Stewart Calculus Crash Course

Chapter 1: Functions and Models

  • Four Ways to Represent a Function
  • Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
  • New Functions from Old Functions
  • Graphing Calculators and Computers
  • Exponential Functions
  • Inverse Functions and Logarithms
  • Principles of Problem Solving

Chapter 2: Limits and Derivatives

  • The Tangent and Velocity Problems
  • The Limit of a Function
  • Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
  • The Precise Definition of a Limit
  • Continuity
  • Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
  • Derivatives and Rates of Change
  • Writing Project: Early Methods for Finding Tangents
  • The Derivative as a Function

Chapter 3: Differentiation Rules

  • Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
  • Applied Project: Building a Better Roller Coaster
  • The Product and Quotient Rules
  • Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
  • The Chain Rule
  • Applied Project: Where Should a Pilot Start Descent?
  • Implicit Differentiation
  • Laboratory Project: Families of Implicit Curves
  • Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
  • Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
  • Exponential Growth and Decay
  • Related Rates
  • Linear Approximations and Differentials
  • Laboratory Project: Taylor Polynomials
  • Hyperbolic Functions

Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation

  • Maximum and Minimum Values
  • Applied Project: The Calculus of Rainbows
  • The Mean Value Theorem
  • How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
  • Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital’s Rule
  • Writing Project: The Origins of L’Hospital’s Rule
  • Summary of Curve Sketching
  • Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
  • Optimization Problems
  • Applied Project: The Shape of a Can
  • Newton’s Method
  • Antiderivatives

Chapter 5: Integrals

  • Areas and Distances
  • The Definite Integral
  • Discovery Project: Area Functions
  • The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
  • Writing Project: Newton, Leibniz, and the Invention of Calculus
  • The Substitution Rule

Chapter 6: Applications of Integration

  • Areas Between Curves
  • Applied Project: The Gini Index
  • Volumes
  • Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
  • Work
  • Average Value of a Function
  • Applied Project: Calculus and Baseball
  • Applied Project: Where to Sit at the Movies

Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration

  • Integration by Parts
  • Trigonometric Integrals
  • Trigonometric Substitution
  • Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions
  • Strategy for Integration
  • Integration Using Tables and Computer Algebra Systems
  • Discovery Project: Patterns in Integrals

Chapter 8: Further Applications of Integration

  • Arc Length
  • Discovery Project: Arc Length Contest
  • Area of a Surface of Revolution
  • Discovery Project: Rotating on a Slant
  • Applications to Physics and Engineering
  • Discovery Project: Complementary Coffee Cups
  • Applications to Economics and Biology
  • Probability

Chapter 9: Differential Equations

  • Modeling with Differential Equations
  • Direction Fields and Euler’s Method
  • Separable Equations
  • Applied Project: How Fast Does a Tank Drain?
  • Applied Project: Which Is Faster, Going Up or Coming Down?
  • Models for Population Growth
  • Linear Equations
  • Predator-Prey Systems

Chapter 10: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates

  • Curves Defined by Parametric Equations
  • Laboratory Project: Running Circles around Circles
  • Calculus with Parametric Curves
  • Laboratory Project: Bézier Curves
  • Polar Coordinates
  • Laboratory Project: Families of Polar Curves
  • Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates
  • Conic Sections
  • Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates

Chapter 11: Infinite Sequences and Series

  • Sequences
  • Laboratory Project: Logistic Sequences
  • Series
  • The Integral Test and Estimates of Sums
  • The Comparison Tests
  • Alternating Series
  • Absolute Convergence and the Ratio and Root Tests
  • Strategy for Testing Series
  • Power Series
  • Representations of Functions as Power Series
  • Taylor and Maclaurin Series
  • Laboratory Project: An Elusive Limit
  • Writing Project: How Newton Discovered the Binomial Series
  • Applications of Taylor Polynomials
  • Applied Project: Radiation from the Stars
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Chapter 12: Vectors and the Geometry of Space

  • Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems
  • Vectors
  • The Dot Product
  • The Cross Product
  • Discovery Project: The Geometry of a Tetrahedron
  • Equations of Lines and Planes
  • Laboratory Project: Putting 3D in Perspective
  • Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

Chapter 13: Vector Functions

  • Vector Functions and Space Curves
  • Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
  • Arc Length and Curvature
  • Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration
  • Applied Project: Kepler’s Laws

Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives

  • Functions of Several Variables
  • Limits and Continuity
  • Partial Derivatives
  • Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
  • The Chain Rule
  • Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector
  • Maximum and Minimum Values
  • Applied Project: Designing a Dumpster
  • Discovery Project: Quadratic Approximations and Critical Points

Chapter 15: Multiple Integrals

  • Double Integrals over Rectangles
  • Iterated Integrals
  • Double Integrals over General Regions
  • Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
  • Applications of Double Integrals
  • Surface Area
  • Triple Integrals
  • Discovery Project: Volumes of Hyperspheres
  • Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates
  • Discovery Project: The Intersection of Three Cylinders
  • Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates
  • Applied Project: Roller Derby
  • Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals

Chapter 16: Vector Calculus

  • Vector Fields
  • Line Integrals
  • The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
  • Green’s Theorem
  • Curl and Divergence
  • Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas
  • Surface Integrals
  • Stokes’ Theorem
  • Writing Project: Three Men and Two Theorems
  • The Divergence Theorem
  • Summary

Chapter 17: Second-Order Differential Equations

  • Second-Order Linear Equations
  • Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations
  • Applications of Second-Order Differential Equations
  • Series Solutions

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