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Calculus for the Life Sciences: Modelling the Dynamics of Life (Canadian edition) 1st edition

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Frederick R. Adler and Miroslav Lovric
Publisher: Nelson Education, Ltd.

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  • Chapter 0: Introduction to Models and Functions
    • 0.1: Models in Life Sciences
    • 0.2: Variables, Parameters, and Functions (3)
    • 0.3: Working with Functions (4)

  • Chapter 1: Modeling Using Elementary Functions
    • 1.1: Elementary Models (4)
    • 1.2: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Exponential Models (5)
    • 1.3: Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions (5)

  • Chapter 2: Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems
    • 2.1: Introduction to Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (4)
    • 2.2: Analysis of Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (3)
    • 2.3: Modelling with Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (5)
    • 2.4: A Model of Gas Exchange in the Lung (3)
    • 2.5: Nonlinear Dynamics Model of Selection (4)

  • Chapter 3: Limits, Continuity, and Derivatives
    • 3.1: Investigating Change (3)
    • 3.2: Limit of a Function (4)
    • 3.3: Infinite Limits and Limits at Infinity (5)
    • 3.4: Continuity (3)
    • 3.5: Derivatives and Differentiability (3)

  • Chapter 4: Working with Derivatives
    • 4.1: Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Polynomials (3)
    • 4.2: Derivatives of Products and Quotients (3)
    • 4.3: Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (4)
    • 4.4: The Chain Rule (4)
    • 4.5: Derivatives of Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions (5)
    • 4.6: The Second Derivative, Curvature, Concavity, and Acceleration (4)
    • 4.7: Approximating Functions with Polynomials (4)

  • Chapter 5: Applications of Derivatives
    • 5.1: Extreme Values of a Function (5)
    • 5.2: Reasoning About Functions: Continuity and Differentiability (4)
    • 5.3: Leading Behaviour and L'Hôpital's Rule (5)
    • 5.4: Newton's Method (4)
    • 5.5: Stability of Discrete-Time Dynamical Systems (4)
    • 5.6: The Logistic Dynamical System and More Complex Dynamics (4)
    • 5.7: Case Study: Panting and Deep Breathing (2)

  • Chapter 6: Integrals and Applications
    • 6.1: Differential Equations (4)
    • 6.2: Antiderivatives (4)
    • 6.3: Definite Integral and Area (5)
    • 6.4: Definite and Indefinite Integrals (6)
    • 6.5: Techniques of Integration: Substitution and Integration by Parts (5)
    • 6.6: Applications (4)
    • 6.7: Improper Integrals (4)

  • Chapter 7: Differential Equations
    • 7.1: Basic Models with Differential Equations (4)
    • 7.2: Equilibria and Display of Autonomous Differential Equations (4)
    • 7.3: Stability of Equilibria (4)
    • 7.4: Separable Differential Equations (6)
    • 7.5: Systems of Differential Equations; Predator-Prey Model (4)
    • 7.6: The Phase Plane (3)
    • 7.7: Solutions in the Phase Plane (3)
    • 7.8: The Dynamics of a Neuron (3)

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