The lab emphasizes the use of inductive reasoning, placing student teams in the role of researchers, as the carefully designed Mathematica activities guide them from specific real-world problems to rediscover the fundamental principals and formula of differential and integral calculus. Calculus II - 1 credit Meets two hours per week in a computer lab. The lab emphasizes the use of inductive reasoning, placing student teams in the role of researchers, as the carefully designed Mathematica activities guide them from specific real-world problems to rediscover the fundamental principals and formula of differential and integral calculus. Topics covered include continuity, differentiation, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, inverse functions, and optimization problems in physical and life sciences. Students learn the basic concepts of mathematical modeling, and how to interpret the results.
Students use computer labs as part of the course.
Topics covered include integration, numerical integration, first and second order differential equations with applications to physical and life sciences. The instructor may cover additional topics such as vector notation. Students learn basic concepts of mathematical modeling, and how to interpret the results. The computer-laboratory component of Calculus II Earth Systems Applications. Applies these topics to real life and branches of science, particularly computer science.