{"product_id":"calculus-workbook-for-dummies-with-online-practice-isbn-9781119357483","title":"Calculus Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe easy way to conquer calculus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculus is hard—no doubt about it—and students often need help understanding or retaining the key concepts covered in class. \u003ci\u003eCalculus Workbook For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e serves up the concept review and practice problems with an easy-to-follow, practical approach. Plus, you’ll get free access to a quiz for every chapter online.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a wide variety of problems on everything covered in calculus class, you’ll find multiple examples of limits, vectors, continuity, differentiation, integration, curve-sketching, conic sections, natural logarithms, and infinite series. Plus, you’ll get hundreds of practice opportunities with detailed solutions that will help you master the math that is critical for scoring your highest in calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReview key concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake hundreds of practice problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet access to free chapter quizzes online\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse as a classroom supplement or with a tutor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet ready to quickly and easily increase your confidence and improve your skills in calculus. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Pre-Calculus Review 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Getting Down to Basics: Algebra and Geometry 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraction Frustration 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisc. Algebra: You Know, Like Miss South Carolina 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry: When Am I Ever Going to Need It? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for This Easy, Elementary Stuff 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Funky Functions and Tricky Trig 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiguring Out Your Functions 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrigonometric Calisthenics 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Functions and Trigonometry 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Limits and Continuity 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: A Graph Is Worth a Thousand Words: Limits and Continuity 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigesting the Definitions: Limit and Continuity 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking a Closer Look: Limit and Continuity Graphs 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Limits and Continuity 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Nitty-Gritty Limit Problems 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Limits with Algebra 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling Out Your Calculator: Useful “Cheating” 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Yourself a Limit Sandwich 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInto the Great Beyond: Limits at Infinity 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Problems with Limits 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Differentiation 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Getting the Big Picture: Differentiation Basics 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Derivative: A Fancy Calculus Word for Slope and Rate 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Handy-Dandy Difference Quotient 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Differentiation Basics 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Rules, Rules, Rules: The Differentiation Handbook 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules for Beginners 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving It Up for the Product and Quotient Rules 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking Up with the Chain Rule 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do with Y’s: Implicit Differentiation 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting High on Calculus: Higher Order Derivatives 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Differentiation Problems 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Analyzing Those Shapely Curves with the Derivative 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Derivative Test and Local Extrema 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Derivative Test and Local Extrema 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Mount Everest: Absolute Extrema 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmiles and Frowns: Concavity and Inflection Points 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mean Value Theorem: Go Ahead, Make My Day 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Derivatives and Shapes of Curves 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Using Differentiation to Solve Practical Problems 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimization Problems: From Soup to Nuts 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblematic Relationships: Related Rates 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Day at the Races: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Differentiation Problem Solving 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Even More Practical Applications of Differentiation 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Sure You Know Your Lines: Tangents and Normals 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Smart with Linear Approximation 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculus in the Real World: Business and Economics 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Differentiation Problem Solving 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Integration and Infinite Series 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Getting into Integration 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Up the Area of Rectangles: Kid Stuff 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigma Notation and Riemann Sums: Geek Stuff 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClose Isn’t Good Enough: The Definite Integral and Exact Area 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Area with the Trapezoid Rule and Simpson’s Rule 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Getting into Integration 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Integration: Reverse Differentiation 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Absolutely Atrocious and Annoying Area Function 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound the Trumpets: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Antiderivatives: The Guess-and-Check Method 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Substitution Method: Pulling the Switcheroo 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Reverse Differentiation Problems 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Integration Rules for Calculus Connoisseurs 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration by Parts: Here’s How u du It 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransfiguring Trigonometric Integrals 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrigonometric Substitution: It’s Your Lucky Day! 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartaking of Partial Fractions 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions for Integration Rules 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Who Needs Freud? Using the Integral to Solve Your Problems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding a Function’s Average Value 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Area between Curves 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolumes of Weird Solids: No, You’re Never Going to Need This 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArc Length and Surfaces of Revolution 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Integration Application Problems 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Infinite (Sort of) Integrals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Your Hopes Up with L’Hôpital’s Rule 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisciplining Those Improper Integrals 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Infinite (Sort of) Integrals 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Infinite Series: Welcome to the Outer Limits 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nifty nth Term Test 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting Three Basic Series 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApples and Oranges . . . and Guavas: Three Comparison Tests 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRatiocinating the Two “R” Tests 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Alternating Series 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Infinite Series 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part of Tens 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Ten Things about Limits, Continuity, and Infinite Series 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 33333 Mnemonic 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst 3 over the “l”: 3 parts to the definition of a limit 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifth 3 over the “l”: 3 cases where a limit fails to exist 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond 3 over the “i”: 3 parts to the definition of continuity 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourth 3 over the “i”: 3 cases where continuity fails to exist 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird 3 over the “m”: 3 cases where a derivative fails to exist 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 13231 Mnemonic 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst 1: The nth term test of divergence 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond 1: The nth term test of convergence for alternating series 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst 3: The three tests with names 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond 3: The three comparison tests 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 2 in the middle: The two R tests 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Ten Things You Better Remember about Differentiation 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Difference Quotient 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Derivative Is a Rate 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Derivative Is a Slope 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtrema, Sign Changes, and the First Derivative 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Derivative and Concavity 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflection Points and Sign Changes in the Second Derivative 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Product Rule 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quotient Rule 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinear Approximation 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“PSST,” Here’s a Good Way to Remember the Derivatives of Trig Functions 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e has taught pre-algebra through calculus for more than 25 years. 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