Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (with InfoTrac)

by Soo T. Tan

In APPLIED CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Soo T. Tan provides an accessible yet accurate presentation of mathematics combined with just the right balance of applications, pedagogy, and technology to help students succeed in the course. The new Sixth Edition includes highly interesting current applications and exercises to help stimulate student motivation. An exciting new array of supplements provides students with extensive learning support so instructors will have more time to focus on teaching core concepts.

Genres: Mathematics, Textbooks, Nonfiction

888 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Soo Tang Tan

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Revisiting calculus nearly a decade after graduating from engineering school as part of my M.B.A. program is exciting and refreshing. Studying managerial applications of calculus is far less demanding than engineering applications, but is just as rewarding.

The textbook largely focuses on traditional applications of calculus (essentially derivation and integration) but also touches upon many different types of mathematics that managers may run into. This includes basic probability, sets and series, financial equations like IRR, compound interest, bond coupons and premiums, and growth-- to name a few.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used Tan's book to help me prepare for university level calculus - to revise pre-calculus algebra and become familiar with basic calculus concepts such as limits, derivatives, integrals etc. Tan's text and examples are very clear - I rarely had to refer to other texts to try and understand what was being said - and the exercises are very helpful, just a shame only half the answers (to odd questions) are given with the book. A good resource if you are trying to teach yourself basic calculus.