Textbook
Calculus: Single Variable, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-470-60198-3
Hardcover
832 pages
January 2011, ©2011
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- Readable rigor: The writing of this text is cogent, clear, and compelling; while carefully maintaining mathematical precision.
- Depth of Exercises: Exercise sets have real depth and are organized into three parts; skills exercises (Problems for Practice), more challenging and thought-provoking exercises (Further Theory and Practice), and technology exercises (Calculator/Computer Sciences)
- Pedagogical Features: These include: Insight, A Look Back, A Look Forward, Quick Quiz, Preview, Key/Basic Steps, Summary of Key Topics, Genesis and Development
- Advanced Students Are Engaged Early: Students who were exposed to calculus in high school are challenged and engaged early; for instance, by early exposure to sequences (in Chapter 2, “Limits”)
- Technology: Technology is an essential part of modern life. It is used throughout the book in a natural and comfortable manner. Students see how scientists and engineers think about mathematical questions.
- Real World Applications: Applications are not “made up” or artificial. They are shown as an essential part of the way we think about Mathematics and the world around us.
- Sequences: These are introduced early and used throughout to motivate key ideas like limits, exponentials and series.