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Gives you what you need to know - basic essential concepts - about calculus. Suitable for those looking for a readable alternative to the usual unwieldy calculus text, this title provides in a condensed format the material covered in the standard two-year calculus course. It also covers vectors, lines, and planes in space; and line integrals.

Trade Review
"...expands coverage to vectors and calculus of several variables...plenty of worked out problems..." (American Mathematical Monthly, August/September 2003)

"...material included is well formulated and approachable...recommended." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 1, September 2003)



Table of Contents

AUTHOR'S MESSAGE TO THE READER vii

ANNOTATED TABLE OF CONTENTS ix

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv

CHAPTER 1 Lines 1

CHAPTER 2 Parabolas, Ellipses, Hyperbolas 7

CHAPTER 3 Differentiation 13

CHAPTER 4 Differentiation Formulas 19

CHAPTER 5 The Chain Rule 25

CHAPTER 6 Trigonometric Functions 31

CHAPTER 7 Exponential Functions and Logarithms 39

CHAPTER 8 Inverse Functions 45

CHAPTER 9 Derivatives and Graphs 51

CHAPTER 10 Following the Tangent Line 57

CHAPTER 11 The Indefinite Integral 63

CHAPTER 12 The Definite Integral 69

CHAPTER 13 Work, Volume, and Force 75

CHAPTER 14 Parametric Equations 81

CHAPTER 15 Change of Variable 87

CHAPTER 16 Integrating Rational Functions 91

CHAPTER 17 Integration By Parts 97

CHAPTER 18 Trigonometric Integrals 101

CHAPTER 19 Trigonometric Substitution 107

CHAPTER 20 Numerical Integration 115

CHAPTER 21 Limits At oo; Sequences 119

CHAPTER 22 Improper Integrals 127

CHAPTER 23 Series 133

CHAPTER 24 Power Series 141

CHAPTER 25 Taylor Polynomials 149

CHAPTER 26 Taylor Series 155

CHAPTER 27 Separable Differential Equations 161

CHAPTER 28 First-Order Linear Equations 167

CHAPTER 29 Homogeneous Second-Order Linear Equations 173

CHAPTER 30 Nonhomogeneous Second-Order Equations 179

CHAPTER 31 Vectors 185

CHAPTER 32 The Dot Product 195

CHAPTER 33 Lines and Planes in Space 201

CHAPTER 34 Surfaces 211

CHAPTER 35 Partial Derivatives 217

CHAPTER 36 Tangent Plane and Differential Approximation

CHAPTER 37 Chain Rules 227

CHAPTER 38 Gradient and Directional Derivatives 233

CHAPTER 39 Maxima and Minima 239

CHAPTER 40 Double Integrals 245

CHAPTER 41 Line Integrals 255

CHAPTER 42 Green's Theorem 259

CHAPTER 43 Exact Differentials 267

ANSWERS 273

INDEX 299

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 303

Understanding Calculus

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 14/03/2003
      ISBN13: 9780471433071, 978-0471433071
      ISBN10: 0471433071

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Gives you what you need to know - basic essential concepts - about calculus. Suitable for those looking for a readable alternative to the usual unwieldy calculus text, this title provides in a condensed format the material covered in the standard two-year calculus course. It also covers vectors, lines, and planes in space; and line integrals.

      Trade Review
      "...expands coverage to vectors and calculus of several variables...plenty of worked out problems..." (American Mathematical Monthly, August/September 2003)

      "...material included is well formulated and approachable...recommended." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 1, September 2003)



      Table of Contents

      AUTHOR'S MESSAGE TO THE READER vii

      ANNOTATED TABLE OF CONTENTS ix

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv

      CHAPTER 1 Lines 1

      CHAPTER 2 Parabolas, Ellipses, Hyperbolas 7

      CHAPTER 3 Differentiation 13

      CHAPTER 4 Differentiation Formulas 19

      CHAPTER 5 The Chain Rule 25

      CHAPTER 6 Trigonometric Functions 31

      CHAPTER 7 Exponential Functions and Logarithms 39

      CHAPTER 8 Inverse Functions 45

      CHAPTER 9 Derivatives and Graphs 51

      CHAPTER 10 Following the Tangent Line 57

      CHAPTER 11 The Indefinite Integral 63

      CHAPTER 12 The Definite Integral 69

      CHAPTER 13 Work, Volume, and Force 75

      CHAPTER 14 Parametric Equations 81

      CHAPTER 15 Change of Variable 87

      CHAPTER 16 Integrating Rational Functions 91

      CHAPTER 17 Integration By Parts 97

      CHAPTER 18 Trigonometric Integrals 101

      CHAPTER 19 Trigonometric Substitution 107

      CHAPTER 20 Numerical Integration 115

      CHAPTER 21 Limits At oo; Sequences 119

      CHAPTER 22 Improper Integrals 127

      CHAPTER 23 Series 133

      CHAPTER 24 Power Series 141

      CHAPTER 25 Taylor Polynomials 149

      CHAPTER 26 Taylor Series 155

      CHAPTER 27 Separable Differential Equations 161

      CHAPTER 28 First-Order Linear Equations 167

      CHAPTER 29 Homogeneous Second-Order Linear Equations 173

      CHAPTER 30 Nonhomogeneous Second-Order Equations 179

      CHAPTER 31 Vectors 185

      CHAPTER 32 The Dot Product 195

      CHAPTER 33 Lines and Planes in Space 201

      CHAPTER 34 Surfaces 211

      CHAPTER 35 Partial Derivatives 217

      CHAPTER 36 Tangent Plane and Differential Approximation

      CHAPTER 37 Chain Rules 227

      CHAPTER 38 Gradient and Directional Derivatives 233

      CHAPTER 39 Maxima and Minima 239

      CHAPTER 40 Double Integrals 245

      CHAPTER 41 Line Integrals 255

      CHAPTER 42 Green's Theorem 259

      CHAPTER 43 Exact Differentials 267

      ANSWERS 273

      INDEX 299

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR 303

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