Calculus

Calculus is described to be the mathematics of change. The course begins with a review of functions including polynomials (lines, quadratics, cubics, quartics, etc. ), rationals, radicals, exponentials, logarithms, and trigonometric functions. The foundation for calculus begins with limits which primarily describe the behavior of functions near vertical asymptotes, near holes, and as x approaches a very large positive or negative number. The remainder of the course deals with derivatives and integrals. A derivative is slope, or how one variable changes with respect to another variable. An integral deals with finding area under a curve when more traditional formulas like length times width do not apply.