Transcript title
Calculus I
Credits
4
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
60
Lecture hours
30
Lab hours
30
Prerequisites
MTH 112Z or higher (except MTH 211, MTH 212, MTH 213, MTH 241, MTH 244, MTH 245, and STAT 243Z) or minimum placement Math Level 22.
Course Description
Introduces concepts of differential calculus for science, mathematics and engineering students. Includes limits and continuity; the derivative; rates of change; derivatives of polynomial, rational and trigonometric, log, and exponential functions; applications including related rates and optimization; and antiderivatives. Uses graphing technology.
Course learning outcomes
1. Calculate and apply limits.
2. Apply the basic techniques of differentiation on polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions to investigate the behavior of mathematical models.
3. Apply and interpret the relationships between applied or theoretical models and their derivatives, with emphasis given to applications of rates of change.
4. Determine and analyze the rate of change of functions given function data from a graph, table of values, or formula.
5. Use the topics from calculus in conjunction with the graphing calculator to obtain precise graphs of models, including a graphical analysis of rates of change, concavity, and extrema for the model.
6. Analyze mathematical problems, develop solutions, and communicate those solutions through a technical or laboratory report.
Content outline
- Limits and continuity
- Introduction to derivatives
- Differentiation rules
- Basic rules
- Product and quotient rules
- Chain rule
- Derivatives of various function families
- Implicit differentiation
- Rates and related rates
- Derivatives and graphs
- Extrema
- Concavity and the derivative tests
- Optimization
Required materials
Students are required to have a license for web-based software which will include an e-text. Paper copy of the textbook is optional.
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