This unique yet highly readable text represents a new approach to teaching calculus. For example, the definite integral is introduced before the derivative. Although to some this may seem unusual, it is pedagogically sound and consistent with the historical and logical development of calculus. Moreover, it is the best way to make meaningful the true connection between the integral and the derivative. The text is an excellent preparation for the College Board AB and BC advanced placement test. The BestGrapher softwareis included with an adoption of the book.

Features:

• Clear exposition and lots of examples.
• A treatment of integration before differentiation in order to avoid the early discouraging encounters with the derivative as a limit.
• Trigonometric functions are introduced in Chapter 1.
• Graphing with a graphing calculator or computer as the first step in studying new concepts.