LSU College Readiness Program COURSE PROFILE 2-17-2017 COURSE NAME LSU Math 1550 Calculus I COMMON COURSE NUMBER CMAT 2115 Calculus I PRIMARY ONLINE Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2e, MyMathLab CONTENT SOURCE Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, Schultz COURSE/UNIT CREDIT 5 credit hours, 1 Carnegie Unit GRADE(S) 11 or 12 PREREQUISITE(S) ALEKS Calc Placement Test min 70% CHAPTERS 2 Limits 5 Integration – – 3 Derivatives 6 Applications of Integration – – 4 Applications of the Derivative – SECTION NAMES (NUMBER OF EXERCISES) AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 2: Limits 2.1 The Idea of Limits (9) Apply concepts related to limits Calculate average and instantaneous velocity Calculate slopes of secant and tangent lines 2.2 Definitions of Limits (21) Apply limit definitions Find limits from a graph Estimate limits from a table Study limits for particular well-known functions 2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits (32) Apply techniques for computing limits Apply limit laws Evaluate limits Evaluate one-sided limits Use the Sandwich Theorem 2.4 Infinite Limits (24) Apply properties of infinite limits Find infinite limits numerically or graphically Evaluate limits analytically Find vertical asymptotes 2.5 Limits at Infinity (27) Apply concepts relating to end behavior and horizontal asymptotes Evaluate limits at infinity
LSU College Readiness Program COURSE PROFILE 2-17-2017 COURSE NAME LSU Math 1550 Calculus I COMMON COURSE NUMBER CMAT 2115 Calculus I PRIMARY ONLINE CONTENT SOURCE Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2e, MyMathLab Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, Schultz COURSE/UNIT CREDIT 5 credit hours, 1 Carnegie Unit GRADE(S) 11 or 12 PREREQUISITE(S) ALEKS Calc Placement Test min 70% CHAPTERS 2 – Limits 5 – Integration 3 – Derivatives 6 – Applications of Integration 4 – Applications of the Derivative SECTION NAMES (NUMBER OF EXERCISES) AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES CHAPTER 2: Limits 2.1 The Idea of Limits (9) Apply concepts related to limits Calculate average and instantaneous velocity Calculate slopes of secant and tangent lines 2.2 Definitions of Limits (21) Apply limit definitions Find limits from a graph Estimate limits from a table Study limits for particular well-known functions 2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits (32) Apply techniques for computing limits Apply limit laws Evaluate limits Evaluate one-sided limits Use the Sandwich Theorem 2.4 Infinite Limits (24) Apply properties of infinite limits Find infinite limits numerically or graphically Evaluate limits analytically Find vertical asymptotes 2.5 Limits at Infinity (27) Apply concepts relating to end behavior and horizontal asymptotes Evaluate limits at infinity