Calculus,
10th Edition

1. Functions, Graphs, and Limits.
2. Differentiation.
3. Applications of the Derivative.
4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
5. Integration and Its Applications.
6. Techniques of Integration.
7. Functions of Several Variables.
8. Trigonometric Functions.
9. Probability and Calculus.
10. Series and Taylor Polynomials.
11. Differential Equations.
Appendix A. Precalculus Review.
The Real Number Line and Order. Absolute Value of a Real Number. Exponents and Radicals. Factoring Polynomials. Fractions and Rationalization.
Appendix B. Alternative Introduction to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Appendix C. Formulas.

• Ron Larson

  Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored more than 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson has also written numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling Calculus Series published by Cengage. He is the recipient of the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS, the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS and the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS. He also received the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS -- a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the internet.

• New! Data Download: For selected real-life data sets or lists with more than six data points, pre-populated spreadsheets are now available at LarsonBriefCalculus.com. The text includes icons that designate tables and/or lists for which data sets may be accessed.

• New! Stepped-out solution videos with instruction are available at CalcView.com for selected exercises throughout the text. The selected textbook exercises have a QR code next to the exercise number for easy access via smart phone.

• New! A new website, LarsonBriefCalculus.com, developed by Ron Larson, offers students free access to multiple tools and resources. Your students can take a diagnostic test, watch lesson videos, download data sets, and much more.

• NEW TECHNOLOGY. MindTap® Math for CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, BRIEF is the all-in-one digital learning solution built with input from today’s students and instructors to enhance the learning experience. Complete with a modern design, student diagnostic and improvement plan, end-of-chapter exercises, automatically-graded algorithmic questions with just-in-time homework help and immediate feedback, MindTap helps instructors reduce distraction and keep students focused and engaged in learning course concepts.

• New! A website, LarsonBriefCalculus.com offers you free access to multiple tools and resources, including diagnostic tests, lesson videos, downloadable data sets, and much more.

• ENHANCED WEBASSIGN: CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, BRIEF, 10th Edition, is fully supported by Enhanced WebAssign (EWA), the powerful online homework and course management system that engages students in learning the math. EWA includes new end-of-chapter exercises and pre-built assignments vetted by trusted subject matter experts along with robust course, section, assignment, and question settings and online testing to help instructors foster a deeper understanding of course concepts.

• Every section begins with a list of objectives that highlights the learning outcomes of that section and provides instructors with a tool for lesson planning.

• For instructors who wish to incorporate technology, optional Tech Tutor boxes provide guidance on using technology to ease lengthy calculations, present a graphical solution, or discuss where using technology can lead to misleading or wrong solutions. In addition, exercises requiring technology are identified with a graphing calculator icon.

• A Summarize feature guides students in creating section-level concept summaries-- helping them process and organize key concepts while providing a valuable study tool.

• How Do You See It? exercises ask students to draw conclusions about information presented visually. Requiring little or no calculation, these exercises check students’ conceptual understanding of key concepts.

• The CalcChat.com website provides tutorial help and worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered exercises in the text.

• A wide variety of relevant examples--each of which is titled for easy reference--includes solutions presented graphically, analytically, and/or numerically to provide further insight into mathematical concepts. Examples that illustrate real-life situations are identified with an icon.

• Every section begins with a list of objectives that highlights the skills and concepts you should learn in the section.

• Algebra Tutors appear throughout each chapter and offer algebra support exactly when you need it. A two-page expanded Algebra Tutor appears at the end of every chapter, and includes additional detailed examples with solutions and explanations.

• Tech Tutor boxes provide guidance on using technology--graphing calculators, computer graphing programs, and spreadsheet software such as Excel--to ease lengthy calculations, present a graphical solution, or discuss where using technology can lead to misleading or wrong solutions. Exercises requiring technology are identified with a graphing calculator icon.

• At the beginning of each exercise set, Skills Warm Up exercises provide practice of skills covered in previous sections that are used in the exercise set. Answers are provided at the back of the text to reinforce understanding.

• A wide variety of relevant examples--each of which is titled for easy reference--includes solutions presented graphically, analytically, and/or numerically to provide further insight into mathematical concepts. Examples that illustrate real-life situations are identified with an icon.

• A Summarize feature gives you an easy way to create section-level summaries, helping you process and organize key concepts while providing a valuable study tool.

• How Do You See It? exercises ask you to draw conclusions about information presented visually. Requiring little or no calculation, these exercises check your conceptual understanding of key concepts.

• The CalcChat.com website provides tutorial help and worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered exercises in the text.

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