Use of graphing calculators will give students experience in handling numerical data. Numerical, algebraic and graphical representations of each family are included. Polya s problem-solving methods will be used to solve mathematical problems that model real world situations. Graphing calculators are required and are used extensively. A study of functions and applied differential calculus for economics, business and other social sciences.
Emphasis is on spreadsheet analysis of common elementary situations.
Other topics covered include systems of linear equations and an introduction to linear programming. The fundamental concepts and applications of the differential calculus of one variable are applied to elementary families of functions. Polya s problem-solving methods are used to solve mathematical problems that model real world situations and which require methods of differential calculus for their solution. Graphing calculators are required and are used extensively. Projects that require use of computer algebra systems such as Mathematica or Maple are included.