*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 7-14 BUSINESS DAYS, print-on-demand* Calculus for Biology and Medicine 4th edition by Claudia Neuhauser 9780134070049 [ZZ]

NEW! Co-author Marcus Roper (UCLA) offers a fresh perspective and numerous enhancements to the 4th Edition, including the addition of an unprecedented amount of real-world data and applications.

Mathematical content is geared to the needs of biology students – For example, there is less emphasis on integration techniques and more coverage of differential equations and systems of differential equations.

Strong emphasis on modeling biological situations – Students are instructed in the processes of modeling real-world situations and given many opportunities to practice these techniques in exercises.

The presentation of topics bridges the gap between what students already know and what they are attempting to learn while maintaining the text’s rigor.

New concepts are typically introduced through a three-part process:
(1) Biological examples introduce topics, followed by a
(2) thorough discussion outside of the life science context to enable students to become familiar with both the meaning and the mechanics of the mathematics.
(3) Finally, in-depth biological examples help students see how to use the material in a life science context.

A variety of exercises follow every section:

• Each exercise set begins with skill problems. These are followed by increasingly difficult, more conceptual problems. Finally, word problems tie the concepts into biology.

• Word problems draw from standard biology texts or original research to help students apply the mathematics to a life science context.

• End-of-section exercises are organized by subsection, enabling students to focus on specific topics as necessary, and helping instructors create the most appropriate assignments for the class.

NEW! Full-color design appeals to visual learners and motivates students as they put in the hard work to learn the mathematics. The figures in the text have been re-rendered using the latest software and re-conceived to take advantage of a full color pallette in order to maximize their instructional potential.

REVISED! Unprecedented number of real, current applications – Most of the applications are adapted from published studies and other current sources. New applications cover topics such as population genetics, pharmacology, and the evolution of microbial cooperation.

NEW! Clear student instructions for using technology address using spreadsheets to solve equations, visualize data, and model biological processes. This material is clearly labeled so that instructors who prefer not to use it can easily omit it, or assign technology sections as optional readings to their students.

NEW! Prerequisite Skills Quiz added to the beginning of the text to help students gauge whether review of precalculus topics is needed. Answers to the quiz are provided in the back of the book along with tips on what to review in Chapter 1 if refreshers are needed.

NEW!  “Bio Info” Notes provide optional background information to support the narrative and exercises.

NEW! “Help Text” within Examples (given in blue type) helps students understand the solution and emphasizes that each step in a mathematical argument is rigorously justified. All examples are completely worked out and they increase in difficulty in each subsection.