Purdue Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions | MA
- MA 15800 Precalculus-Functions and Trigonometry (3 cr.) Not Available for credit toward graduation in the College of Science. Students may not receive credit for both MA 15400 and MA 15800. Students may not receive credit for both MA 15900 and MA 15800. P: Aleks Score 60.
Functions, Trigonometry, and Algebra of calculus topics designed to fully prepare students for all first semester calculus courses. Functions topics include Quadratic, Higher Order Polynomials, Rational, Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric. Other focuses include graphing of functions and solving application problems.
- MA 16010 Applied Calculus I (3 cr.) P: Aleks Score 75; or MA 15800.
Topics include trigonometric and exponential functions; limits and differentiation, rules of differentiation, maxima, minima and optimization; curve sketching, integration, anti-derivatives, fundamental theorem of calculus. Properties of definite integrals and numerical methods. Applications to life, managerial and social sciences.
- MA 16021 Applied Calculus II and Differential Equations (3 cr.) P: MA 16010.
Techniques of integration and applications to technology problems such as work and fluid pressure; infinite series, convergence tests; differential equations and initial value problems; separable differential equations, second order differential equations; Laplace transform; Fourier series.