50 Introduction To Calculus
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(Credit - 1) (Elective) (Semester) (Grade: 12)
Prerequisite:
Pre‐Calculus
with
Trigonometry
and
1.)
The
student
has
a
cumulative
G.P.A.
of
3.00
or
above,
or
2.)
The
student
has
a
3.00
G.P.A.
or
above
in
previous
related
course
work.
Exceptions
to
this
prerequisite
can
be
made
via
a
written
application
process.
Applications
can
be
obtained
at
the
guidance
office.
The
objectives
of
calculus
are
primarily
concerned
with
developing
the
students’
understanding
of
the
concepts
of
calculus
and providing
experience
with
its
methods
and
applications.
The
course
will
emphasize
a
multi‐representational
approach
to calculus,
with
concepts,
results,
and
problems
being
expressed
geometrically,
numerically,
analytically,
and
verbally.
The
connections
among
these
representations
also
are
important. Broad
concepts
and
widely
applicable
methods
will
be emphasized.
The
focus
of
the
course
is
neither
manipulation
nor
memorization
of
an
extensive
taxonomy
of
functions,
curves,
theorems, or problem
types.
Thus, although
facility with
manipulations and
computational competence
are important
outcomes,
they
are
not
the
cores
of
this
course.
Students,
and
the
teacher,
in
order
to
reinforce
the
relationships
among
the
multiple
representations
of
functions,
to
confirm
written
work,
to
implement
experimentation,
and
to
assist
in
interpreting
results,
will
use
technology
regularly. A
student
must
be
willing
to
devote approximately
five
(5)
hours
per
week
outside
of
class
time
to
be
successful
in
this
course.
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- Teacher: Doug Cutler