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Calculus I
MAT250 | 4 Credits
Calculus I will introduce the basic calculus principles. You’ll gain experience using and applying calculus methods in practical applications, and get familiar with topics like limits, derivatives, and computational techniques.
Professor: Ms. Sayali Desphande
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What You’ll Learn
General Calculus I acquaints you with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, applications and integration, and curve sketching.
- Demonstrate the continuity or discontinuity of the function.
- Solve the limit problems by using various limit laws.
- Demonstrate various rules of derivatives.
- Compute derivatives.
- Demonstrate derivatives for trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions
- Apply Implicit differentiation
- Apply L’Hôpital’s Rule to find the limit of indeterminate forms.
- Sketch the graphs using the derivatives.
- Compute area between the curves using integration.
- Solve vertical motion problems.
- Illustrate the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
- Demonstrate convergence and divergence of improper integrals.
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This course is designed to acquaint students with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, applications and integration, and curve sketching. During this course, students will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications. Topics covered include Special Functions, Limits, Derivatives, Computational Techniques, Applications of Differentiations, and Applications of Integration.
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Prerequisites
Precalculus is a required prerequisite for Calculus I. If you enroll, the assumption is made that you have previously completed Precalculus for credit with a passing score.
Course Text
This course does not require a textbook.
Course Checkpoints
Preliminaries and Functions
Limits and Continuity
Derivatives
Computational Techniques
Implicit Differentiation
Dealing with Indeterminate Forms
Applications of Differentiation
Curve Sketching
Introduction to Integrals
Applications of Integration
3 Techniques of Integration
Special Functions
Assignments & Grading
Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
Assignments for this course include:
- 4 Graded Topic Reviews
- 4 Graded Quizzes
- 4 Graded Exams
- 1 Graded Final
This course has an open book proctored Final Exam. Scientific and/or graphing calculators are allowed throughout the course.
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Starting Your STEM Career with Calculus I
Calculus I is the foundation for many careers in science or engineering. That’s because it allows you to model change in a way that other math disciplines don’t! Whether you go on to become a data scientist, mechanical engineer, or financial manager, getting a grasp on calculus will serve you well.
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