What does this calculus workbook cover?This book covers a variety of derivatives and integrals. Specifically, this book covers the following practical, essential skills of first-year calculus: taking derivatives of polynomials, using the chain rule, using the product rule, using the quotient rule, taking derivatives of trig functions, taking derivatives of exponentials/logarithms, taking second derivatives, finding extreme values of functions, limits/l’Hôpital’s rule, integrals of polynomials, definite integrals, integrals of trig functions, integrals of exponentials/logarithms, integration by polynomial substitution, integration by trigonometric substitution, integration by parts, and multiple integrals.
What qualifications and experience does the author have?Chris McMullen earned a Ph.D. in physics from Oklahoma State University and has over 20 years of experience teaching university physics. Dr. McMullen has frequently taught essential calculus skills as part of his physics courses, and has explained numerous calculus principles to students during office hours. The author has published several papers on the collider physics of extra dimensions.
Does the author have any other calculus books?50 Challenging Calculus Problems (Fully Solved) has 50 problems selected for their instructional value.
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