Calculus I Differential Calculus (MTH 251)

Term: 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring Term

Faculty

Louis James RushtonShow MyInfo popup for Louis James Rushton

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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM (3/28/2022 - 6/9/2022) Location: NC SITK 10
Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (3/28/2022 - 6/9/2022) Location: NC SITK 10

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.