Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life and Social Sciences: A Brief Approach 8th edition

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Soo T. Tan
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  • Chapter 1:Preliminaires
    • 1:1: Precalculus Review I (39)
    • 1:2: Precalculus Review II (23)
    • 1:3: The Cartesian Coordinate System (30)
    • 1:4: Straight Lines (30)
    • 1: Review Exercises (24)

  • Chapter 2: Functions, Limits and the Derivative
    • 2:1: Functions and Their Graphs (31)
    • 2:2: The Algebra of Functions (28)
    • 2:3: Functions and Mathematical Models (30)
    • 2:4: Limits (31)
    • 2:5: One-Sided Limits and Continuity (26)
    • 2:6: the Derivative (26)
    • 2: Review Exercises (21)

  • Chapter 3: Differenation
    • 3:1: Basic Rules of Differentiation (30)
    • 3:2: The Product and Quotient Rules (30)
    • 3:3: The Chain Rule (31)
    • 3:4: Marginal Functions in Economics (30)
    • 3:5: Higher-Order Derivatives (30)
    • 3:6: Implicit Differenation and Related Rates (30)
    • 3:7: Differentials (30)
    • 3: Review Exercises (23)

  • Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
    • 4:1: Applications of the First Derivative (33)
    • 4:2: Applications of the Second Derivative (34)
    • 4:3: Curve Sketching (31)
    • 4:4: Optimization I (32)
    • 4:5: Optimization II (31)
    • 4: Review Exercises (21)

  • Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 5:1: Exponential Functions (32)
    • 5:2: Logarithmic Functions (34)
    • 5:3: Compound Interests (30)
    • 5:4: Differentation in Exponential Functions (30)
    • 5:5: Differenation in Logarithmic Functions (31)
    • 5:6: Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models (31)
    • 5: Review Exercises (10)

  • Chapter 6: Integration
    • 6:1: Antiderivatives and the Rules of Integration (29)
    • 6:2: Integration by Subsitution (29)
    • 6:3: Area and the Definite Integral (18)
    • 6:4: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (32)
    • 6:5: Evaluating Definite Integrals (30)
    • 6:6: Area between Two Curves (30)
    • 6:7: Applications of the Definite Integral to Business and Economics (23)
    • 6: Review Exercises (20)

  • Chapter 7: Additional Topics in Integration
    • 7:1: Integration by Parts (29)
    • 7:2: Integration Using Tables of Integration (30)
    • 7:3: Numerical Integration (30)
    • 7:4: Improper Integrals (30)
    • 7:5: Applications of Calculus to Probability (38)
    • 7: Review Exercises (19)

  • Chapter 8: Calculus of Several Variables
    • 8:1: Functions of Several Variables (32)
    • 8:2: Partial Derivatives (31)
    • 8:3: Maxima and Minima of Functions of Several Variables (27)
    • 8:4: The Method of Least Squares (24)
    • 8:5: Constrained Maxima and Minima and the Method of Largrange Multipliers (27)
    • 8:6: Double Integrals (52)
    • 8: Review Exercises (19)

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Chapter 2: Functions, Limits and the Derivative
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Chapter 3: Differenation
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Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
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Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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Chapter 6: Integration
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Chapter 7: Additional Topics in Integration
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Chapter 8: Calculus of Several Variables
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