MATH& 148 Business Calculus

5 credits

Surveys differential and integral calculus, emphasizing uses in business and social science. Intended for students who wish only a brief course in calculus.

This course meets the Quantitative Reasoning genereal education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: MATH& 141

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Construct and transform the graphs of common functions
Solve simple exponential equations
Use the product, quotient and chain rules to differentiate simple functions
Construct equations for tangents and find average and instantaneous rates of change
Apply the concepts, techniques and vocabulary of limits, continuity, and first and second derivatives to solve simple problems
Use simple substitutions and appropriate software to find antiderivatives of simple functions
Determine the values of definite integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Apply the ideas of definite and indefinite integrals to solve problems
Recognize applications of differential and integral calculus to business problems

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Critical Thinking, the ability to evaluate information, draw inferences, arrive at conclusions, and create solutions based on objective analysis of the evidence.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50