Survey of Calculus -- Fall 2005 - NorthWest Arkansas...

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Fall 2005
Division of Science and Mathematics Course Outline
Course: Math 2043, Survey of Calculus
Catalog Description:
A survey and applications course in calculus designed for students in business, life sciences and social sciences. Topics
include a brief algebra review, differentiation, curve sketching, exponential and logarithmic functions with applications,
integration and, when time permits, multivariable calculus.
Prerequisite: Math 1204 with grade of C or better, or 24 on Math portion of the ACT, or 46 – 100 on the College Algebra
portion of the Compass.
Credit/Contact/Load hours : 3 credit hours/ 3 contact hours/ 3 load hours
Target Audience and Transfer
This course is targeted primarily to students in business and life or social sciences. It is required of some AAS
and AS degrees as well as a variety of four-year programs. It transfers as 3 credit hours of business calculus.
G eneral Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course students should exhibit mastery of certain knowledge and basic
skills. These topics will include, but not be limited to:
1) Algebraically and graphically evaluate limits
2) Find basic derivatives using the definition, product, quotient and chain rules
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