Calculus and Its Applications, Twelfth Edition is a comprehensive text for students majoring in business, economics, life science, or social sciences. Without sacrificing mathematical integrity, the book clearly presents the concepts with a large quantity of exceptional, in-depth exercises. The authors' proven formula-pairing substantial amounts of graphical analysis and informal geometric proofs with an abundance of exercises-has proven to be tremendously successful with both students and instructors. The textbook is supported by a wide array of supplements as well as MyMathLab(R) and MathXL(R), the most widely adopted and acclaimed online homework and assessment system on the market.

Calculus and Its Applications, Thirteenth Edition is a comprehensive, yet flexible, text for students majoring in business, economics, life science, or social sciences. The authors delve into greater mathematical depth than other texts while motivating students through relevant, up-to-date, applications drawn from students’ major fields of study. The authors motivate key ideas geometrically and intuitively, providing a solid foundation for the more abstract treatments that follow. Every chapter includes a large quantity of exceptional exercises—a hallmark of this text--that address skills, applications, concepts, and technology. The Thirteenth Edition includes updated applications, exercises, and technology coverage. The authors have also added more study tools, including a prerequisite skills diagnostic test and a greatly improved end-of-chapter summary, and made content improvements based on user reviews.

This book, intended for a graphing calculator optional precalculus course that introduces limits, offers students the content and tools they will need to be successful in learning precalculus concepts. The authors have attempted to address the needs of students who will continue their study of mathematics, as well as those who are taking precalculus as their final mathematics course. Emphasis is placed on exploring mathematics by using current applications, real data, and technology.