Calculus For Biology and Medicine

by Claudia Neuhauser, Marcus Roper

For freshman-level, two-semester or three-semester courses in Calculus for Life Sciences.
Shows students how calculus is used to analyze phenomena in nature ― while providing flexibility for instructors to teach at their desired level of rigor Calculus for Biology and Medicine motivates life and health science majors to learn calculus through relevant and strategically placed applications to their chosen fields. It presents the calculus in such a way that the level of rigor can be adjusted to meet the specific needs of the audience ― from a purely applied course to one that matches the rigor of the standard calculus track.
In the 4th Edition, new co-author Marcus Roper (UCLA) partners with author Claudia Neuhauser to preserve these strengths while adding an unprecedented number of real applications and an infusion of modeling and technology.
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0134845048 / 9780134845043 Calculus for Biology and Medicine plus MyLab Math with Pearson eText – Access Card Package, 4/e Package consists

Genres: Mathematics, Science, Textbooks, Academic

912 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2000

Reviews

[Wannes Vanoyenbrugge · Rating 5 out of 5]

(read when child)

[Liam Townsend · Rating 1 out of 5]

I find calculus to be a very exciting subject, and so I opened up Neuhauser's book with the right frame of mind. The subject has a lot of application to medicine and biology, but this textbook fails to bring students a reasonable learning experience. I find it surprising that, despite being on its third edition, the book still reads like a draft in need for a few more readings by an editor. I cannot fathom why professors still assign this lousy textbook. Here's why.

1.) It has numerous errors. Many of the answers in the back of the book are not correct. Sometimes these errors are small, such as mixing up a 4 with a 9. Other times these errors are more substantial.

2.) Though it does have exercises related to biology and medicine, there are not nearly enough, and explanations are rarely given. I've seen about equal amounts of biomedical word questions in other non-biomedical math textbooks, and at least there they were usually explained in full. This book fails to reasonably portray the application of calculus to biology and medicine. There is plenty of material Neuhauser could have included to make his book exciting or relevant, yet he almost entirely neglected to.

3.) Explanations often skip vital steps, which are enough to confuse someone learning calculus. This textbook almost feels like it's intended as a refresher for someone who has already taken the course. But then, such a reader will likely find themselves irked by the book's errors.

[Saira · Rating 1 out of 5]

Made no sense. Even worse than chemistry.

[Imam Uzi]

good