Brief Applied Calculus, 6th Edition

by Geoffrey C. Berresford, Andrew M. Rockett

This text uses intriguing real-world applications to engage readers' interest and show them the practical side of calculus. The book's many applications are related to finance, business, and such general-interest topics as learning curves in airplane production, the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apple and Oracle stock prices, the distance traveled by sports cars, lives saved by seat belts, and the cost of a congressional victory. The Sixth Edition maintains the hallmark features that have made APPLIED CALCULUS, BRIEF so popular: contemporary and interesting applications; careful and effective use of technology, including graphing calculator and spreadsheet coverage; constant pedagogical reinforcement through section summaries, chapter summaries, annotated examples, and extra practice problems; Just-in-Time algebra review material; and a variety of exercises that allow readers to practice and hone their problem-solving skills.

Genres: Textbooks, Mathematics, Calculus

672 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 1999

Reviews

[Raymond · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not a replacement for a real calculus textbook, but it is very good when you just want to get to the point of a topic. The problems are completely devoid of trigonometric functions, which is nice for easier practice. All in all it's well written and is perfect if you need supplemental material for the first two levels of calculus. It lacks a good bit of calculus 3 material, but what it does cover it does well!