Math 115: Calculus I
Administrative details for Math 115:
- Prerequisites: 3-4 years HS math including trigonometry.
- Offered: Math 115 is typically offered in each of the University’s terms: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
- Credits: 4 Credits. No credit for students who have completed any Math course numbered 111 or higher.
- Textbook: Calculus, Single Variable, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al. There are also videos that pair with the text available through the course Canvas site that provide similar background on the course material.
- Calculators and Technology: No calculators are required, and technology is not permitted on exams or mastery assessments in the course. Some use of other visualization tools such as Desmos is common in the course.
- Content: The course presents the concepts of calculus from four points of view: geometric (graphs), numeric (tables), symbolic (formulas), and verbal descriptions. Students will develop their reading, writing and questioning skills, as well as their ability to work cooperatively. Topics include functions and graphs, derivatives and their applications to real-life problems in various fields, and an introduction to integration.
- Alternatives: Math 185 (Honors Anal. Geom. and Calc. I) is a more theoretical course which covers much of the same material. Math 275 (Combinatorics and Calculus) includes some of the material of Math 115 together with some combinatorial mathematics. A student whose preparation is insufficient for Math 115 should take Math 105 (Data, Functions and Graphs).
- Subsequent Courses: Math 116 (Calculus II) is the natural successor. A student who has done well in Math 115 could, after consulting with a math honors advisor, enter the honors sequence at this point by taking Math 176 (Explorations in Calculus).
