Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences, A Brief Approach 10th edition

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Soo Tan
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Preliminaries
    • 1.1: Precalculus Review I
    • 1.2: Precalculus Review II
    • 1.3: The Cartesian Coordinate System
    • 1.4: Straight Lines
    • 1: Concept Review Questions
    • 1: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 2: Functions, Limits, and the Derivative
    • 2.1: Functions and Their Graphs
    • 2.2: The Algebra of Functions
    • 2.3: Functions and Mathematical Models
    • 2.4: Limits
    • 2.5: One-Sided Limits and Continuity
    • 2.6: The Derivative
    • 2: Concept Review Questions
    • 2: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 3: Differentiation
    • 3.1: Basic Rules of Differentiation
    • 3.2: The Product and Quotient Rules
    • 3.3: The Chain Rule
    • 3.4: Marginal Functions in Economics
    • 3.5: Higher-Order Derivatives
    • 3.6: Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
    • 3.7: Differentials
    • 3: Concept Review Questions
    • 3: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
    • 4.1: Applications of the First Derivative
    • 4.2: Applications of the Second Derivative
    • 4.3: Curve Sketching
    • 4.4: Optimization I
    • 4.5: Optimization II
    • 4: Concept Review Questions
    • 4: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.1: Exponential Functions
    • 5.2: Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.3: Compound Interest
    • 5.4: Differentiation of Exponential Functions
    • 5.5: Differentiation of Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.6: Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models
    • 5: Concept Review Questions
    • 5: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 6: Integration
    • 6.1: Antiderivatives and the Rules of Integration
    • 6.2: Integration by Substitution
    • 6.3: Area and the Definite Integral
    • 6.4: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
    • 6.5: Evaluating Definite Integrals
    • 6.6: Area Between Two Curves
    • 6.7: Applications of the Definite Integral to Business and Economics
    • 6: Concept Review Questions
    • 6: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 7: Additional Topics in Integration
    • 7.1: Integration by Parts
    • 7.2: Integration Using Tables of Integrals
    • 7.3: Numerical Integration
    • 7.4: Improper Integrals
    • 7.5: Applications of Calculus to Probability
    • 7: Concept Review Questions
    • 7: Review Exercises

  • Chapter 8: Calculus of Several Variables
    • 8.1: Functions of Several Variables
    • 8.2: Partial Derivatives
    • 8.3: Maxima and Minima of Functions of Several Variables
    • 8.4: The Method of Least Squares
    • 8.5: Constrained Maxima and Minima and the Method of Lagrange Multipliers
    • 8.6: Double Integrals
    • 8: Concept Review Questions
    • 8: Review Exercises

  • Chapter A: Appendix A
    • A.1: The Inverse of a Function
    • A.2: The Graphs of Inverse Functions
    • A.3: Functions That Have Inverses
    • A.4: Finding the Inverse of a Function

  • Chapter B: Appendix B
    • B.1: Indeterminate Forms
    • B.2: The Indeterminate Forms 0/0 and ∞/∞ and l/Hôpital's Rule

  • Chapter DT: Diagnostic Test
    • DT: Diagnostic Test

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