9.3 Separable Differential Equations
- 9.4 Special First-Order Linear Differential Equations
- 9.5 Modeling with Differential Equations
- Review Exercises
10. Sequences and Infinite Series
- 10.1 An Overview
- 10.2 Sequences
- 10.3 Infinite Series
- 10.4 The Divergence and Integral Tests
- 10.5 Comparison Tests
- 10.6 Alternating Series
- 10.7 The Ratio and Root Tests
- 10.8 Choosing a Convergence Test
- Review Exercises
11. Power Series
- 11.1 Approximating Functions with Polynomials
- 11.2 Properties of Power Series
- 11.3 Taylor Series
- 11.4 Working with Taylor Series
- Review Exercises
12. Parametric and Polar Curves
- 12.1 Parametric Equations
- 12.2 Polar Coordinates
- 12.3 Calculus in Polar Coordinates
- 12.4 Conic Sections
- Review Exercises
13. Vectors and the Geometry of Space
- 13.1 Vectors in the Plane
- 13.2 Vectors in Three Dimensions
- 13.3 Dot Products
- 13.4 Cross Products
- 13.5 Lines and Planes in Space
- 13.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces
- Review Exercises
14. Vector-Valued Functions
- 14.1 Vector-Valued Functions
- 14.2 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions
- 14.3 Motion in Space
- 14.4 Length of Curves
- 14.5 Curvature and Normal Vectors
- Review Exercises
15. Functions of Several Variables
- 15.1 Graphs and Level Curves
- 15.2 Limits and Continuity
- 15.3 Partial Derivatives
- 15.4 The Chain Rule
- 15.5 Directional Derivatives and the Gradient
- 15.6 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximation
- 15.7 Maximum/Minimum Problems
- 15.8 Lagrange Multipliers
- Review Exercises
16. Multiple Integration
- 16.1 Double Integrals over Rectangular Regions
- 16.2 Double Integrals over General Regions
- 16.3 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
- 16.4 Triple Integrals
- 16.5 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
- 16.6 Integrals for Mass Calculations
- 16.7 Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
- Review Exercises
17. Vector Calculus
- 17.1 Vector Fields
- 17.2 Line Integrals
- 17.3 Conservative Vector Fields
- 17.4 Green's Theorem
- 17.5 Divergence and Curl
- 17.6 Surface Integrals
- 17.7 Stokes' Theorem
- 17.8 Divergence Theorem
- Review Exercises
D2 Second-Order Differential Equations ONLINE
- D2.1 Basic Ideas
- D2.2 Linear Homogeneous Equations
- D2.3 Linear Nonhomogeneous Equations
- D2.4 Applications
- D2.5 Complex Forcing Functions
- Review Exercises
Appendix A. Proofs of Selected Theorems Appendix B. Algebra Review ONLINE Appendix C. Complex Numbers ONLINE Answers Index Table of Integrals
