Calculus for the Utterly Confused, 2nd Ed. (Utterly Confused Series) - Softcover

Oman, Robert; Oman, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071481583 ISBN 13: 9780071481588

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Synopsis

Whether you're a science major, an engineer, or a business graduate, calculus can be one of the most intimidating subjects around. Fortunately, Calculus for the Utterly Confused is your formula for success. Written by two experienced teachers who have taken the complexity out of calculus for thousands of students, this book breaks down tough concepts into easy-to-understand chunks.

Calculus for the Utterly Confused shows you how to apply calculus concepts to problems in business, medicine, sociology, physics, and environmental science. You'll get on the road to higher grades and greater confidence, and go from utterly confused to totally prepared in no time!

Inside, you'll learn about

• Calculus problems with applications to business and economics
• How to use spreadsheets for business analysis
• Growth and decay models including exponential and logarithmic models for biology
• How to integrate algebra into business analyses

About this title

Book Description:

This book provides a super-accessible approach to the complex and dreaded subject of calculus a logical, friendly, step-by-step guide to a college-level calculus course for non-engineering majors, for students who are often, though not exclusively in business, economics, psychology, or the life sciences. These students usually are utterly confused about the subject, and this book, taking a ``Dummies'' or ``Idiot's Guide'' approach to calculus, offers an easy way to understanding the mathematical steps in doing problems, the key to passing any calc course.

Synopsis:

Banish bafflement in calculus - a subject taken by more than 600,000 students every year. The second edition of "Calculus for the Utterly Confused" cuts right to the problem of calculus confusion, whether you're a high school student, or in a business, economics, psychology, and health science program, showing you how to apply calculus problem-solving techniques to your discipline. The authors take the mystery out of spreadsheets, growth and decay models, and the other aspects of the subject to make it comprehensible for students at every level.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071481583
• ISBN 13: 9780071481588
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288