Calculus for Biology and Medicine

by Claudia Neuhauser

Book Overview

For freshman-level, two-semester or three-semester courses in Calculus for Life Sciences. Shows students how calculus is used to analyze phenomena in nature -- while providing flexibility for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321644689
• ISBN13: 9780321644688
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 3.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

This book is long time-coming for me....

Being a student of Biostatistics, Mathematical Epidemiology and Health Economics, this book came quite at a right time for me. I have used Michael Spivak's Calculus for a long time, and other pure mathematics/engineering calculus books: but i always wanted a book about calculus that was tailored to the medical sciences, and yes i got it in Neuhauser's Calculus for Biology and Medicine. However, i must say that, most people whose comments are immensely negative about this book are those who probably are lacking a rich background of mathematics, or have nothing at all, for that matter. Because if that is the case, yes, some concepts will seem difficult to grasp. But for someone like me who is already versed in precalculus, algebra and the like, and was just looking out for something more tailored to medical sciences, i find this book ideal. So, yes, it will not answer all your questions, it will not be all-chewed up material for you just to swallow, it will need some ability and effort on your part. But so far, it is the best reference in the market for calculus tailored to medical sciences.

Calculus for biology and medicine textbook

Wonderful review in the first chapter of previous concepts and principles. We're only in chapter one (semester just started) but I was thrilled that it went over old material.