From one of today’s most accomplished and trusted mathematics authors comes a new textbook that offers unmatched support for students facing the AP® calculus exam, and the teachers helping them prepare for it.
Sullivan and Miranda’s Calculus for the AP® Course covers every Big Idea, Essential Knowledge statement, Learning Objective, and Math Practice described in the 2016-2017 redesigned College Board™ Curriculum Framework. Its concise, focused narrative and integrated conceptual and problem-solving tools give students just the help they need as they learn calculus and prepare for the redesigned AP® Exam. And its accompanying Teacher’s Edition provides an in depth correlation and abundant tips, examples, projects, and resources to ensure close adherence the new Curriculum Framework.
Michael Sullivan, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Chicago State University, received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Before retiring, Mike taught at Chicago State for 35 years, where he honed an approach to teaching and writing that forms the foundation for his textbooks. Mike has been writing for over 35 years and currently has fifteen books in print. His books have been awarded both Texty and McGuffey awards from TAA.
Mike is a member of both the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America and the Text and Academic Authors Association, and received the TAA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. His influence in the field of mathematics extends to his four children: Kathleen, who teaches college mathematics; Michael III, who also teaches college mathematics, and who is his coauthor on two precalculus series; Dan, who is a sales director for a college textbook publishing company; and Colleen, who teaches middle-school and secondary school mathematics. Twelve grandchildren round out the family.
Kathleen Miranda, Ed.D from St. John's University, is an Emeritus Associate Professor of the State University of New York (SUNY) where she taught for 25 years. Kathleen is a recipient of the prestigious New York State Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and particularly enjoys teaching mathematics to underprepared and fearful students. In addition to her extensive classroom experience, Kathleen has worked an accuracy reviewer and solutions author on several mathematics textbooks, including Michael Sullivan’s Brief Calculus and Finite Mathematics. Kathleen’s goal is to help students unlock the complexities of calculus and appreciate its many applications.
Kathleen has four children: Edward, a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, James, an emergency medicine physician in Philadelphia, Kathleen, a chemical engineer, working on vaccines, and Michael, a management consultant specializing in corporate strategy.
Preface
Applications Index
Chapter P: Precalculus
Chapter 1: Limits and Conitnuity
Cumulative AP® Practice Exam 1
Chapter 2: The Derivative
Chapter 3: More About Derivatives
Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
Cumulative AP® Practice Exam 2
Chapter 5: The Integral
Chapter 6: Applications of the Integral
Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration
Cumulative AP® Practice 3:
Chapter 8: Infinite Series
Chapter 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Equations
Chapter 10: Vectors; Lines, Planes, and Quadratic Surfaces in Space
Chapter 11: Vector Functions
Cumulative AP® Practice Exam 4
Appendix A: Precacluus Used in Calculus
Appendix B: Theorems and Proofs
Appendix C: Technology Used in Calculus
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