New York: Pearson, 2013. — 707 p.
For a two-semester or three-semester course in Calculus for Life Sciences.
Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Third Edition, addresses the needs of students in the biological sciences by showing them how to use calculus to analyze natural phenomena–without compromising the rigorous presentation of the mathematics. While the table of contents aligns well with a traditional calculus text, all the concepts are presented through biological and medical applications. The text provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and interpret mathematical models of a diverse array of phenomena in the living world. Since this text is written for college freshmen, the examples were chosen so that no formal training in biology is needed.
Preview and Review
Discrete Time Models, Sequences, and Difference Equations
Limits and Continuity
Differentiation
Applications of Differentiation
Integration
Integration Techniques and Computational Methods
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry
Multivariable Calculus
Systems of Differential Equations
Frequently Used Symbols
Table of the Standard Normal Distribution
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Contributors to Calculus
Derivatives and Integrals