Brief Calculus and Its Applications (11th ed)

This text is geared towards a one-semester course in applied calculus.

This extremely readable, highly regarded, and widely adopted text presents innovative ways for applying calculus to real-world situations in the business, economics, life science, and social science disciplines.

The texts' straightforward, engaging approach fosters the growth of both the student's mathematical maturity and his/her appreciation for the usefulness of mathematics.

The authors' tried and true formula -- pairing substantial amounts of graphical analysis and informal geometric proofs with an abundance of hands-on exercises -- has proven to be tremendously successful with both students and instructors.