Multivariable Calculus, Books A La Carte Edition

by Briggs, William L.; Cochran, Lyle; Gillett, Bernard; Schulz, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780134765754
• ISBN10: 0134765753
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780136847250, 9780321954343
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2018-01-05
• Publisher: Pearson
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For 3- to 4-semester courses covering single-variable and multivariable calculus, taken by students of mathematics, engineering, natural sciences, or economics.

T he most successful new calculus text in the last two decades

The much-anticipated 3rd Edition of Briggs’ Calculus Series  retains its hallmark features while introducing important advances and refinements. Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, and Schulz build from a foundation of meticulously crafted exercise sets, then draw students into the narrative through writing that reflects the voice of the instructor. Examples are stepped out and thoughtfully annotated, and figures are designed to teach rather than simply supplement the narrative. The groundbreaking eBook contains approximately 700 Interactive Figures that can be manipulated to shed light on key concepts.

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Author Biography

William Briggs has been on the mathematics faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver for twenty-three 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 President’s Teaching Scholar, a recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award of the Rocky Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Ireland.

Lyle Cochran is a professor of mathematics at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He holds BS degrees in mathematics and mathematics education from Oregon State University and a MS and PhD in mathematics from Washington State University. He has taught a wide variety of undergraduate mathematics courses at Washington State University, Fresno Pacific University, and, since 1995, at Whitworth University. His expertise is in mathematical analysis, and he has a special interest in the integration of technology and mathematics education. He has written technology materials for leading calculus and linear algebra textbooks including the Instructor’s Mathematica Manual for Linear Algebra and Its Applications by David C. Lay and the Mathematica Technology Resource Manual for Thomas’ Calculus . He is a member of the MAA and a former chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Whitworth University.

Bernard Gillett is a Senior Instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder; his primary focus is undergraduate education. He has taught a wide variety of mathematics courses over a twenty-year career, receiving five teaching awards in that time. Bernard authored a software package for algebra, trigonometry, and precalculus; the Student’s Guide and Solutions Manual and the Instructor’s Guide and Solutions Manual for Using and Understanding Mathematics by Briggs and Bennett; and the Instructor’s Resource Guide and Test Bank for Calculus and Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Briggs, Cochran, and Gillett. Bernard is also an avid rock climber and has published four climbing guides for the mountains in and surrounding Rocky Mountain National Park.

Eric Schulz has been teaching mathematics at Walla Walla Community College since 1989 and began his work with Mathematica in 1992. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Seattle Pacific University and a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Washington. Eric loves working with students and is passionate about their success. His interest in innovative and effective uses of technology in teaching mathematics has remained strong throughout his career. He is the developer of the Basic Math Assistant, Classroom Assistant, and Writing Assistant palettes that ship in Mathematica worldwide. He is an author on multiple textbooks: Calculus and Calculus: Early Transcendentals with Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, and Precalculus with Sachs, Briggs — where he writes, codes, and creates dynamic eTexts combining narrative, videos, and Interactive Figures using Mathematica and CDF technology.

Table of Contents

10. Sequences and Infinite Series

1.1 An Overview

1.2 Sequences

1.3 Infinite Series

1.4 The Divergence and Integral Tests

1.5 Comparison Tests

1.6 Alternating Series

1.7 The Ratio and Root Tests

1.8 Choosing a Convergence Test

Review Exercises

11. Power Series

2.1 Approximating Functions with Polynomials

2.2 Properties of Power Series

2.3 Taylor Series

2.4 Working with Taylor Series

Review Exercises

12. Parametric and Polar Curves

3.1 Parametric Equations

3.2 Polar Coordinates

3.3 Calculus in Polar Coordinates

3.4 Conic Sections

Review Exercises

13. Vectors and the Geometry of Space

4.1 Vectors in the Plane

4.2 Vectors in Three Dimensions

4.3 Dot Products

4.4 Cross Products

4.5 Lines and Planes in Space

4.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

Review Exercises

14. Vector-Valued Functions

5.1 Vector-Valued Functions

5.2 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

5.3 Motion in Space

5.4 Length of Curves

5.5 Curvature and Normal Vectors

Review Exercises

15. Functions of Several Variables

6.1 Graphs and Level Curves

6.2 Limits and Continuity

6.3 Partial Derivatives

6.4 The Chain Rule

6.5 Directional Derivatives and the Gradient

6.6 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximation

6.7 Maximum/Minimum Problems

6.8 Lagrange Multipliers

Review Exercises

16. Multiple Integration

7.1 Double Integrals over Rectangular Regions

7.2 Double Integrals over General Regions

7.3 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates

7.4 Triple Integrals

7.5 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

7.6 Integrals for Mass Calculations

7.7 Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals

Review Exercises

17. Vector Calculus

8.1 Vector Fields

8.2 Line Integrals

8.3 Conservative Vector Fields

8.4 Green’s Theorem

8.5 Divergence and Curl

8.6 Surface Integrals

8.7 Stokes’ Theorem

8.8 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