MATH-141 or equivalent.
Admission to the Honors Program (see details on the Program).
Para qué te prepara
The Honors Program at Saint Louis University offers eligible students the opportunity to develop an individual course of study that complements his or her undergraduate major. The program offers unique and challenging courses and helps students to build the foundation for life long learning.
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Fulfills Mathematics Requirement for A&S; Engineering, Physics, Business, Computer Science and Preprofessional Health Studies Requirement; Honors Credit Available for Eligible Students.
The main objectives of this first calculus course are two: first, to provide the student with a genuine understanding of the derivative and its applications beyond the purely symbolic level. Second to serve as an introduction to optimization and modeling, and to strengthen an understanding of the concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications to the real world.
This course is appropriate for students majoring in engineering or business.
Emphasis will be placed on using computers to solve numerical problems.
A mathematical package (MATLAB) will be used to solve problems related to the content of the class.
Students must enroll also in a lab section.
II. Course Outline:
1. Functions
Lines and linear functions
Polynomial functions
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Trigonometric functions
Combination of functions
2. Limits and derivatives
Limits and continuity
Rate of change and slope
The derivative. Differentiability
The tangent line approximation
3. Rules for the derivative
Powers and exponents
Derivative of the sum, the product and the quotient.
Recommended: Calculus, Hughes-Hallet, Gleason, et al…Wiley, International reading: Edition, 1994; Brief Calculus-Applications+Technology, Tomastik, Saunders College Publisher, 1996
IV. Requisites:
Acceptance into the program is determined by previous academic performance, achievement in college entrance examinations, and evidence of interest in the program.
A student who demonstrates academic ability and/or develops an interest in the Honors Program during his or her first year of study may also be admitted.
