2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 1308 - Business Calculus


Credit Hours: 3

This course includes, but is not limited to, the following concepts when working with various types of functions: 1) derivatives - limits, continuity, slopes, rates of change, definition of derivative, derivatives as rates of change, techniques for finding derivatives, and non-differentiable functions; 2) integration - anti-derivatives, indefinite and definite integrals, and techniques for finding integrals. Applications include graphing functions using derivatives and optimization. Emphasis is on applied problems in the management sciences and economics. A TI-84 graphing calculator is required for this course and the course requires an online learning component.

Prerequisite(s):
(must meet one of the following requirements)

  • MATH 1300  or MATH 1302  with a grade of “C” or better
  • A score of 26 or higher on the Mathematics section of the ACT
  • A score of 70 or above on the COMPASS Algebra Placement Test
  • A score of 86 or above on the Accuplacer College Math Placement Test
  • A score of 263 or higher on the Accuplacer Next Gen Advanced Algebra Placement Test
  • Permission of the department chair or school dean