Brief Calculus: An Applied Approach

by Ron Larson

Designed specifically for business, economics, or life/social sciences majors, BRIEF CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, Ninth Edition, motivates students while fostering understanding and mastery. The book emphasizes integrated and engaging applications that show students the real-world relevance of topics and concepts. Applied problems drawn from government sources, industry, current events, and other disciplines provide well-rounded examples and appeal to students' diverse interests. The Ninth Edition builds upon its applications emphasis through updated exercises and relevant examples. Pedagogical features--from algebra review to study tips--provide extra guidance and practice.

Genres: Mathematics

640 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Roland "Ron" Edwin Larson

Reviews

[Jonathan Hockey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just about finished going through this once and will certainly come back to revise certain sections. It gives a good plain and concise overview of key concepts in Calculus, without getting into too many of the more technical and algebraically complicated areas, such as with Trigonometry. In fact, trigonometry is almost completely absent from this book, so if that is important part of your study you will need to find that elsewhere. The try it exercises format, that you can do while going through I found to be very useful. builds confidence at doing an exercise while the process for how to do it is still fresh in your mind from the section you have just read. I have the more detailed book on Calculus Early Transcendental Functions by the same authors, also, which will be important if you want a more comprehensive treatment of undergraduate level Calculus. That book is very good also, only it would benefit from try it format of exercises as they really help to ease you into doing the more complicated exercises on your own.

[George Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

it works. Make sure you use with calcchat.org for solutions

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. It was fine. It’s a book about calculus.

[Giang]

good