Calculus: Late Trancendentals, Combined

by Howard Anton

Countless people have relied on Anton to learn the difficult concepts of calculus. The new ninth edition continues the tradition of providing an accessible introduction to the field. It improves on the carefully worked and special problems to increase comprehension. New applied exercises demonstrate the usefulness of mathematics. More summary tables and step-by-step summaries are included to offer additional support when learning the concepts. And Quick Check exercises have been revised to more precisely focus on the most important ideas. This book will help anyone who needs to learn calculus and build a strong mathematical foundation.

1320 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

Howard Anton obtained his B.A. from Lehigh University, his M.A. from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn, all in mathematics. In the early 1960's he worked for Burroughs Corporation and Avco Corporation at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where he was involved with the manned space program. In 1968 he joined the Mathematics Department at Drexel University, where he taught full time until 1983. Since that time he has been an adjunct professor at Drexel and has devoted the majority of his time to textbook writing and activities for mathematical associations. Dr. Anton was president of the EPADEL Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Served on the board of Governors of that organization, and guided the creation of the Student Chapters of the MAA. He has published numerous research papers in functional analysis, approximation theory, and topology, as well as pedagogical papers. He is best known for his textbooks in mathematics, which are among the most widely used in the world. There are currently more than one hundred versions of his books, including translations into Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, and German. For relaxation, Dr. Anton enjoys traveling and photography.