MAT 230 - Elementary Calculus (For Business and Social Sciences)

3 credit hours - 3 hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Mathematics General Education Requirement

Study the basic concepts of calculus with applications to business and social sciences. Learn about limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. Apply calculus to problems involving maxima and minima, curve sketching, and the least-squares technique. The course includes an introduction to functions in several variables and partial derivatives.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 137 , MAT 145 (formerly MAT 141), MAT 151 or equivalent.

Note: Credit is not given for both MAT 230 and MAT 191 .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Find limits of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions algebraically, numerically, and/or graphically and interpret these limits.
Perform differentiation of polynomial, radical, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions algebraically, numerically and graphically.
Analyze graphs and behaviors of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions with regard to rate of change and concavity.
Solve problems from business and the social sciences that involve rates of change, including the least squares technique.
Find indefinite integrals for polynomial, radical and exponential functions.
Evaluate definite integrals for polynomial, radical and exponential functions.
Analyze functions of two or more variables, including finding partial derivatives and relative extrema.