Course Description

This is a 3-credit calculus course with applications to problems in life and social sciences. Topics include functions and graphs, the derivative, techniques of differentiation, curve sketching, maximum-minimum problems, exponential and logarithmic functions, exponential growth and decay, and introduction to integration.

MATH 127 is a 3-credit General Education course. Learning the concepts of calculus in this course involves critical thinking–logic and mathematical precision inform the teaching and learning of calculus throughout Math 127.

Mini Quizzes - Due Tuesdays and Thursdays each week, taken through Moodle. There is one for each section we cover. They are three questions, 15 min long, and multiple choice.

Dates of Chapter Quizzes - 10 multiple choice questions, taken through Moodle, and 1 hour long.

Chapter 1: Thursday September 29th

Chapter 2: Thursday October 20th

Chapter 3: Thursday November 10th

Chapter 4: Tuesday November 29th

Chapter 5: Monday December 12th

Final Quiz: * Optional* , TBD

WileyPLUS Homework - Due every Tuesday at 11:59 pm

For each question in an assignment, you have 5 attempts to get the problem correct by the due date.

•  After attempt 3 you will receive a hint.

•  After attempt 4 you will see the correct answer

•  After attempt 5 a ”solution” will be given for the problem.

•  If you complete the assignment after the due date you will receive 50% credit for your homework.