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1、AcknowledgmentsIhavemanypeopletothank.IwouldliketothankmywifeMarlene,whomakeslifeworthliving.Ithankthetwomostwonderfulchildrenintheworld,SherylandEric,forbeingthemselves.IwouldliketothankmybrotherJerryforallhisencouragementandforarrangingtohavemynonpro
2、fessionaleditionsprinted.IwouldliketothankBerniceRothsteinoftheCityCollegeofNewYorkandSySolomonatMiddlesexCountyCommunityCollegeforallowingmybookstobesoldintheirbookstoresandfortheirkindnessandencouragement.IwouldliketothankDr.RobertUrbanski,chairmanof
3、themathdepartmentatMiddlesex,firstforhisencouragementandsecondforrecommendingmybookstohisstudentsbecausethestudentsfoundthemvaluable.IthankBillSummersoftheCCNYaudiovisualdepartmentforhishelponthisandotherendeavors.NextIwouldliketothankthebackbonesofthr
4、eeschools,theirsecretaries:HazelSpencerofMiamiofOhio,LibbyAlamandEfuaTongéoftheCityCollegeofNewYork,andSharonNelsonofRutgers.IwouldliketothankMartyLevineofMARKETSOURCEforfirstpresentingmybookstoMcGraw-Hill.IwouldliketothankMcGraw-Hill,especiallyJohnCar
5、leo,JohnAliano,DavidBeckwith,andPatKoch.IwouldliketothankBarbaraGilson,MaryLoebigGiles,andMichelleMatozzoBracciofMcGraw-HillandMarcCampbellofNorthMarketStreetGraphicsforimprovingandbeautifyingtheneweditionsofthisseries.Iwouldalsoliketothankmyparents,Le
6、eandCele,whosawthebeginningsofthesebooksbutdidnotlivetoseetheirpublication.LastIwouldliketothankthreepeoplewhohelpedkeepmyspiritsupwhenthingslookedverybleak:agreatfriend,GaryPitkofsky;anotherterrificfriendandfellowlecturer,DavidSchwinger;andmysharerofd
7、reams,mycousin,KeithEllis,whoalsodidnotlivetoseemybookspublished.TotheStudentThisbookwaswrittenforyou:notyourteacher,notyournext-doorneighbor,notforanyonebutyou.IhavetriedtomaketheexamplesandexplanationsasclearasIcan.However,asmuchasIhatetoadmitit,Iamn
8、otperfect.Ifyoufindsomethingthatisunclearorshouldbeaddedtothisbook,pleaseletmeknow.Ifyouwantaresponse,orifIcanhelpyou,yourclass,oryourschoolinanyprecalculusorcalculussubject,pleaseletmeknow,butaddressyourcommentsc/oMcGraw-Hill,SchaumDiv