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PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education

ISBN-10007353238X

ISBN-139780073532387

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Product Key Features

Number of Pages1600 Pages

Publication NameCalculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Brief Version, Media Update

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCalculus

Publication Year2012

FeaturesBrief Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorGerald L. Bradley, Michael Price, David Sobecki, Laurence D. Hoffmann

Subject AreaMathematics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight55.3 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width7.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number11

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-016379

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Freshman

Dewey Decimal515

Table Of ContentChapter 1: Functions, Graphs, and Limits 1.1Functions 1.2The Graph of a Function 1.3Lines and Linear Functions 1.4Functional Models 1.5Limits 1.6One-Sided Limits and Continuity Chapter 2: Differentiation: Basic Concepts 2.1The Derivative 2.2Techniques of Differentiation 2.3Product and Quotient Rules; Higher-Order Derivatives 2.4The Chain Rule 2.5Marginal Analysis and Approximations Using Increments 2.6Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates Chapter 3: Additional Applications of the Derivative 3.1 Increasing and Decreasing Functions; Relative Extrema 3.2 Concavity and Points of Inflection 3.3 Curve Sketching 3.4 Optimization; Elasticity of Demand 3.5 Additional Applied Optimization Chapter 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 4.1 Exponential Functions; Continuous Compounding 4.2 Logarithmic Functions 4.3 Differentiation of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 4.4 Additional Applications; Exponential Models Chapter 5: Integration 5.1 Indefinite Integration and Differential Equations 5.2 Integration by Substitution 5.3 The Definite Integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 5.4 Applying Definite Integration: Distribution of Wealth and Average Value 5.5 Additional Applications to Business and Economics 5.6 Additional Applications to the Life and Social Sciences Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Integration 6.1 Integration by Parts; Integral Tables 6.2 Numerical Integration 6.3 Improper Integrals 6.4 Introduction to Continuous Probability Chapter 7: Calculus of Several Variables 7.1 Functions of Several Variables 7.2 Partial Derivatives 7.3 Optimizing Functions of Two Variables 7.4 The Method of Least-Squares 7.5 Constrained Optimization: The Method of Lagrange Multipliers 7.6 Double Integrals Appendix A: Algebra Review A.1 A Brief Review of Algebra A.2 Factoring Polynomials and Solving Systems of Equations A.3 Evaluating Limits with L'Hopital's Rule A.4 The Summation Notation

Edition DescriptionBrief Edition

SynopsisCalculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Brief Edition provides a sound, intuitive understanding of the basic concepts students need as they pursue careers in business, economics, and the life and social sciences. Students achieve success using this text as a result of the author's applied and real-world orientation to concepts, problem-solving approach, straight forward and concise writing style, and comprehensive exercise sets. More than 100,000 students worldwide have studied from this text, Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Brief Edition provides a sound, intuitive understanding of the basic concepts students need as they pursue careers in business, economics, and the life and social sciences. Students achieve success using this text as a result of the author's applied and real-world orientation to concepts, problem-solving approach, straight forward and concise writing style, and comprehensive exercise sets. More than 100,000 students worldwide have studied from this text!

LC Classification NumberQA303.2.H64 20113