Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (January 1, 2017) © 2018

  • Joel R. Hass University of California, Davis
  • Christopher E. Heil Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Maurice D. Weir Naval Postgraduate School

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For 3-semester or 4-quarter courses in Calculus for students majoring in mathematics, engineering or science.

Clarity and precision

Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals helps students reach the necessary level of mathematical proficiency and maturity, but offers support to those who need it through its balance of clear and intuitive explanations, current applications and generalized concepts. In the 14th Edition, new co-author Christopher Heil (Georgia Institute of Technology) partners with author Joel Hass to preserve what is best about Thomas' time-tested text while reconsidering every word and every piece of art with today's students in mind. The result is a text that goes beyond memorizing formulas and routine procedures to help students generalize key concepts and develop deeper understanding.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Key topics are presented both informally and formally. The distinction between them is clearly stated as each is developed, including an explanation as to why a formal definition is needed. Ideas are introduced with examples and intuitive explanations that are then generalized so that students are not overwhelmed by abstraction.
  • Results are both carefully stated and proved throughout , and proofs are clearly explained and motivated.
  • Complete and precise multivariable coverage enhances the connections of multivariable ideas with their single-variable analogues studied earlier in the book.
  • Strong exercise sets feature a great breadth of problems, progressing from skills problems to applied and theoretical problems, to encourage students to think about and practice the concepts until they achieve mastery.
  • Writing exercises ask students to explore and explain a variety of calculus concepts and applications. The end of each chapter contains a list of questions for students to review and summarize what they have learned. Many of these exercises make good writing assignments.
  • Technology exercises (marked with a T) are included in each section, asking students to use the calculator or computer when solving the problems. In addition, Computer Explorations give the option of assigning exercises that require a computer algebra system (CAS, such as Maple or Mathematica).

New and updated features of this title

  • Updated graphics emphasize clear visualization and mathematical correctness.
  • New examples and figures have been added throughout all chapters, many based on user feedback. For example, see Example 3 in Section 9.1 which helps students overcome a conceptual obstacle.
  • New types of homework exercises, including many geometric in nature, have been added. The new exercises provide different perspectives and approaches to each topic.
  • Short URLs have been added to the historical margin notes, allowing students to navigate directly to online information.
  • New annotations within examples (in blue type) guide the student through the problem solution and emphasize that each step in a mathematical argument is rigorously justified.
  • All chapters have been revised for clarity, consistency, conciseness and comprehension.

Features of MyLab Math for the 14th Edition

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1. Functions

1.1 Functions and Their Graphs

1.2 Combining Functions; Shifting and Scaling Graphs

1.3 Trigonometric Functions

1.4 Graphing with Software

1.5 Exponential Functions

1.6 Inverse Functions and Logarithms

 

2. Limits and Continuity

2.1 Rates of Change and Tangent Lines to Curves

2.2 Limit of a Function and Limit Laws

2.3 The Precise Definition of a Limit

2.4 One-Sided Limits

2.5 Continuity

2.6 Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes of Graphs

 

3. Derivatives

3.1 Tangent Lines and the Derivative at a Point   

3.2 The Derivative as a Function

3.3 Differentiation Rules

3.4 The Derivative as a Rate of Change

3.5 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

3.6 The Chain Rule

3.7 Implicit Differentiation

3.8 Derivatives of Inverse Functions and Logarithms  

3.9 Inverse Trigonometric Functions   

3.10 Related Rates   

3.11 Linearization and Differentials

 

4. Applications of Derivatives

4.1 Extreme Values of Functions on Closed Intervals  

4.2 The Mean Value Theorem   

4.3 Monotonic Functions and the First Derivative Test   

4.4 Concavity and Curve Sketching   

4.5 Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's Rule   

4.6 Applied Optimization   

4.7 Newton's Method    

4.8 Antiderivatives 

 

5. Integrals

5.1 Area and Estimating with Finite Sums

5.2 Sigma Notation and Limits of Finite Sums

5.3 The Definite Integral

5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

5.5 Indefinite Integrals and the Substitution Method

5.6 Definite Integral Substitutions and the Area Between Curves

 

6. Applications of Definite Integrals

6.1 Volumes Using Cross-Sections

6.2 Volumes Using Cylindrical Shells

6.3 Arc Length

6.4 Areas of Surfaces of Revolution

6.5 Work and Fluid Forces

6.6 Moments and Centers of Mass

 

7. Integrals and Transcendental Functions

7.1 The Logarithm Defined as an Integral

7.2 Exponential Change and Separable Differential Equations   

7.3 Hyperbolic Functions   

7.4 Relative Rates of Growth   

 

