The Everything Guide to Calculus 1: A step-by-step guide to the basics of calculus - in plain English!

Adams Media. Avon, MA, USA. 2011. 320 pages. Calculus is the basis of all advanced science and math. But it can be very intimidating, especially if you're learning it for the first time! If finding derivatives or understanding integrals has you stumped, this book can guide you through it. This indispensable resource offers hundreds of practice exercises and covers all the key concepts of calculus, including: Limits of a function Derivatives of a function Monomials and polynomials Calculating maxima and minima Logarithmic differentials Integrals Finding the volume of irregularly shaped objects By breaking down challenging concepts and presenting clear explanations, you'll solidify your knowledge base-and face calculus without fear! ISBN 10: 1-4405-0629-9. ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-0629-1. eISBN 10: 1-4405-0630-2. eISBN 13: 978-1-4405-0630-7.

Calculus is the basis of all advanced science and math. But it can be very intimidating, especially if you're learning it for the first time! If finding derivatives or understanding integrals has you stumped, this book can guide you through it. This indispensable resource offers hundreds of practice exercises and covers all the key concepts of calculus, including:

• Limits of a function
• Derivatives of a function
• Monomials and polynomials
• Calculating maxima and minima
• Logarithmic differentials
• Integrals
• Finding the volume of irregularly shaped objects

By breaking down challenging concepts and presenting clear explanations, you'll solidify your knowledge base--and face calculus without fear! The top 10 ways to be successful in calculus Prerequisite skills Start building with limits The importance of continuity Getting differentiability straight Derivatives of polynomials Derivatives of trigonometric functions The chain rule Derivatives of other functions Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions Higher-order derivatives Graph analysis using derivatives Applications of derivatives Area by numerical methods The definitive integral explored The fundamental theorem of calculus Methods of antidifferentiation Indefinite integrals The integral as an accumulator Applications of integrals.