MATH 030 PZ -Calculus with Precalculus

Institution: Pitzer College

Description: This two-credit course introduces the basic concepts of the calculus, including slopes, rates of change, limits, the derivative and the integral, and the relationships between these concepts, especially the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, with applications to the natural and social sciences. Each concept will be treated from numerical, analytic and geometric perspectives. Supplemented by all necessary precalculus material including linear, quadratic and polynomial equations; systems of linear equations; transformation, composition and inverses of functions; rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.