MATH 131: Applied Calculus I

Deborah Hughes-Hallett, et al. Applied Calculus, 7th Edition (packaged with WileyPlus). ISBN: 978-1-119-799085.

Chapter 1: Functions and Change
1.1 What is a Function
1.2 Linear Functions
1.3 Average Rate of Change and Relative Change
1.5 Exponential Functions
1.6 The Natural Logarithm
1.7 Exponential Growth and Decay
1.8 New Functions from Old
1.10 Periodic Functions

Chapter 2: Rate of Change: The Derivative
2.1 Instantaneous Rate of Change
2.2 The Derivative Function
2.3 Interpretations of the Derivative
2.4 The Second Derivative

Chapter 3: Shortcuts to Differentiation
3.1 Derivative Formulas for Powers and Polynomials
3.2 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
3.3 The Chain Rule
3.4 The Product and Quotient Rules
3.5 Derivatives of Periodic Functions

Chapter 4: Using the Derivative
4.1 Local Maximum and Minima
4.2 Inflection Points
4.3 Global Maxima and Minima
4.4 Profit, Cost, and Revenue

Chapter 5: Accumulated Change: The Definite Integral
5.1 Distance and Accumulated Change
5.2 The Definite Integral
5.3 The Definite Integral as Area

5.4 Interpretations of the Definite Integral
5.5 Total Change and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.6 Average Value

Chapter 6: Antiderivatives and Applications
6.1 Analyzing Antiderivatives Graphically and Numerically
6.2 Antiderivatives and the Indefinite Integral
6.3 Using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to Find Definite Integrals

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