Projects for Calculus is designed to add depth and meaning to any calculus course. The fifty-two projects presented in this text offer the opportunity to expand the use and understanding of mathematics. The wide range of topics will appeal to both instructors and students. Shorter, less demanding projects can be managed by the independent learner, while more involved, in-depth projects may be used for group learning. Each task draws on special mathematical topics and applications from subjects including medicine, engineering, economics, ecology, physics, and biology. Subjects including: * Medicine * Engineering * Economics * Ecology * Physics * Biology.

Introduction to the Scientific Projects. -- Epidemiological Applications. -- The Role of Rules for Derivatives. -- Applications of the Increment Approximation. -- Differential Equations from Increment Geometry. -- Log and Exponential Functions. -- Theory of Derivatives. -- Applications to Physics. -- Applications in Economics. -- Advanced Max-Min Problems. -- Applications of Linear Differential Equations. -- Forced Linear Equations. -- Applications in Ecology. -- Derivations with Vectors. -- Chemical Reactions. -- More Mathematical Projects. -- Additional Project References.

Revised edition of: Calculus using Mathematica. c1993.

Designed to accompany: Calculus : the language of change / Keith D. Stroyan. 2nd ed. c1998.

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