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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Diagnostic Tests
• A Preview of Calculus
• Four Ways to Represent a Function
• 2 Limits And Derivatives
• The Tangent and Velocity Problems
• Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
• 1 Functions And Models
• New Functions from Old Functions
• Inverse Functions and Logarithms
• Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
• Principles of Problem Solving
• Graphing Calculators and Computers
• Review
• Exponential Functions
• The Limit of a Function
• The Precise Definition of a Limit
• Continuity
• Limits at Infinity
• Horizontal Asymptotes
• Derivatives and Rates of Change
• Writing Project: Early Methods for Finding Tangents
• The Derivative as a Function
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 3 Differentiation Rules
• Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
• Applied Project: Building a Better Roller Coaster
• The Product and Quotient Rules
• Applied Project: Where Should a Pilot Start Descent?
• Implicit Differentiation
• Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
• Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
• Exponential Growth and Decay
• Laboratory Project: Taylor Polynomials
• Hyperbolic Functions
• Review
• 4 Applications Of Differentiation
• Maximum and Minimum Values
• Applied Project: The Calculus of Rainbows
• Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
• The Chain Rule
• Linear Approximations and Differentials
• Related Rates
• Problems Plus
• The Mean Value Theorem
• How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
• Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospital's Rule
• Summary of Curve Sketching
• Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
• Optimization Problems
• Applied Project: The Shape of a Can
• Antiderivatives
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 5 Integrals
• The Definite Integral
• Discovery Project: Area Functions
• The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
• Writing Project: The Origins of l'Hospital's Rule
• Newton's Metho
• Areas and Distances
• Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
• Writing Project: Newton, Leibniz, and the Invention of Calculus
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 6 Applications Of Integration
• Areas between Curves
• Volume
• Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
• Work
• Average Value of a Function
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 7 Techniques Of Integration
• Integration by Parts
• Trigonometric Integrals
• Trigonometric Substitution
• Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions
• Strategy for Integration
• Discovery Project: Patterns in Integrals
• Approximate Integration
• Improper Integrals
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 8 Further Applications Of Integration
• The Substitution Rule
• Applied Project: Where to Sit at the Movies
• Integration Using Tables and Computer Algebra Systems
• Arc Length
• Discovery Project: Arc Length ConteSt. Area of a Surface of Revolution
• Discovery Project: Rotating on a Slant
• Applications to Physics and Engineering
• Discovery Project: Complementary Coffee Cups
• Probability
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 9 Differential Equations
• Modeling with Differential Equations
• Direction Fields and Euler's Method
• Separable Equations
• Applied Project: Which is Faster, Going Up or Coming Down?
• Models for Population Growth
• Applied Project: Calculus and Baseball
• Linear Equations
• Predator-Prey Systems
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 10 Parametric Equations And Polar Coordinates
• Curves Defined by Parametric Equations
• Laboratory Project: Families of Hypocycloids
• Calculus with Parametric Curves
• Laboratory Project: Bezier Curves
• Polar Coordinates
• Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates
• Conic Sections
• Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 11 Infinite Sequences And Series
• Sequences
• Laboratory Project: Logistic Sequences
• Series
• The Integral Test and Estimates of Sums
• The Comparison Tests
• Alternating Series
• Absolute Convergence and the Ratio and Root Tests
• Strategy for Testing Series
• Power Series
• Representations of Functions as Power Series
• Taylor and Maclaurin Series
• Laboratory Project: An Elusive Limit
• Writing Project: How Newton Discovered the Binomial Series
• Applications of Taylor Polynomials
• Applied Project: Radiation from the Stars
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 12 Vectors And The Geometry Of Space
• Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems
• Vectors
• The Dot Product
• The Cross Product
• Discovery Project: The Geometry of a Tetrahedron
• Equations of Lines and Planes
• Quadric Surfaces
• Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
• Laboratory Project: Families of Surfaces
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 13 Vector Functions
• Vector Functions and Space Curves
• Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
• Arc Length and Curvature
• Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration
• Applied Project: Kepler's Laws
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 14 Partial Derivatives
• Functions of Several Variables
• Limits and Continuity
• Partial Derivatives
• Tangent Planes and Differentials
• The Chain Rule
• Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector
• Maximum and Minimum Values
• Applied Project: Designing a Dumpster
• Discovery Project: Quadratic Approximations and Critical Points
• Lagrange Multipliers
• Applied Project: Rocket Science
• Applied Project: Hydro-Turbine Optimization
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 15 Multiple Integrals
• Double Integrals over Rectangles
• Iterated Integrals
• Double Integrals over General Regions
• Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
• Applications of Double Integrals
• Surface Area
• Triple Integrals
• Discovery Project: Volumes of Hyperspheres
• Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
• Applied Project: Roller Derby
• Discovery Project: The Intersection of Three Cylinders
• Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 16 Vector Calculu
• Line Integrals
• The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
• Green's Theorem
• Curl and Divergence
• Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas
• Surface Integrals
• Stokes' Theorem
• Writing Project: Three Men and Two Theorems
• The Divergence Theorem
• Summary
• Review
• Problems Plus
• 17 Second-Order Differential Equations
• Second-Order Linear Equations
• Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations
• Applications of Second-Order Differential Equations
• Series Solutions
• Review
• Problems Plus
• Appendixes
• A Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values
• B Coordinate Geometry and Lines
• C Graphs of Second-Degree Equations
• D Trigonometry
• E Sigma Notation
• F Proofs of Theorems
• G The Logarithm Defined as an Integral
• H Complex Numbers
• I Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises