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MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences

(3 units) CO2
Fundamental ideas of analytic geometry and calculus, plane coordinates, graphs, functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, rates, extrema and applications thereof. (This course satisfies the University Core Mathematics requirement. Credit may not be received for Math 176 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 181  or above.)

Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 27 or SAT score of 610 or revised SAT score of 630 or MATH 126  with a “C-” or better.

Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Discussion/Recitation: 1
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to use and apply the concepts and terminology of rate of change through applications and examples.
2. Students will be able to compute the derivative of a function using rules of differentiation.
3. Students will be able to compute basic integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.


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