The complete idiot's guide to calculus /
Kelley, W. Michael.
The complete idiot's guide to calculus / Complete idiot's guide Calculus W. Michael Kelley. - 2nd ed. - Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2006. - xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
PART 1: THE ROOTS OF CALCULUS: What is calculus, anyway? -- Polish up your algebra skills -- Equations, relations, and functions, oh my! -- Trigonometry: last stop before calculus -- PART 2: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR CALCULUS: Take it to the limit -- Evaluating limits numerically -- Continuity -- The difference quotient -- PART 3: THE DERIVATIVE: Laying down the law for derivatives -- Common differentiation tasks -- Using derivatives to graph -- Derivatives and motion -- Common derivative applications -- PART 4: THE INTEGRAL: Approximating area -- Antiderivatives -- Applications of the fundamental theorem -- Integration tips for fraction -- Advanced integration methods -- Applications of integration -- PART 5: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, SEQUENCES, SERIES, AND SALUTATIONS: Differential equations -- Visualizing differential equations -- Sequences and series -- Infinite series convergence tests -- Special series -- Final exam -- APPENDIXES: A: Solutions to "You've got problems" -- B: Glossary.
1592574718 9781592574711
2006920724
Calculus.
Calculo.
QA 303 / K29c 2006
515
The complete idiot's guide to calculus / Complete idiot's guide Calculus W. Michael Kelley. - 2nd ed. - Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2006. - xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
PART 1: THE ROOTS OF CALCULUS: What is calculus, anyway? -- Polish up your algebra skills -- Equations, relations, and functions, oh my! -- Trigonometry: last stop before calculus -- PART 2: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR CALCULUS: Take it to the limit -- Evaluating limits numerically -- Continuity -- The difference quotient -- PART 3: THE DERIVATIVE: Laying down the law for derivatives -- Common differentiation tasks -- Using derivatives to graph -- Derivatives and motion -- Common derivative applications -- PART 4: THE INTEGRAL: Approximating area -- Antiderivatives -- Applications of the fundamental theorem -- Integration tips for fraction -- Advanced integration methods -- Applications of integration -- PART 5: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, SEQUENCES, SERIES, AND SALUTATIONS: Differential equations -- Visualizing differential equations -- Sequences and series -- Infinite series convergence tests -- Special series -- Final exam -- APPENDIXES: A: Solutions to "You've got problems" -- B: Glossary.
1592574718 9781592574711
2006920724
Calculus.
Calculo.
QA 303 / K29c 2006
515