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Brief Calculus and Its Applications

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ISBN-10: 0321568567

ISBN-13: 9780321568564

Edition: 12th 2010

Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, David C. Lay, Nakhle H. Asmar

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List price: $172.00
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/3/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

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Functions
Functions and Their Graphs
Some Important Functions
The Algebra of Functions
Zeros of Functions-The Quadratic Formula and Factoring
Exponents and Power Functions
Functions and Graphs in Applications
The Derivative
The Slope of a Straight Line
The Slope of a Curve at a Point
The Derivative
Limits and the Derivative
Differentiability and Continuity
Some Rules for Differentiation
More About Derivatives
The Derivative as a Rate of Change
Applications of the Derivative
Describing Graphs of Functions
The First and Second Derivative Rules
The First and Second Derivative Tests and Curve Sketching
Curve Sketching (Conclusion)
Optimization Problems
Further Optimization Problems
Applications of Derivatives to Business and Economics
Techniques of Differentiation
The Product and Quotient Rules
The Chain Rule and the General Power Rule
Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
Logarithm Functions
Exponential Functions
The Exponential Function e x
Differentiation of Exponential Functions
The Natural Logarithm Function
The Derivative of lnx
Properties of the Natural Logarithm Function
Applications of the Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions
Exponential Growth and Decay
Compound Interest
Applications of the Natural Logarithm Function to Economics
Further Exponential Models
The Definite Integral
Antidifferentiation
Areas and Riemann Sums
Definite Integrals and the Fundamental Theorem
Areas in thexy-Plane
Applications of the Definite Integral
Functions of Several Variables
Examples of Functions of Several Variables
Partial Derivatives
Maxima and Minima of Functions of Several Variables
Lagrange Multipliers and Constrained Optimization
The Method of Least Squares
Double Integrals
The Trigonometric Functions
Radian Measure of Angles