Essential calculus :
James Stewart.
- Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2007.
- xii, 801, 83, 10 pages : illustrations 26 cm ,
Functions and limits -- Derivatives -- Applications of differentiation -- Integrals -- Inverse functions -- Techniques of integration -- Applications of integration -- Series -- Parametric equations and polar coordinates -- Vectors and the geometry of space -- Partial derivatives -- Multiple integrals -- Vector calculus.
Offers a concise approach to teaching calculus that focuses on major concepts, and supports those concepts with precise definitions, patient explanations, and carefully graded problems. The book is only 900 pages--two-thirds the size of Stewart's other calculus texts, and yet it contains almost all of the same topics.