This text was the first written to blend much of the best aspects of calculus reform with the reasonable goals and methodology of traditional calculus. This text addresses topics such as continuity, the mean value theorem, L'Hopital's rule, parametric equations, polar coordinates, sequences, and series. In short, this text is an attempt at Reform with Reason. The second edition features the total integration of transcendental functions right from the beginning of the text, as well as expanded coverage of differential equations, including slop fields in Chapter 5. *Total integration of transcendental functions right from the beginning *Modeling was added as a major theme in this edition *Differential equations are integrated into the text and coverage is greatly expanded *Historical Quest problems *A Calculus web site which provides animations of most text examples in the single variable portion (including what-if scenarios), a NetTutor, interactive quizzes and links to other maths sites *Student Maths Handbook - this unique item is free when wrapped with every copy of the text. It contains extensive problems and analytic geometric review plus table of integrals *Journal Problems,
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