MA 16031 - Calculus I For Life Sciences

Prerequisite(s): MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MA 15900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR APPL FOR MIN. SCORE OF 075 OR S12 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 610 OR A02 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 30 OR A16 FOR MIN. SCORE OF 30

Credit Hours: 3.00. This is the first course in a two-course sequence. It covers the single-variable calculus topics of value to majors in the life sciences. Topics include functions, limits, derivatives and their applications to the life sciences, and discrete-time dynamical systems. Typically offered Fall.
General Education: Quantitative Reasoning
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate the ability to compute the first and second derivatives of elementary functions and their compositions.2. Demonstrate the ability to model and solve real world problems dealing with updating functions and equilibria.3. Demonstrate the ability to construct graphs of functions and determine their extreme values.

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