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Clearly present and effectively demonstrate the concepts and rules of calculus with the student-focused approach in CALCULUS OF A SINGLE VARIABLE, 12th Edition by award-winning authors Larson and Edwards. This edition offers a wealth of learning support and digital resources -- all thoroughly updated and refined using proven learning design principles that remove typical barriers to learning to create a carefully planned, inclusive experience for all students. New "Big Ideas of Calculus" notes highlight overarching ideas behind chapter topics, while annotated examples, "Concept Checks" and visually driven exercises help students master key concepts. New automatically graded Proof Problems, Expanded Problems and "Explore It" interactive learning modules within WebAssign digital resources help students develop a deeper conceptual understanding as they apply concepts. In addition, CalcView.com, CalcChat.com and LarsonCalculus.com offer tutorial support to further your students' understanding.
- NEW "BIG IDEAS OF CALCULUS" NOTES FOCUS ON A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CORE CONCEPTS. Each chapter introduces the overarching or primary ideas behind the chapter's topics and includes a clear summary of key concepts. Conceptual exercises further solidify students' understanding while follow-up exercises demonstrate how to apply the concepts students are learning.
- NEW AUTOMATICALLY GRADED PROOF PROBLEMS IN WEBASSIGN BUILD STUDENT CONFIDENCE. These online Proof Problems help students develop an understanding of the entire process of writing proofs with carefully crafted practice opportunities and immediate feedback.
- NEW EXPANDED PROBLEMS IN WEBASSIGN INCLUDE MULTIPLE PARTS TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING. These online Expanded Problems go beyond the basic exercises to ask students to show the specific steps of their work or to explain the reasoning behind the answers they've provided.
- STUDENT-FOCUSED APPROACH PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE AND LEARNING FEATURES. This edition offers section-level objectives and clearly stated theorems and definitions as well as engaging exploration features and helpful remarks.
- CAREFULLY DESIGNED EXERCISE SETS OFFER RELEVANT AND RIGOROUS PRACTICE. The exercise sets have been extensively examined to ensure they offer an appropriate level of difficulty and relevant content. Conceptual and multi-step questions and real-life exercises reinforce problem-solving skills and mastery of concepts by giving students the opportunity to apply the concepts in real-life situations.
- UNIQUE "HOW DO YOU SEE IT?" EXERCISES PROVIDE VISUALLY DRIVEN PRACTICE WITH CONCEPTS. These "How Do You See It?" exercises for each section present a problem that your students solve through visual inspection -- using the concepts learned from the lesson they've just completed.
- WEBASSIGN PROVIDES ONLINE TOOLS TO BUILD STUDENTS’ CONFIDENCE AND ELEVATE PERFORMANCE. WebAssign digital resources provide instant access to expertly designed support for you and your students, including additional practice and instructional videos. This high-quality, affordable content offers you both built-in flexibility and control.
- HELPFUL TUTORIAL VIDEOS PROVIDE STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATIONS AND WORKED-OUT SOLUTIONS. For additional support, Larson’s CalcView.com provides online reinforcement with tutorial videos that offer stepped-out solutions for selected exercises. In addition, LarsonCalculus.com provides videos explaining concepts and proofs.
- LARSON’S CALCCHAT.COM OFFERS ADDITIONAL ONLINE LEARNING SUPPORT. This no-cost invaluable website provides students with online tutoring and solutions to all odd-numbered problems.
P. PREPARATION FOR CALCULUS.
Graphs and Models. Linear Models and Rates of Change. Functions and Their Graphs. Review of Trigonometric Functions. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
1. LIMITS AND THEIR PROPERTIES.
A Preview of Calculus. Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically. Evaluating Limits Analytically. Continuity and One-Sided Limits. Infinite Limits. Section Project: Graphs and Limits of Trigonometric Functions. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
2. DIFFERENTIATION.
The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem. Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change. Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives. The Chain Rule. Implicit Differentiation. Section Project: Optical Illusions. Related Rates. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
3. APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION.
Extrema on an Interval. Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test. Section Project: Even Fourth-Degree Polynomials. Concavity and the Second Derivative Test. Limits at Infinity. A Summary of Curve Sketching. Optimization Problems. Section Project: Minimum Time. Newton's Method. Differentials. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
4. INTEGRATION.
Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration. Area. Riemann Sums and Definite Integrals. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Section Project: Demonstrating the Fundamental Theorem. Integration by Substitution. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
5. LOGARITHMIC, EXPONENTIAL, AND OTHER TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS.
The Natural Logarithmic Function: Differentiation. The Natural Logarithmic Function: Integration. Inverse Functions. Exponential Functions: Differentiation and Integration. Bases Other than e and Applications. Section Project: Using Graphing Utilities to Estimate Slope. Indeterminate Forms and L’Hopital’s Rule. Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Differentiation. Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Integration. Hyperbolic Functions. Section Project: Mercator Map. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
6. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS.
