Calculus of a Single Variable

Discover the clear approach and digital support you need to truly understand calculus with CALCULUS OF A SINGLE VARIABLE, 12th Edition by award-winning authors Larson and Edwards. This edition effectively presents and demonstrates the concepts and rules of calculus using a thoroughly updated learning experience specifically designed to remove any typical barriers to learning. New "Big Ideas of Calculus" notes present the overarching ideas behind chapter topics, while annotated examples and "Concept Checks" further reinforce your understanding. Step-by-step solution videos, exercise solutions and other tutorial support are available at no cost from CalcView.com, CalcChat.com and LarsonCalculus.com. In addition, new automatically graded Proof Problems with instant feedback, Expanded Problems and "Explore It" interactive learning modules within WebAssign digital resources help you develop a deeper conceptual understanding of calculus to succeed in this course and beyond.

Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored more than 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson has also authored numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling calculus series coauthored with Dr. Bruce Edwards and published by Cengage. Dr. Larson received the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS and for CALCULUS. He also received the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS. In addition, Dr. Larson received the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS -- a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the internet.

Dr. Bruce H. Edwards is a professor of mathematics at the University of Florida. Dr. Edwards received his B.S. in mathematics from Stanford University and his Ph.D. in mathematics from Dartmouth College. He taught mathematics at a university near Bogotá, Colombia, as a Peace Corps volunteer. While teaching at the University of Florida, Dr. Edwards has received many teaching awards, including Teacher of the Year in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Council Teacher of the Year and the University of Florida Honors Program Teacher of the Year. He was selected by the Office of Alumni Affairs to be the Distinguished Alumni Professor for 1991-1993. Dr. Edwards has taught a variety of mathematics courses at the University of Florida, from first-year calculus to graduate-level classes in algebra and numerical analysis. He has been a frequent speaker at research conferences and meetings of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He has also coauthored a wide range of award-winning mathematics textbooks with Dr. Ron Larson.