Rogawski's Calculus for AP*

by Rogawski, Jon; Cannon, Ray

• ISBN13: 9781429250757
• ISBN10: 1429250755
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-11
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

Rogawski's remarkable textbook was immediately acclaimed for balancing formal precision with a guiding conceptual focus that engages students while reinforcing the relevance of calculus to their lives and future studies.  Precise formal proofs, vivid examples, colorful graphics, intuitive explanations, and extraordinary problem sets all work together for an introduction to the course that is engaging and enduring.  Watch instructor video reviews here.

Now Rogawski's Calculus returns in a meticulously updated new edition, in a version designed specifically for AP courses.  Rogawski's Calculus for AP*, Second Edition features a new coauthor, Ray Cannon, formerly AP Calculus Chief Reader for the College Board.  Among other contributions, Dr. Cannon wrote this version's end-of-chapter multiple choice and Free Response Questions, giving students the opportunity to work the same style of problems they will see on the AP exam.

 

TEACHERS: Download now or click here to request Rogawski's Calculus for AP*, Second Edition Chapter Sampler for Early Transcendentals, featuring Chapter 3, Differentiation

 

Table of Contents

1. Precalculus Review
2. Limits
3. Differentiation
4. Applications of the Derivative
5. The Integral
6. Applications of the Integral
7. Exponential Functions
8. Techniques of Integration
9. Further Applications of the Integral and Taylor Polynomials
10. Introduction to Differential Equations
11. Infinite Series
12. Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector Functions
13. Differentiation in Several Variables

 

Appendices
A. The Language of Mathematics
B. Properties of Real Numbers
C. Induction and the Binomial Theorem
D. Additional Proofs

 

Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Answers to the Odd-Numbered Preparing for the AP Exam Questions
References
Photo Credits
Index