FUNCTIONS, MODELING, PRECALCULUS (MA1025)

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Functions Modeling Change provides the algebraic and geometric skills needed to succeed in a Calculus course. The central topic is functions (in particular linear, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic), function notation and graphs, transformations, composition and inverses. Students also work with computers building mathematical models based on these functions, and implemented using graphing calculators, mathematical software and Excel.

Code: 
MA1025
Name: 
FUNCTIONS, MODELING, PRECALCULUS
Discipline: 
MA (Mathematics)
Type: 
CCM
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
MA0900
Co-requisites: 
MA1020CCM OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-30

Learning Outcomes

  1. Appreciate the use of mathematics in modeling the world.
  2. Be able to use computers to construct models of real-world situations using functions.
  3. Clearly communicate quantitative information in words, in numbers and with graphs.
  4. Communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and speaking.
  5. Develop a positive approach to mathematics.
  6. Develop strategies for solving problems.
  7. Reason with quantitative information – in words, numbers and graphs and charts.
  8. Understand functions by both algebraic and geometric approaches.
  9. Understand linear, exponential and polynomial functions in depth.

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