Brief Calculus: An Applied Approach, 8th Edition

NEW! Full color design improves clarity and assists student understanding with consistant pedagogical use of color.

More applications using real data enhances student motivation. Many of these applications include source lines, to show how mathematics is used in the real world.

NEW! Conceptual problems ask students to put the concepts and results into their own words. These problems are marked with an icon to make them easier to assign.

The Preparing for this Section feature guides the student on which concepts to review before starting each new section.

Each section begins with a set of objectives, which are highlighted and maintained throughout the section. At the end of each chapter, these objectives are reviewed, with specific Review Exercises to test the student's command of the material.

Each chapter ends with a Chapter Project that can be used in class, assigned for homework, or employed for group work.

NEW! Use of Excel spreadsheets are now integrated throughout.