MTH 1214 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: Score of 70/100 or better on both the Fundamentals and the Algebra portions of the Math Readiness Assessment, or a C or better in ULC 148 , MTH 108 , MTH 113 , MTH 114 , MTH 115 , a D or better in MTH 121 or MTH 131 or MTH 141 or a score of 3 on AP Calculus or a score of 4 or 5 on AP Pre-Calculus.
MTH 121: Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
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- For students in social, biological, and management sciences. Limits, continuity, differentiation of algebraic and exponential functions; applications; introduces integration.
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