Calculus for Dummies - Brossura

Ryan, Mark

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1118791290 ISBN 13: 9781118791295

Casa editrice: For Dummies, 2014

Riassunto

Slay the calculus monster with this user-friendly guide

Calculus For Dummies, 2^nd Edition makes calculus manageable—even if you're one of the many students who sweat at the thought of it. By breaking down differentiation and integration into digestible concepts, this guide helps you build a stronger foundation with a solid understanding of the big ideas at work. This user-friendly math book leads you step-by-step through each concept, operation, and solution, explaining the "how" and "why" in plain English instead of math-speak. Through relevant instruction and practical examples, you'll soon learn that real-life calculus isn't nearly the monster it's made out to be.

Calculus is a required course for many college majors, and for students without a strong math foundation, it can be a real barrier to graduation. Breaking that barrier down means recognizing calculus for what it is—simply a tool for studying the ways in which variables interact. It's the logical extension of the algebra, geometry, and trigonometry you've already taken, and Calculus For Dummies, 2^nd Edition proves that if you can master those classes, you can tackle calculus and win.

• Includes foundations in algebra, trigonometry, and pre-calculus concepts
• Explores sequences, series, and graphing common functions
• Instructs you how to approximate area with integration
• Features things to remember, things to forget, and things you can't get away with

Stop fearing calculus, and learn to embrace the challenge. With this comprehensive study guide, you'll gain the skills and confidence that make all the difference. Calculus For Dummies, 2^nd Edition provides a roadmap for success, and the backup you need to get there.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Mark Ryan is the founder and owner of The Math Center, a math and test prep tutoring center in Winnetka, Illinois. He is the author of Calculus Workbook For Dummies, Calculus Essentials For Dummies, Geometry For Dummies, Geometry Workbook For Dummies, and Geometry Essentials For Dummies. Ryan is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and has been teaching all levels of junior high and high school mathematics since 1989.

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Learn to:

• Master differentiation and integration
• Use the calculus microscope: limits
• Analyze common functions
• Score your highest in Calculus

Slay the calculus monster with this user-friendly guide

This hands-on, friendly guide makes calculus manageable even if it makes you sweat! It leads you step-by-step through each concept, operation, and solution, explaining the how and why in plain English. Through detailed instruction and practical examples, you ll soon learn that real-life calculus isn t nearly the monster it s made out to be!

• A quick overview of calculus get an easy-to-follow introduction to calculus and make sense of the two big ideas of the subject: differentiation and integration
• Power through the prerequisites warm up to calculus with reviews of pre-algebra and algebra, geometry, functions and their graphs, and trigonometry
• The sky s the limit find the lowdown on limits and continuity and take a stab at evaluating limits
• Go off on a tangent discover the deal with differentiation orientation, differentiation rules, differentiation and the shape of curves, and differentiation problems
• To infinity and back get a handle on integration and infinite series, from using the integral to solve problems to taming the infinite with improper integrals

Open the book and find:

• Easily digestible explanations of key calculus concepts
• The rules, definitions, and formulas you need to know
• Clever shortcuts and real-world examples
• Why calculus works
• The logic underlying the calculus ideas
• How to use differentiation to solve problems
• Integration techniques and how to approximate area
• Ten calculus tips to remember

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: For Dummies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1118791290
• ISBN 13: 9781118791295
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 370
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile