Math 160 – Survey of Calculus

Course coordinator

Rana Parshad
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515-294-7294

Catalog description

MATH 160: Survey of Calculus

(4-0) Cr. 4. F.S.

Prereq: Satisfactory performance on placement assessment, 2 years of high school algebra, 1 year of geometry; or minimum of C- in MATH 140; or minimum of C- in MATH 143

Analytic geometry, derivatives and integrals of elementary functions, simple differential equations, and applications. Will not serve as a prerequisite for MATH 265 or MATH 266. Only one of MATH 151, MATH 160, the sequence MATH 165-MATH 166, or MATH 181 may be counted towards graduation.

Textbook

Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life and Social Sciences

Tan
bundled with WebAssign
ISBN: 9781285464640

Syllabus

Precalculus review, equations of straight lines. (Chapter 1)
Functions and graphs. (Sections 2.1 — 2.2)
Limits and continuity. (Sections 2.4 – 2.5)
Introduction to differentiation and basic rules for differentiation. (Sections 2.6, 3.1 – 3.3)
Implicit differentiation and related rates. (Section 3.6)
Use of derivatives to find relative and absolute maxima/minima and to sketch graphs of functions. (Chapter 4)
The constant e and continuously compounded interest. (Sections 5.1 – 5.3)
Integration: indefinite integrals and anti-differentiation, definite integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, area between curves, integration by parts. (Sections 6.1 – 6.6, 7.1)

Objectives

Functions, Limits and Continuity

Understand what a function is, and the relationship of a function to its graph
Understand intuitively what the limit of a function is
Apply rules to calculate simple limits
Understand the intuitive meaning of continuity of a function at a point
Use the limit concept to determine where a function is continuous.
Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to identify an interval where a continuous function has a root.

Differentiation

Use the limit definition to calculate a derivative, or to determine when a derivative fails to exist.
- Understand and use rules for the derivative of sums, products, and quotients
- Understand and use the chain rule for computing the derivative of a composite function
- Rules for computing derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions
- Rules for inverse functions, including logarithms and inverse trigonometric functions.
Use the derivative to find tangent lines to curves.
Calculate derivatives of functions defined implicitly.
Interpret the derivative as a rate of change.
Solve problems involving rates of change of variables subject to a functional relationship (“related rates”)

Applications of Derivatives

Find critical points, and use them to locate maxima and minima.
Use critical points and signs of first and second derivatives to sketch graphs of functions:
- Use the first derivative to find intervals where a function is increasing or decreasing.
- Use the second derivative to determine concavity and find inflection points.
- Apply the first and second derivative tests to classify critical points.
Use calculus to solve simple optimization problems in business and economics (marginal profit, etc.)
Use Differential Calculus to solve other kinds of optimization problems.

Integration

Find antiderivatives of functions.
Use antiderivatives to solve simple differential equations (variables separable)
Understand the concept of area under a curve, and the connection with antiderivatives given by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate definite integrals
Evaluate definite integrals by certain simple rules (substitution, integration by parts, etc.)

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