MAT 180 Calculus for Business and Social Science

Welcome to the Oakton Community College MAT 180 course home page. Here you will find information shared by all sections of the course. In the frame to the left there are a number of useful links including the textbook web site, if there is one, and the generic course syllabus.  Further down this frame there are links to individual instructors' resources for their specific sections.

Prerequisites
MAT 140 with a grade of C or better, or an appropriate score on the Mathematics Assessment Test.

Course Description
This course introduces the concepts of functions and relations and the basic ideas of differential and integral calculus with applications to the fields of social science and business.

Course Objectives

A. Understand the concept of function and its applications.
B. Understand the concept of limit.
C. Understand the concept of continuity.
D. Understand the concept of derivative.
E. Evaluate derivatives of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions.
F. Use derivatives to solve optimization problems, motion problems, and problems involving rates of change.
G. Use derivatives to analyze functions and their graphs.
H. Understand the concepts of indefinite integral and definite integral.
I. Evaluate indefinite and definite integrals.
J. Use definite integrals to find area.
K. Understand functions of more than one variable.
L. Use derivatives to solve optimization problems involving functions in more than one variable.
M. Apply the concepts of differentiation and integration in business and social science.
N. Use technology to find limits, derivatives, and integrals.

Instructional Materials

Required Textbook: Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences by Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen, 10^th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.

A TI-83 or higher numbered graphing calculator will be used for instructional purposes.

Send corrections and comments to  pboisver@oakton.edu.