Using meaningful examples, credible applications, and incisive technology, this book strives to empower students, enhance their critical thinking skills, and equip them with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the major or discipline they ultimately choose to study. An engaging style and clear writing make the language of mathematics accessible, understandable, and enjoyable, with a high standard for mathematical rigor. A calculus book must tell the truth. This book is carefully written in the accepted language of mathematics in a readable exposition. It includes useful and fascinating applications, acquaints students with the history of the subject and offers a sense of what mathematics is all about. Technique is presented, yet so are ideas. The author helps students to master basic methods and how to discover and build their own concepts in a scientific subject. There is an emphasis on using modeling and numerical calculation.