One-semester survey of calculus for students in biological or life sciences; nontheoretical treatment of differential and integral calculus; brief introduction to differential equations and probability with calculus, with applications to the life sciences.
This course is a one-semester survey of calculus primarily for students in the biological or life sciences. It includes a non-theoretical treatment of differential and integral calculus and a brief introduction to differential equations and probability with calculus, with applications to the life sciences. Three lectures given weekly by a faculty member are complemented by two small group discussions led by a TA. Students desiring a one-semester terminal calculus course may take this course; life science students wanting a more thorough course or planning to take mathematics beyond first-year calculus should take MATH:1850 and MATH:1860 (traditional calculus sequence) instead of this course. A graphing calculator is usually required. Students are encouraged to use the Math Tutorial Laboratory for additional help.