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MAC 2241 - Life Sciences Calculus I

Credit(s): 3
This course is an introduction to the methods and applications of differential and integral calculus for students in the life sciences. Topics include limits, continuity, derivatives of basic functions in mathematics, differentiation rules, optimization problems, the definite integral and area under a curve, basic theory of differential equations and modeling with differential equations in the life sciences.

Course Attribute(s): 6AM - State Computation Requirement, 6AMM - State Computation Requirement, 6AMT - Gordon Computation Requirement, 6AMT - State Computation Requirement, CAMA - Mathematics, SMEL - General Education Elective, SMMA - Mathematics, UGEM - USF Gen Ed Mathematics

Prerequisite(s): SAT Math (min score 670) OR ACT Math (min score 29) OR College-Level Math CPT (min score 90) OR PreCalc & Trig MPT (min score 12) OR MAC 1147  (min grade C)
Other Information: knowledge of trigonometry.


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