MATH 200 Outline

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

COURSE NUMBER:

MATH 200

COURSE TITLE:

Introductory Calculus I

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Remkes Kooistra

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3 (hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Mathematics is a language that numerically describes and shapes our world. The course introduces analytic geometry; functions, limits, derivatives, and applications; integration and applications. A major goal is to understand the behaviour of functions as mathematical models in the natural sciences, including population dynamics in biology and Newtonian mechanics in physics.

Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1

REQUIRED TEXTS:

There is no required text. Course notes will be posted on the course website.

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Attendance	10%
Homework	40%
Midterm	15%
Final Exam	35%

	100%

COURSE OUTLINE:

September 6 - September 11 Analytic Geometry
September 13 - September 27 Functions, Models, Dierential Equations
September 29 - October 11 Limits, Continuity and Asymptotics
October 13 - October 30 Derivatives
November 1 - November 15 Integrals
November 17 - November 27 Applications of Derivatives: L'Hospital's Rule, Extrema, Optimization, Marginal Analysis
November 27 - December 8 Curve Sketching, Holistic Descriptions of Functions and Models

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.