Soo Tan’s APPLIED CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Ninth Edition balances applications, pedagogy, and technology to provide you with the context you need to stay motivated in the course and interested in the material. Accessible for majors and non-majors alike, the text uses an intuitive approach that introduces abstract concepts through examples drawn from common, real-life experiences to which you can relate. It also draws applications from numerous professional fields of interest. In addition, insightful Portfolios highlight the careers of real people and discuss how they incorporate math into their daily work activities. Numerous exercises ensure that you have a solid understanding of concepts before advancing to the next topic. Algebra review notes, keyed to the review chapter Preliminaries, appear where and when you need them. The text’s exciting array of supplements equips you with extensive learning support to help you make the most of your study time. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
This is the focus of new and insightful Portfolio features, which highlight the careers of actual persons and discuss how they incorporate math into their daily operations.
This is the focus of new and insightful Portfolios, which highlight the careers of real people and discuss how they use math in their professions.
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Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences: A Brief Approach
We hope that with this edition we have come one step closer to realizing our goal. The third edition incorporates many suggestions by users of the second edition and by reviewers of the third edition.
Numerous exercises ensure that readers have a solid understanding of concepts before advancing to the next topic. Algebra review notes, keyed to the review chapter Preliminaries, appear where and when readers need them.
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Preliminaries 1 1.1 Precalculus Review I 1 1.2 Precalculus Review II 4 1.3 The Cartesian ... 2.1 Functions and Their Graphs 19 2.2 The Algebra of Functions 25 2.3 Functions and Mathematical Models 29 2.4 Limits 35 2.5 ...
This edition broadens the book's real-life context by adding a number of environmental science and economic applications. The use of modeling has been expanded, with modeling problems now clearly labeled in the examples.
Reflecting Cengage Learning's commitment to offering flexible teaching solutions and value for students and instructors, this new hybrid edition features the instructional presentation found in the printed text while delivering end-of ...