MATH 210 - Business Calculus

3 Credits
This course introduces students to calculus within the context of business applications. Particular focus will be given to questions involving optimization, marginal analysis, point of diminishing returns, and elasticity of demand. Calculus is a common prerequisite of many MBA programs.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 135 or MATH 150
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Apply the techniques of basic differential and integral calculus to business-related problems in the areas of optimization, marginal analysis, point of diminishing returns, and elasticity of demand.
2. Sketch graphs of functions using derivatives and asymptotes as aids.
3. Use the first and second order derivatives to solve optimization problems and to analyze the concavity of a function.
4. Perform implicit differentiation.
5. Evaluate definite integrals.
6. Apply the rules of differentiation to polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
7. Apply the rules of integration to polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
8. Find the derivative of a function using the limit of difference quotient.
9. Evaluate limits and identify any discontinuities of a function numerically, graphically, and algebraically.
10. Apply computerized spreadsheet techniques and technology as appropriate to course content.