Applied Calculus 5e

Full of relevant and current real-world applications; Stefan Waner and Steven Costenoble's APPLIED CALCULUS; 5e; International Edition helps your students relate to mathematics! Throughout the text is clearly delineated; thorough Microsoft Excel and Graphing Calculator instruction; optional so instructors can include any amount of technology instruction in their courses. Acclaimed for accuracy and readability; APPLIED CALCULUS; 5e; International Edition connects with all types of teaching and learning styles. Resources like the accompanying website allow the text to support a range of course formats; from traditional lectures to strictly online courses. * Each chapter opener presents basic information about a technical career and is linked to the Student Companion Site for the text at www.cengage.com/math. Links at the site provide further information about the featured career.S * Clear technology instructions now appear at the end of each chapter as "Technology Guides." These easy to use color-coded guides include instructions for both Microsoft Excel and the TI-83/84 Graphing Calculator. Examples in the chapter with corresponding technology instructions are clearly indicated. * Informal "FAQ" question-and-answer dialogues that anticipate the kinds of questions students might have appear at the end of each section. These informal discussions guide the student through development of new concepts. * Website: An outstanding text-specific website (www.AppliedCalc.com) offers interactive tutorials; review exercises; and online utilities for a variety of tasks like graphing; regression; and matrix algebra. The site enhances interest; learning; and comprehension. * Communication and Reasoning Exercises for Writing and Discussion; designed to broaden the student's grasp of the mathematical concepts and develop modeling skills. * Five Elements of Mathematical Pedagogy: The book discusses many of the central concepts numerically; graphically; and algebraically. It also explores them verbally and interactively.