Emphasis is on applications as preparation for allied health science programs. Emphasis on applications, as preparation for chemistry and physics courses. 151 Foundations of Calculus I Derivatives, their interpretations and applications are studied. Topics include limits, derivative rules, implicit differentiation, curve sketching, and optimization problems.
Emphasis is placed on power, polynomial, and logarithmic functions.
The concept of antidifferentiation is studied. It also introduces some useful computer concepts, as well as an introduction to the use of IBM-compatible operating systems. An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical principles. Topics include summary statistics, Normal Distribution, hypothesis testing, and confidence intervals. Some use of statistical software on College computers is required.