8. Techniques of Integration

8.1 Using Basic Integration Formulas

8.2 Integration by Parts

8.3 Trigonometric Integrals

8.4 Trigonometric Substitutions

8.5 Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions

8.6 Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems

8.7 Numerical Integration

8.8 Improper Integrals

8.9 Probability

 

9. First-Order Differential Equations

9.1 Solutions, Slope Fields, and Euler's Method

9.2 First-Order Linear Equations

9.3 Applications

9.4 Graphical Solutions of Autonomous Equations

9.5 Systems of Equations and Phase Planes


10. Infinite Sequences and Series

10.1 Sequences

10.2 Infinite Series

10.3 The Integral Test

10.4 Comparison Tests

10.5 Absolute Convergence; The Ratio and Root Tests

10.6 Alternating Series and Conditional Convergence

10.7 Power Series

10.8 Taylor and Maclaurin Series

10.9 Convergence of Taylor Series

10.10 Applications of Taylor Series

 

11. Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates

11.1 Parametrizations of Plane Curves

11.2 Calculus with Parametric Curves

11.3 Polar Coordinates

11.4 Graphing Polar Coordinate Equations

11.5 Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates

11.6 Conic Sections

11.7 Conics in Polar Coordinates

 

12. Vectors and the Geometry of Space

12.1 Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems

12.2 Vectors

12.3 The Dot Product

12.4 The Cross Product

12.5 Lines and Planes in Space

12.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

 

13. Vector-Valued Functions and Motion in Space

13.1 Curves in Space and Their Tangents

13.2 Integrals of Vector Functions; Projectile Motion

13.3 Arc Length in Space

13.4 Curvature and Normal Vectors of a Curve

13.5 Tangential and Normal Components of Acceleration

13.6 Velocity and Acceleration in Polar Coordinates

 

14. Partial Derivatives

14.1 Functions of Several Variables

14.2 Limits and Continuity in Higher Dimensions

14.3 Partial Derivatives

14.4 The Chain Rule

14.5 Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors

14.6 Tangent Planes and Differentials

14.7 Extreme Values and Saddle Points

14.8 Lagrange Multipliers

14.9 Taylor's Formula for Two Variables

14.10 Partial Derivatives with Constrained Variables

 

15. Multiple Integrals

15.1 Double and Iterated Integrals over Rectangles

15.2 Double Integrals over General Regions

15.3 Area by Double Integration

15.4 Double Integrals in Polar Form

15.5 Triple Integrals in Rectangular Coordinates

15.6 Applications

15.7 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

15.8 Substitutions in Multiple Integrals

 

16. Integrals and Vector Fields

16.1 Line Integrals of Scalar Functions

16.2 Vector Fields and Line Integrals: Work, Circulation, and Flux

16.3 Path Independence, Conservative Fields, and Potential Functions

16.4 Green's Theorem in the Plane

16.5 Surfaces and Area

16.6 Surface Integrals

16.7 Stokes' Theorem

16.8 The Divergence Theorem and a Unified Theory

 

17. Second-Order Differential Equations (Online at www.goo.gl/MgDXPY)

17.1 Second-Order Linear Equations

17.2 Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations

17.3 Applications

17.4 Euler Equations

17.5 Power-Series Solutions

 

Appendices

1. Real Numbers and the Real Line

2. Mathematical Induction

3. Lines, Circles, and Parabolas

4. Proofs of Limit Theorems

5. Commonly Occurring Limits

6. Theory of the Real Numbers

7. Complex Numbers

8. The Distributive Law for Vector Cross Products

9. The Mixed Derivative Theorem and the Increment Theorem

 

About our authors

Joel Hass received his PhD from the University of California - Berkeley. He is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of California Davis. He has coauthored widely used calculus texts as well as calculus study guides. He is currently on the editorial board of several publications, including the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. He has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University and of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, and he was a Sloan Research Fellow. Hass's current areas of research include the geometry of proteins, 3-dimensional manifolds, applied math, and computational complexity. In his free time Hass enjoys kayaking.

Christopher Heil received his PhD from the University of Maryland. He is currently a professor of mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the author of a graduate text on analysis and a number of highly cited research survey articles. He serves on the editorial boards of Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis and The Journal of Fourier Analysis and Its Applications. Heil's current areas of research include redundant representations, operator theory, and applied harmonic analysis. In his spare time, Heil pursues his hobby of astronomy.

The late Maurice D. Weir of the the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California was Professor Emeritus as a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics. He held a DA and MS from Carnegie-Mellon University and received his BS at Whitman College. Weir was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, the Superior Civilian Service Award, and the Schieffelin Award for Excellence in Teaching. He co-authored 8 books, including University Calculus and Thomas' Calculus.

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