Barnett, Raymond A.

Applied calculus for business and economics life sciences, and social sciences / Raymond A. Barnett and Michael R. Ziegler. - Third Edition - San Francisco, California : Collier Macmillan Publisher, c1985 - xvi, 916 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter 0. Preliminaries -- Chapter 1. The derivative -- Chapter 2. Graphing and optimization -- Chapter 3. Additional derivative topics -- Chapter 4. Integration -- Chapter 5. Additional integration topics -- Chapter 6. Multivariable calculus -- Chapter 7. Differential equations -- Chapter 8. Taylor polynomial and infinite series; L'Hopital's Rule -- Chapter 9. Numerical technique -- Chapter 10. Probability and calculus.

The third edition of Applied Calculus for Business and Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences reflects the experiences and recommendations of a large number of the users of the first two editions. Much of the material has been reorganized to provide a more efficient presentation of the topics. Many examples and exercises have been changed to provide clear illustrations of mathematical concepts without undue algebraic complexity. Special attention has been paid to increasing the quantity and quality of applications throughout the book.

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QA 303 .B37 1987