Calculus 1 (MATH 1100)
This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of differential calculus. Topics include the concepts of limit and continuity; rates of change; basic differentiation rules; derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions; applied optimization problems; implicit differentiation and related rates; the mean value theorem; linear approximations; curve sketching; simple differential equations and models; antiderivatives; simple parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Course code: MATH 1100
Credits: 3.0
Length: 60.0 hours
Course outline:
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Prerequisites
Both MATH 0983 and MATH 0993 with a minimum grade of ‘B’, or MATH 1020 with a minimum grade of ‘C’, or Precalculus 12 with a minimum grade of ‘B’, or Math Precalculus Test with a minimum score of 22 out of 30, or equivalent.
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