Calculus with Review A

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

MATH-031 is the first course of a year-long sequence that covers the material in a Calculus I course. This year-long sequence is appropriate for students who do not have a strong precalculus/algebra background. Only students who get a score between 40 and 75 on the Calculus Readiness Assessment are allowed to enroll in MATH-031. Students enroll in MATH-031 in the Fall semester and continue on to take MATH-032 (Calculus with Review B) the Spring semester. This allows the students and the professor to pace through the Calculus I concepts over the period of a full year. MATH-031 begins with a refresher of some important concepts related to functions, progressing into a study of limits, the conceptual underpinning of calculus, and then into differentiation. The year-long pace allows topics from algebra and precalculus to be reviewed as needed. Applications will be introduced to deepen the students' understanding of the concepts. NOTE: MATH-031 does not satisfy the College general education requirement in mathematics. Credit in MATH-031 is regarded as a free elective towards the College degree.