The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Calculus, 2nd Edition
- Length: 352 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: Alpha
- Publication Date: 2006-06-27
- ISBN-10: 1592574718
- ISBN-13: 9781592574711
- Sales Rank: #744289 (See Top 100 Books)
Cast off the curse of calculus!
Students no longer have anything to fear: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Calculus, Second Edition, is here. Like its predecessor, it was created with an audience of students working toward a non-science related degree in mind. A non-intimidating, easy-to-understand textbook companion, this new edition has more explanatory graphs and illustrations and double the number of practice problems.
- First edition of this book has sold more copies than any of the other 70+ books on the subject
- Twice as many practice problems in this second edition
- More college students are now required to take calculus in college than ever before
- Author is an award-winning calculus teacher praised for his ability to make this topic fun and approachable
- His website, calculus-help.com, reaches thousands of students every month
Table of Contents
Part One: The Roots of Calculus
Chapter One: What Is Calculus, Anyway?
Chapter Two: Polish Up Your Algebra Skills
Chapter Three: Equations, Relations, and Functions, Oh My!
Chapter Four: Trigonometry: Last Stop Before Calculus
Part Two: Laying the Foundation for Calculus
Chapter Five: Take It to the Limit
Chapter Six: Evaluating Limits Numerically
Chapter Seven: Continuity
Chapter Eight: The Difference Quotient
Part Three: The Derivative
Chapter Nine: Laying Down the Law for Derivatives
Chapter Ten: Common Differentiation Tasks
Chapter Eleven: Using Derivatives to Graph
Chapter Twelve: Derivatives and Motion
Chapter Thirteen: Common Derivative Applications
Part Four: The Integral
Chapter Fourteen: Approximating Area
Chapter Fifteen: Antiderivatives
Chapter Sixteen: Applications of the Fundamental Theorem
Chapter Seventeen: Integration Tips for Fractions
Chapter Eighteen: Advanced Integration Methods
Chapter Nineteen: Applications of Integration
Part Five: Differential Equations, Sequences, Series, and Salutations
Chapter Twenty: Differential Equations
Chapter Twenty-One: Visualizing Differential Equations
Chapter Twenty-Two: Sequences and Series
Chapter Twenty-Three: Infinite Series Convergence Tests
Chapter Twenty-Four: Special Series
Chapter Twenty-Five: Final Exam
Appendix A: Solutions to “You’ve Got Problems”
Appendix B: Glossary
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