This best selling author team explains concepts simply and clearly, without glossing over difficult points. Problem solving and mathematical modeling are introduced early and reinforced throughout, providing students with a solid foundation in the principles of mathematical thinking. Comprehensive and evenly paced, this book provides complete coverage of the function concept, and integrates a significant amount of graphing calculator material to help students develop insight into mathematical ideas. The authors' attention to detail and clarity, the same as found in James Stewart's market-leading "Calculus text," is what makes this text the market leader.

Chapter P : Prerequisites
Chapter 1 : Equations and inequalities
Chapter 2 : Coordinates and Graphs
Chapter 3 : Functions
Chapter 4 : Polynomial and rational fuunctions
Chapter 5 : Exponentian and logarithmic functions
Chapter 6 : Trigonometric functions: righi triangle approach
Chapter 7 : Trigonometric functions: unit circle approach
Chapter 8 : Analytic trigonometry
Chapter 9 : Polar coordinates and parametric equations
Chapter 10 : Vectors in two and three dimensions
Chapter 11 : Systems of equations and lnequalities
Chapter 12 : Conic sections
Chapter 13 : Sequences and series
Chapter 14 : Counting and probabiliy