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  • Welcome to Applied Calculus [CMAT 2103]!

    Course Introduction
    This Applied Calculus [CMAT 2103] course adheres to the scope and sequence of a one-semester Applied Calculus course. The course description provided is the from the statewide common course information.

    Course Description: An introduction to differential and integral calculus, with an emphasis on applications, designed primarily for business, economics, and social sciences. Topics include limits, the first and second derivative, the first and second derivative tests for relative extrema; exponential and logarithmic functions; the definite and indefinite integral, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Calculus will be used to solve real world applications. (This course is not equivalent to Calculus I and does not serve as a prerequisite for Calculus II.)

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1. Review exponents, graphs, and functions from Algebra.
    2. Apply the concepts of limits and continuity to functions.
    3. Interpret the derivative as a slope of the tangent line and an instantaneous rate of change.
    4. Find the derivative of functions, including determining the tangent line to the function at a specific given point, and relate to the concept of rate of change.
    5. Apply the first and second derivative tests to locate relative extrema.
    6. Describe the relation between definite integrals and areas between the graph and the horizontal axis.
    7. Use techniques of integration to find particular or general antiderivatives.
    8. Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate definite integrals.
    9. Solve applied problems involving business, economics, and the social sciences.


    Adopting instructors can embed a welcome video or add additional text here.

    Structure of the Course
    The course includes 5 content Modules which covers each of the 4 chapters in the textbook (provided link). Each module includes a brief introduction text with module learning objectives, links to the corresponding Pressbook sections, additional resources (videos), homework assignments in MyOpenMath, Chapter Review Exercises from the Pressbook, a Quiz in MyOpenMath, and a Q&A discussion forum for that Module. There are additional modules for smaller Exams, a Midterm Exam, and/or Final Exam. 
    Navigating the Course
    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 
    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.

    Adopting instructors can embed a navigation video or add additional text here.


    Creative Commons attribution license This course and its contents, developed by author: Jared Eusea, and editors/reviewers: Bimal Kunwor and Karen Perilloux, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted.

    Adopting instructors should edit the About Your Instructor and Office Hours Information pages in this Module.

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