Contents of APEX Calculus

APEX Calculus comprises 14 chapters; each chapter and section is listed below. This text was written to have the same basic organization as most traditional calculus textbooks. 

The whole text is 972 pages long. For multiple reasons (lower cost per semester, lower weight per semester, increased likelihood of students bringing their text to class, etc.), APEX Calculus has been divided into smaller volumes in two ways.  One division is intended for schools on a semester system, split roughly along traditional "Calc 1, 2 & 3" lines. The other division is intended for schools on the quarter system.

APEX Calculus 1, 2 & 3:

  • Calculus 1: Chapters 1 through 6.1

    • Limits through Integration by Substitution

  • Calculus 2: Chapters 5 through 8

    • Integration through Sequences and Series

  • Calculus 3: Chapters 9 through 14

    • Curves in the Plane through Vector Analysis

  • Calculus 3*: Abridged, Chapters 9 through 13 (for those not needing Vector Analysis)

    • Curves in the Plane through Multiple Integration

APEX Calculus for Quarters Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4:

  • Q1: Chapters 1 through 4

    • Limits, Derivatives and their applications

  • Q2: Chapters 5 through 7, plus a Differential Equations appendix

    • Integration, techniques and applications

    • The appendix offers an introduction to DE's, covering Euler's method, separable and first-order DE's, along with an introduction to mathematical modeling. (Written by Ross Magi of Walla Walla University.)

  • Q3: Chapters 8 through 11

    • Sequences and Series, Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, Vectors and Vector-Valued Functions

  • Q4: Chapters 12 through 14

    • Multivariable Functions, Partial Derivatives, Iterated Integration and Vector Analysis

If these divisions do not match up well with your department's division of Calculus material:

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Table of Contents

  1. Limits

    1. An introduction to Limits

    2. Epsilon-Delta Definition of a Limit

    3. Finding Limits Analytically

    4. One-Sided Limits

    5. Continuity

    6. Limits Involving Infinity

  2. Derivatives

    1. Instantaneous Rates of Change: The Derivative

    2. Interpretations of the Derivative

    3. Basic Differentiation Rules

    4. The Product and Quotient Rules

    5. The Chain Rule

    6. Implicit Differentiation

    7. Derivatives of Inverse Functions

  3. The Graphical Behavior of Functions

    1. Extreme Values

    2. The Mean Value Theorem

    3. Increasing and Decreasing Functions

    4. Concavity and the Second Derivative

    5. Curve Sketching

  4. Applications of the Derivative

    1. Newton's Method

    2. Related Rates

    3. Optimization

    4. Differentials

  5. Integration

    1. Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration

    2. The Definite Integral

    3. Riemann Sums

    4. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

    5. Numerical Integration

  6. Techniques of Integration

    1. Substitution

    2. Integration by Parts

    3. Trigonometric Integrals

    4. Trigonometric Substitution

    5. Partial Fraction Decomposition

    6. Hyperbolic Functions

    7. L'Hopital's Rule

    8. Improper Integration

  7. Applications of Integration

    1. Area Between Curves

    2. Volume by Cross-Sectional Area: Disk and Washer Methods

    3. The Shell Method

    4. Arc Length and Surface Area

    5. Work

    6. Fluid Forces

  8. Sequences and Series

    1. Sequences

    2. Infinite Series

    3. Integral and Comparison Tests

    4. Ratio and Root Tests

    5. Alternating Series and Absolute Convergence

    6. Power Series

    7. Taylor Polynomials

    8. Taylor Series

  9. Curves in the Plane

    1. Conic Sections

    2. Parametric Equation

    3. Calculus and Parametric Equations

    4. Introduction to Polar Coordinates

    5. Calculus and Polar Functions

  10. Vectors

    1. Introduction to Cartesian Coordinates in Space

    2. An Introduction to Vectors

    3. The Dot Product

    4. The Cross Product

    5. Lines

    6. Planes

  11. Vector-Valued Functions

    1. Vector-Valued Functions

    2. Calculus and Vector-Valued Functions

    3. The Calculus of Motion

    4. Unit Tangent and Normal Vectors

    5. The Arc Length Parameter and Curvature

  12. Functions of Several Variables

    1. An Introduction to Multivariable Functions

    2. Limits and Continuity of Multivariable Functions

    3. Partial Derivatives

    4. Differentiability and the Total Differential

    5. The Multivariable Chain Rule

    6. Directional Derivatives

    7. Tangent Lines, Normal Lines, and Tangent Planes

    8. Extreme Values

  13. Multiple Integration

    1. Iterated Integration and Area

    2. Double Integration and Volume

    3. Double Integration with Polar Coordinates

    4. Center of Mass

    5. Surface Area

    6. Volume Between Surfaces and Triple Integration

    7. Triple Integration with Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

  14. Vector Calculus

    1. Introduction to Line Integrals

    2. Vector Fields

    3. Line Integrals over Vector Fields

    4. Flow, Flux, Green's Theorem and the Divergence Theorem

    5. Parametrized Surfaces and Surface Area

    6. Surface Integrals

    7. The Divergence Theorem and Stokes' Theorem

  • Appendix:

    • Solutions to Odd Numbered Exercises

    • Index

    • Useful formulas