Applied Calculus - Hardcover

Tan, S. T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534935370 ISBN 13: 9780534935375

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1994

Synopsis

The author has designed this text to be one students want to read--and actually do read. Numerous examples and solved problems are used to amplify each new concept, and figures are used extensively to help students visualize the ideas being presented. Like other texts in the respected Tan series, Applied Calculus includes a wealth of interesting and relevant applications drawn from the fields of business, economics, and the social, behavioral, life, and physical sciences. More than enough material is included for the typical applied calculus course, so instructors can design a course that meets their needs (optional sections are marked in the table of contents). For those instructors who want to integrate technology into their course, this edition includes computer/graphics calculator exercises and examples that are marked with icons.

About this title

About the Author:

By the time I started writing the first of what turned out to be a series of textbooks in mathematics for students in the managerial, life, and social sciences, I had quite a few years of experience teaching mathematics to non-mathematics majors. One of the most important lessons I learned from my early experience teaching these courses is that many of the students come into these courses with some degree of apprehension. This awareness led to the intuitive approach I have adopted in all of my texts. As you will see, I try to introduce each abstract mathematical concept through an example drawn from a common real life experience. Once the idea has been conveyed, I then proceed to make it precise, thereby assuring that no mathematical rigor is lost in this intuitive treatment of the subject. Another lesson I learned from my students, is that they have a much greater appreciation of the material if the applications are drawn from their fields of interest and from situations that occur in the real world. This is one reason you will see so many exercises in my texts that are modeled from data gathered from newspapers, magazines, journals, and other media. Whether it be the ups and downs of the stock market, the growth of HMOs in the U.S., the solvency of the social security system, the budget deficit, the aids epidemic, or the growth of the internet, I weave topics of current interest into my examples and exercises, to keep the book relevant to all of my readers.

Review:

"(Strength of the text) The level of the presentation; this includes the nice balance between rigor and intuition." "I like it a lot. It is better than any other book I've ever used for these courses, and it's a lot better than some of them."

"I have used this text in Applied Calculus I and Applied Calculus II for one academic year and part of another. I have looked at similar texts that are essentially of a traditional nature with some limited inclusion of technology. In that genre of texts, this book is, in my opinion, near the top of the heap. The exposition and development of topics is good. The book is sufficiently precise in defining the key concepts of calculus. The examples are clear and illustrative. From the perspective of a traditional, algebraic approach to the subject, this text is excellent, with a bevy of supporting exercises." "The exposition in the text is very clear and appropriately geared towards our audience. I feel that the text has been carefully and thoughtfully written." "The worked examples are very thorough and cover enough steps and provide adequate exposition for students to find reading the examples worthwhile." "The text is very readable in that the images, choice of color, page layout, etc. makes it easy on the eyes."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0534935370
• ISBN 13: 9780534935375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 728