Calculus I Differential Calculus (MTH 251)

Term: 2018-2019 Academic Year Spring Term

Faculty

Sean HutchersonShow MyInfo popup for Sean Hutcherson

shutcherson@socc.edu

Office Hours

• Monday and Wednesday: 11:00 - 11:50
• Tuesday and Friday: 2:00 - 2:50
• Thursday: 1:00 - 1:50

Schedule

Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (4/1/2019 - 6/7/2019) Location: NC SITK 12
Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM (6/12/2019 - 6/12/2019) Location: NC SITK 12

Description

Topics include: pre-calculus concepts and principles; limits and their properties, continuous functions; indeterminate forms and l'Hôpital's rule; derivatives and their properties; the chain rule, implicit differentiation; relative extrema, the first and second derivative tests; applications involving rectilinear motion of a particle and optimization of functions. This course covers the standard differential calculus topics required for engineering, mathematics, and science majors.