The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Calculus, 2nd Edition

Cast off the curse of calculus!

Students no longer have anything to fear: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Calculus, Second Edition, is here. Like its predecessor, it was created with an audience of students working toward a non-science related degree in mind. A non-intimidating, easy-to-understand textbook companion, this new edition has more explanatory graphs and illustrations and double the number of practice problems.

• First edition of this book has sold more copies than any of the other 70+ books on the subject
• Twice as many practice problems in this second edition
• More college students are now required to take calculus in college than ever before
• Author is an award-winning calculus teacher praised for his ability to make this topic fun and approachable
• His website, calculus-help.com, reaches thousands of students every month

Table of Contents

Part One: The Roots of Calculus
Chapter One: What Is Calculus, Anyway?
Chapter Two: Polish Up Your Algebra Skills
Chapter Three: Equations, Relations, and Functions, Oh My!
Chapter Four: Trigonometry: Last Stop Before Calculus

Part Two: Laying the Foundation for Calculus
Chapter Five: Take It to the Limit
Chapter Six: Evaluating Limits Numerically
Chapter Seven: Continuity
Chapter Eight: The Difference Quotient

Part Three: The Derivative
Chapter Nine: Laying Down the Law for Derivatives
Chapter Ten: Common Differentiation Tasks
Chapter Eleven: Using Derivatives to Graph
Chapter Twelve: Derivatives and Motion
Chapter Thirteen: Common Derivative Applications

Part Four: The Integral
Chapter Fourteen: Approximating Area
Chapter Fifteen: Antiderivatives
Chapter Sixteen: Applications of the Fundamental Theorem
Chapter Seventeen: Integration Tips for Fractions
Chapter Eighteen: Advanced Integration Methods
Chapter Nineteen: Applications of Integration

Part Five: Differential Equations, Sequences, Series, and Salutations
Chapter Twenty: Differential Equations
Chapter Twenty-One: Visualizing Differential Equations
Chapter Twenty-Two: Sequences and Series
Chapter Twenty-Three: Infinite Series Convergence Tests
Chapter Twenty-Four: Special Series
Chapter Twenty-Five: Final Exam
Appendix A: Solutions to “You’ve Got Problems”
Appendix B: Glossary