Calculus for the Life Sciences: Modelling the Dynamics of Life (Canadian edition) 2nd edition

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Frederick R. Adler and Miroslav Lovric
Publisher: Cengage Learning Canada

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Models and Functions
    • 1.1: Why Mathematics Matters
    • 1.2: Models in Life Sciences
    • 1.3: Variables, Parameters, and Functions (4)
    • 1.4: Working with Functions (6)
    • 1.5: Logical Reasoning and Language in Math and Life Sciences
    • 1: True/False Quiz
    • 1: Supplementary Problems
    • 1: Project

  • Chapter 2: Modelling Using Elementary Functions
    • 2.1: Elementary Models (5)
    • 2.2: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Exponential Models (5)
    • 2.3: Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions (5)
    • 2: True/False Quiz
    • 2: Supplementary Problems

  • Chapter 3: Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems
    • 3.1: Introduction to Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (4)
    • 3.2: Analysis of Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (3)
    • 3.3: Modelling with Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (6)
    • 3.4: Nonlinear Dynamics Model of Selection (7)
    • 3.5: A Model of Gas Exchange in the Lung (4)
    • 3: True/False Quiz
    • 3: Supplementary Problems
    • 3: Project

  • Chapter 4: Limits, Continuity, and Derivatives
    • 4.1: Investigating Change (4)
    • 4.2: Limit of a Function (5)
    • 4.3: Infinite Limits and Limits at Infinity (6)
    • 4.4: Continuity (5)
    • 4.5: Derivatives and Differentiability (5)
    • 4: True/False Quiz
    • 4: Supplementary Problems
    • 4: Project

  • Chapter 5: Working with Derivatives
    • 5.1: Derivatives of Powers, Polynomials, and Exponential Functions (4)
    • 5.2: Derivatives of Products and Quotients (4)
    • 5.3: The Chain Rule and the Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions (6)
    • 5.4: Derivatives of Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions (4)
    • 5.5: Implicit Differentiation, Logarithmic Differentiation, and Related Rates (5)
    • 5.6: The Second Derivative, Curvature, and Concavity (4)
    • 5.7: Approximating Functions with Polynomials (4)
    • 5: True/False Quiz
    • 5: Supplementary Problems
    • 5: Project

  • Chapter 6: Applications of Derivatives
    • 6.1: Extreme Values of a Function (9)
    • 6.2: Three Case Studies in Optimization (2)
    • 6.3: Reasoning about Functions: Continuity and Differentiability (4)
    • 6.4: Leading Behaviour and L'Hôpital's Rule (8)
    • 6.5: Graphing Functions: A Summary (3)
    • 6.6: Newton's Method (4)
    • 6.7: Stability of Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (5)
    • 6.8: The Logistic Dynamical System and More Complex Dynamics (4)
    • 6.9: Case Study: Painting and Deep Breathing (Online)
    • 6: True/False Quiz
    • 6: Supplementary Problems
    • 6: Projects

  • Chapter 7: Integrals and Applications
    • 7.1: Differential Equations (5)
    • 7.2: Antiderivatives (5)
    • 7.3: Definite Integral and Area (6)
    • 7.4: Definite and Indefinite Integrals (7)
    • 7.5: Techniques of Integration: Substitution and Integration by Parts (5)
    • 7.6: Applications (7)
    • 7.7: Improper Integrals (4)
    • 7: True/False Quiz
    • 7: Supplementary Problems
    • 7: Projects

  • Chapter 8: Differential Equations
    • 8.1: Basic Models with Differential Equations (5)
    • 8.2: Equilibria and Display of Autonomous Differential Equations (5)
    • 8.3: Stability of Equilibria (4)
    • 8.4: Separable Differential Equations (6)
    • 8.5: Systems of Differential Equations; Predator-Prey Model (4)
    • 8.6: The Phase Plane (3)
    • 8.7: Solutions in the Phase Plane (3)
    • 8.8: Dynamics of a Neuron (online)
    • 8: True/False Quiz
    • 8: Supplementary Problems
    • 8: Projects

  • Chapter FSV: Functions of Several Variables
    • FSV.1: Introduction (2)
    • FSV.2: Graph of a Function of Several Variables (3)
    • FSV.3: Limits and Continuity (2)
    • FSV.4: Partial Derivatives (3)
    • FSV.5: Tangent Plane, Linearization, and Differentiability (2)
    • FSV.6: The Chain Rule (2)
    • FSV.7: Second-Order Partial Derivatives and Applications (2)
    • FSV.8: Partial Differential Equations (1)
    • FSV.9: Directional Derivative and Gradient (3)
    • FSV.10: Extreme Values (2)
    • FSV.11: Optimization with Constraints (1)

  • Chapter PS: Probability and Statistics
    • PS.1: Introduction: Why Probability and Statistics
    • PS.2: Stochastic Models (2)
    • PS.3: Basics of Probability Theory (2)
    • PS.4: Conditional Probability and the Law of Total Probability (2)
    • PS.5: Independence (2)
    • PS.6: Discrete Random Variables (2)
    • PS.7: The Mean, the Median, and the Mode (2)
    • PS.8: The Spread of a Distribution (2)
    • PS.9: Joint Distributions (2)
    • PS.10: The Binomial Distribution (3)
    • PS.11: The Multinomial and the Geometric Distributions (2)
    • PS.12: The Poisson Distribution (2)
    • PS.13: Continuous Random Variables (2)
    • PS.14: The Normal Distribution (2)
    • PS.15: The Uniform and the Exponential Distributions (2)

  • Chapter LA: Linear Algebra
    • LA.1: Identifying Location in a Plane and in Space (2)
    • LA.2: Vectors (2)
    • LA.3: The Dot Product (2)
    • LA.4: Equations of Lines and Planes (2)
    • LA.5: Systems of Linear Equations (2)
    • LA.6: Gaussian Elimination (2)
    • LA.7: Linear Systems in Medical Imaging
    • LA.8: Matrices (2)
    • LA.9: Matrices and Linear Systems (2)
    • LA.10: Linear Transformations (2)
    • LA.11: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (3)
    • LA.12: The Leslie Model: Age-Structured Population Dynamics (2)

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