商品描述 <內容簡介> Designed for economics, business, or social or behavioral science majors in a one- or two-term course, Brief Calculus for the Business, Social, and Life Sciences presents mathematics in a clear and accessible language. Engaging, real-world examples and real data applications make calculus relevant, and the easy-to-read conversational style of the text evokes the one-on-one communication of a personalized tutorial session without sacrificing depth of coverage or intellectual rigor. The revised and updated Third Edition of this popular text includes a new, four-step problem-solving method that allows students to independently find solutions to a broad spectrum of problem sets. Rich in pedagogical features, this text includes comprehensive exercise sets, chapter openers that outline key concepts for each chapter, and Flashback features that revisit and reinforce content from previous chapters. The Third Edition contains all-new exercises, updated real-world data for modeling applications, and Section Objectives that provide students with a clear understanding of learning goals for each section. The text is packaged with a full ancillary suite of instructor resources, including a test bank, lecture outlines in PowerPoint format, WebAssign, and a Complete Solutions Manual; additional student resources include a Student Solutions Manual and access to the student companion website. Brief Calculus for the Business, Social, and Life Sciences is a comprehensive, student-friendly text that will gently push students to new levels of independent problem-solving. Key features of the new Third Edition include: • Optional highlighted Technology Option sections that point out how solutions can be found using a graphing calculator • From Your Toolbox feature that reinforces previously introduced material • Real data applications, fully revised and updated for the Third Edition, that keep problems relevant and interesting • Comprehensive exercise sets, including Concept and Writing Exercises, Vocabulary Exercises, and Application Exercises • Clearly defined four-step problem-solving method new to the Third Edition • User-friendly, conversational approach that mimics the style of an individualized tutorial session • Chapter Openers and Section Objectives that clearly outline key concepts for each chapter and section • Section Projects that encourage further study, reflection, and independent research • A full suite of ancillary student and instructor resources 商品描述(中文翻譯) 《商業、社會和生命科學簡明微積分》是為經濟學、商業學、社會學或行為科學專業的學生設計的一學期或兩學期課程教材。該書以清晰易懂的語言呈現數學知識，並提供引人入勝的實際例子和真實數據應用，使微積分變得相關且有趣。書中的文字風格輕鬆易讀，仿佛一對一的個別教學，同時不減深度和學術嚴謹性。修訂和更新的第三版增加了一種新的四步問題解決方法，使學生能夠獨立解決各種問題集。該書豐富的教學特色包括全面的練習題集、每章概述闡述了每章的關鍵概念，以及回顧和強化以前章節內容的回顧功能。第三版包含全新的練習題、用於建模應用的更新的真實世界數據，以及為每個章節提供學習目標的章節目標。該書附帶完整的教師資源套件，包括試題庫、以PowerPoint格式的講義大綱、WebAssign和完整的解答手冊；額外的學生資源包括學生解答手冊和學生伴侶網站的訪問權限。《商業、社會和生命科學簡明微積分》是一本全面且學生友好的教材，將引導學生進一步獨立解決問題。第三版的主要特點包括：• 可選的突出顯示技術選項部分，指出如何使用圖形計算器找到解決方案• 工具箱功能，強化先前介紹的材料• 全新修訂和更新的真實數據應用，使問題保持相關和有趣• 全面的練習題集，包括概念和寫作練習、詞彙練習和應用練習• 明確定義的四步問題解決方法，第三版新增• 用戶友好的對話式方法，模擬個別教學的風格• 章節概述和章節目標，清晰闡述每章和每節的關鍵概念• 鼓勵進一步研究、反思和獨立研究的章節項目• 完整的學生和教師資源套件