Practice Makes Perfect Calculus

by Clark, William; McCune, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780071638159
• ISBN10: 0071638156
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-12
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

For students who need to polish their calculus skills for class or for a critical exam, this no-nonsense practical guide provides concise summaries, clear model examples, and plenty of practice, practice, practice.

About the Book
With more than 1,000,000 copies sold, Practice Makes Perfect has established itself as a reliable practical workbook series in the language-learning category. Now, with Practice Makes Perfect: Calculus, students will enjoy the same clear, concise approach and extensive exercises to key fields they've come to expect from the series--but now within mathematics.

Practice Makes Perfect: Calculus is not focused on any particular test or exam, but complementary to most calculus curricula. Because of this approach, the book can be used by struggling students needing extra help, readers who need to firm up skills for an exam, or those who are returning to the subject years after they first studied it. Its all-encompassing approach will appeal to both U.S. and international students.

Features

• More than 500 exercises and answers covering all aspects of calculus.
• Successful series: "Practice Makes Perfect" has sales of 1,000,000 copies in the language category--now applied to mathematics.
• Large trim allows clear presentation of worked problems, exercises, and explained answers.

Author Biography

William D. Clark, Ph.D., has been a professor of mathematics at Stephen F. Austin State University for more than 30 years.

Sandra Luna McCune, Ph.D., is Regents Professor currently teaching as a mathematics specialist in the Department of Elementary Education at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU).

Table of Contents

Introduction;

Part I Limits
1. The Concept of Limit
2. Special Limits
3. Continuity;

Part II Differentiation 4. Definition of the Derivative and the Derivatives of Some Simple Functions;
5. Rules of Differentiation
6. Additional Derivatives

Part III Integration,
7. The Indefinite Integral and Basic Integration Formulas and Rules;
8. Basic Integration Techniques
9. The Definite Integral;

Part IV Applications of the Derivative and the Definite Integrals,
10. Application of the Derivative
11. Applications of the Definite Integral
Appendix: Differentiation Formulas;
Appendix: Integration Formulas; Answer Key; Worked Solutions