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Corrections to Applied Calculus (5e), Second Printing

Together with Brooks/Cole, we are in the process of eliminating typos and errors from subsequent printings of the series. In the meantime, we hope that this listing of corrections to the first printing will be helpful to instructors and students using the text.

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p. 103 (Section 1.4) Exercise #26(b)

Change p to c as shown:


p. 104 (Chapter 1 Review) Exercise 8

Insert a missing f in the equation:


p. 254 (Section 3.5) Exercise #5

In the formula for R(t), replace "60t" by "60" as shown:


p. 289 (Section 4.1) Quick Example #2

The exponent in the answer should be 2 and not 3.


p. 353 (Section 4.6) Example 2; Next-to-last Line

Insert a missing equals sign in the equation as shown:


p. A9 (Answers to Selected Exercises) Answer to Exercise #17 in Section 3.4

Replace "1.05" by "1.04" in the formula as shown:


p. 543 (Section 7.3) Exercises #53 and 54

The tables for these two exercises are reversed:


p. A10 (Answers to Selected Exercises) Answer to Exercise Section 3.1 #31

Replace "per year" by "per month" in the answer as shown:


Last Updated: January, 2012