Description With a long history of innovation in the market, Larson/Edwards’ Calculus, International Metric Edition has been widely praised by a generation of students and professors for solid and effective pedagogy that addresses the needs of a broad range of teaching and learning styles and environments. This edition clearly presents and effectively demonstrates the concepts and rules of calculus with a student-focused approach. It offers a wealth of learning support and digital resources – all thoroughly updated and refined using proven learning design principles that remove typical barriers to learning to create a carefully planned, inclusive experience for all students.
New ‘Big Ideas of Calculus’ notes focus on a deeper understanding of core concepts. Each chapter introduces the overarching or primary ideas behind the chapter's topics and includes a clear summary of key concepts. Conceptual exercises further solidify students' understanding while follow-up exercises demonstrate how to apply the concepts students are learning.
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Strong student-focused approach provides clear guidance and learning features. This is enhanced by section-level objectives, clearly stated theorems and definitions, as well as engaging exploration features and helpful remarks.
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Table Of Contents
1. Limits and Their Properties.
2. Differentiation.
3. Applications of Differentiation.
4. Integration.
5. Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions.
6. Differential Equations.
7. Applications of Integration.
8. Integration Techniques and Improper Integrals.
9. Infinite Series.
10. Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates.
11. Vectors and the Geometry Of Space.
12. Vector-Valued Functions.
13. Functions of Several Variables.
14. Multiple Integration.
15. Vector Analysis.
16. Additional Topics in Differential Equations (Online)*
Appendix.
A. Proofs of Selected Theorems.
B. Integration Tables.
C. Precalculus Review (Online)*
D. Rotation and the General Second-Degree Equation (Online)*.
E. Complex Numbers (Online)*.
F. Business and Economic Applications (Online)*.
G. Fitting Models to Data (Online)*.
Ron Larson
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 written numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling Calculus Series published by Cengage. He is the recipient of the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS, the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS and the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS. He also 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.
Bruce H. Edwards
Dr. Bruce H. Edwards is 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 recognized by the Office of Alumni Affairs as 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 is also a frequent speaker at research conferences and meetings of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He has co-authored a wide range of award-winning mathematics textbooks with Dr. Ron Larson.