An introduction to differential and integral calculus with an emphasis on applications. Please note that your instructor strongly recommends that you are present for each class meeting, arrive on time and not leave early. Each tardy or early departure will count as absence. This course presents a new approach to the basic calculus concepts in fields such as business, economics, liberal arts, management, and the social and life sciences. This approach relies heavily on real situations and modeling those situations as mathematical functions.
Technology is used to help minimize the algebra necessary.
The development of conceptual understanding, not mastery of algebraic skill and technique, and the ability to correctly interpret the mathematics are of equal importance in this course. Daily grades will be obtained from randomly collected homework assignments, worksheets, quizzes, and class participation. If a student has no more than 4 absences, four daily grades will be dropped. No late assignments will be accepted and no makeups will be given for missed quizzes. If you find that you must miss a major test, you must notify the instructor prior to the test.