Graphical interpretations that reinforce concepts
Numerical investigations that make abstract ideas more concrete
Content
In this second edition of Calculus, we present topics in a sequence that is fairly
close to what has become a standard order for an “early transcendentals” approach
to calculus. In the outline that follows, we have highlighted the few topics that arise
outside the commonplace order.
In Chapter 1, we review the real number system, the Cartesian plane, functions,
inverse functions, graphing, and trigonometry. In this chapter, we introduce infinite
sequences (Section 1.4) and parametric curves (Section 1.5).
We begin Chapter 2 with an informal discussion of limits before we proceed to
a more precise presentation. After introducing the notion of continuity, we turn
to limits of sequences, which we use to define exponential functions. Logarithmic
functions are then defined using the discussion of inverse functions found in
Chapter 1.
Chapter 3 introduces the derivative and develops the standard rules of dif-
ferentiation. Numerical differentiation is covered as well. In the section on implicit
differentiation, we also consider slopes and tangent lines for parametric curves. The
chapter concludes with the differential calculus of inverse trigonometric, hyper-
bolic, and inverse hyperbolic functions. The remainder of the text has been written
so that instructors who wish to omit hyperbolic functions may do so.
After a section on related rates, Chapter 4 presents the standard applications of
the differential calculus to the analysis of functions and their graphs. A section
devoted to the Newton-Raphson Method of root approximation is optional.
Chapter 5 features a rapid approach to the evaluation of Riemann integrals.
The other direction of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, the differentiation of
an integral with respect to a limit of integration, is presented later in the chapter. In
an optional section that follows, an alternative approach to logarithmic and
exponential functions is developed. The section on evaluating integrals by sub-
stitution includes helpful hints for using the extensive table of integrals that is
provided at the back of the book. Chapter 5 concludes with a section on numerical
integration.
Chapter 6 treats techniques of integration, including integration by parts and
trigonometric substitution. The method of partial fractions is divided into two
sections: one for linear factors and one for irreducible quadratic factors. In a
streamlined calculus course, the latter can be omitted. Improper integrals are also
split into two sect ions: one for unbounded integrands and one for infinite intervals
of integration.
Geometric applications of the integral, including the volume of a solid of
revolution, the arc length of the graph of a function, the arc length of a parametric
curve, and the surface area of a surface of revolution, are presented in Chapter 7.
Other applications of the integral include the average value of a continuous func-
tion, the mean of a random variable, the calculation of work, and the determination
of the center of mass of a planar region. The final tw o sections of Chapter 7 are
devoted to separable and linear first order differential equations.
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