MTH 251 - Calculus I - Differential Calculus

5 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

MTH 111Z and MTH 112Z or designated placement.

Course Description: First course in the calculus sequence for science, mathematics, and engineering students. Topics include limits, differentiation, extrema, related rates, optimization problems, and other basic applications of differentiation.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate how to find an equation from a function that determines slope using the definition of a derivative.
CLO#2: Find a derivative for a function using the power, product, quotient, chain, and implicit differentiation rules.
CLO#3: Apply the concept of rate of change in application problems. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy & Reasoning)
CLO#4: Apply derivatives to create and understand graphs.
CLO#5: Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a limit.

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
LECTURE PORTION: A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term. LECTURE/LAB PORTION: A required state minimum of (20) and a standard RCC delivery of (22) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (24) hours per term.