Slope Fields and Euler's Method. Growth and Decay. Separation of Variables and the Logistic Equation. First-Order Linear Differential Equations. Section Project: Weight Loss. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
7. APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION.
Area of a Region Between Two Curves. Volume: The Disk Method. Volume: The Shell Method. Section Project: Saturn. Arc Length and Surfaces of Revolution. Work. Section Project: Pyramid of Khufu. Moments, Centers of Mass, and Centroids. Fluid Pressure and Fluid Force. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
8. INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES AND IMPROPER INTEGRALS.
Basic Integration Rules. Integration by Parts. Trigonometric Integrals. Section Project: The Wallis Product. Trigonometric Substitution. Partial Fractions. Numerical Integration. Integration by Tables and Other Integration Techniques. Improper Integrals. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
9. INFINITE SERIES.
Sequences. Series and Convergence. Section Project: Cantor's Disappearing Table. The Integral Test and p-Series. Section Project: The Harmonic Series. Comparisons of Series. Alternating Series. The Ratio and Root Tests. Taylor Polynomials and Approximations. Power Series. Representation of Functions by Power Series. Taylor and Maclaurin Series. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
10. CONICS, PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS, AND POLAR COORDINATES.
Conics and Calculus. Plane Curves and Parametric Equations. Section Project: Cycloids. Parametric Equations and Calculus. Polar Coordinates and Polar Graphs. Section Project: Cassini Oval. Area and Arc Length in Polar Coordinates. Polar Equations of Conics and Kepler's Laws. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
APPENDIX.
A. Proofs of Selected Theorems.
B. Integration Tables.
C. Precalculus Review (Web).
C.1. Real Numbers and the Real Number Line.
C.2. The Cartesian Plane.
D. Rotation and the General Second-Degree Equation (Web).
E. Complex Numbers (Web).
F. Business and Economic Applications (Web).
G. Fitting Models to Data (Web).
Graphs and Models. Linear Models and Rates of Change. Functions and Their Graphs. Review of Trigonometric Functions. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
1. LIMITS AND THEIR PROPERTIES.
A Preview of Calculus. Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically. Evaluating Limits Analytically. Continuity and One-Sided Limits. Infinite Limits. Section Project: Graphs and Limits of Trigonometric Functions. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
2. DIFFERENTIATION.
The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem. Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change. Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives. The Chain Rule. Implicit Differentiation. Section Project: Optical Illusions. Related Rates. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
3. APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION.
Extrema on an Interval. Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem. Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test. Section Project: Even Fourth-Degree Polynomials. Concavity and the Second Derivative Test. Limits at Infinity. A Summary of Curve Sketching. Optimization Problems. Section Project: Minimum Time. Newton's Method. Differentials. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
4. INTEGRATION.
Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration. Area. Riemann Sums and Definite Integrals. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Section Project: Demonstrating the Fundamental Theorem. Integration by Substitution. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
5. LOGARITHMIC, EXPONENTIAL, AND OTHER TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS.
The Natural Logarithmic Function: Differentiation. The Natural Logarithmic Function: Integration. Inverse Functions. Exponential Functions: Differentiation and Integration. Bases Other than e and Applications. Section Project: Using Graphing Utilities to Estimate Slope. Indeterminate Forms and L’Hopital’s Rule. Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Differentiation. Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Integration. Hyperbolic Functions. Section Project: Mercator Map. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
6. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS.
Slope Fields and Euler's Method. Growth and Decay. Separation of Variables and the Logistic Equation. First-Order Linear Differential Equations. Section Project: Weight Loss. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
7. APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION.
Area of a Region Between Two Curves. Volume: The Disk Method. Volume: The Shell Method. Section Project: Saturn. Arc Length and Surfaces of Revolution. Work. Section Project: Pyramid of Khufu. Moments, Centers of Mass, and Centroids. Fluid Pressure and Fluid Force. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
8. INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES AND IMPROPER INTEGRALS.
Basic Integration Rules. Integration by Parts. Trigonometric Integrals. Section Project: The Wallis Product. Trigonometric Substitution. Partial Fractions. Numerical Integration. Integration by Tables and Other Integration Techniques. Improper Integrals. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
9. INFINITE SERIES.
Sequences. Series and Convergence. Section Project: Cantor's Disappearing Table. The Integral Test and p-Series. Section Project: The Harmonic Series. Comparisons of Series. Alternating Series. The Ratio and Root Tests. Taylor Polynomials and Approximations. Power Series. Representation of Functions by Power Series. Taylor and Maclaurin Series. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
10. CONICS, PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS, AND POLAR COORDINATES.
Conics and Calculus. Plane Curves and Parametric Equations. Section Project: Cycloids. Parametric Equations and Calculus. Polar Coordinates and Polar Graphs. Section Project: Cassini Oval. Area and Arc Length in Polar Coordinates. Polar Equations of Conics and Kepler's Laws. Review Exercises. P.S. Problem Solving.
APPENDIX.
A. Proofs of Selected Theorems.
B. Integration Tables.
C. Precalculus Review (Web).
C.1. Real Numbers and the Real Number Line.
C.2. The Cartesian Plane.
D. Rotation and the General Second-Degree Equation (Web).
E. Complex Numbers (Web).
F. Business and Economic Applications (Web).
G. Fitting Models to Data (Web).
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