Soo Tan's APPLIED CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Ninth Edition balances applications, pedagogy, and technology to provide readers with the context they need to stay motivated and interested in the material. Accessible for majors and non-majors alike, the book uses an intuitive approach that introduces abstract concepts through examples drawn from common, real-life experiences and numerous fields of interest to which readers can relate. Insightful Portfolios highlight the careers of real people and discuss how they incorporate math into their daily professional activities. Numerous exercises ensure that readers have a solid understanding of concepts before advancing to the next topic. Algebra review notes, keyed to the review chapter Preliminaries, appear where and when readers need them. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

In this revision of his best-selling text, Soo Tan builds on the features that have made his texts best-sellers: a problem-solving approach, accurate mathematical development, a concise yet accessible writing style, and a wealth of interesting and appropriate applications. These features are combined with practical pedagogical tools to help students understand and comprehend the material. Tan also now includes innovative use of technology that is optional yet well integrated throughout the book.

In the market-leading CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Soo T. Tan provides an accurate, accessible presentation of calculus combined with just the right balance of applications, pedagogy, and technology to help students succeed in the course. The new Seventh Edition includes highly interesting current applications and exercises to help stimulate student motivation. An exciting new array of supplements, including iLrn Tutorial and the Interactive Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM, provides students with extensive learning support so instructors will have more time to focus on teaching the core concepts.

Author's approach is intuitive and results are stated informally. The problem-solving approach is stressed throughout the book. Numerous examples and solved problems are used to amplify each new concept or result in order to facilitate students' comprehension of the new material. Figures are used extensively to help visualize concepts/ideas being presented. This text is application oriented author has always been praised for the quantity, quality and variety of his applications. Care has been taken to ensure the presence of real-life applications. Each section of the text has an extensive set of exercises. Self-check exercises are also included at the end of each section. The book contains more than enough material for the usual applied calculus course. Optional sections are marked with an * in the TOC to give the instructor flexibility in choosing topics for his/her course.