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Visit the McGraw-Hill web site for more details! A List of Class-Tested Calculus Projects The Smith-Minton family of textbooks includes Calculus: Early Transcendentals , now out in its third edition, Calculus: Concepts and Connections and Calculus: Late Transcendentals , to be released soon. Intended for students majoring in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and related fields, this hybrid text follows a relatively traditional table of contents yet also addresses many of the goals of calculus reform. A strong emphasis on problem-solving provides plenty of opportunity for the use of technology, exploratory techniques and real-world applications. Key features that make Calculus an outstanding text include:             Appropriate use of technology (graphing calculators and computer algebra systems)             Early introduction of logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions             A rich variety of interesting and unique applications from sports, medicine and other areas             Extensive use of graphics and numerical tables to introduce and develop concepts             Careful derivations and clear explanations with helpful warnings about common mistakes             Flexible exercise sets with writing problems and projects in each section             Candid discussions of advantages and disadvantages of techniques covered Some homework projects that I have used in conjunction with the text can be accessed through this link