MTH 271 is the calculus class for business and social science students.  The approach to the subject is more intuitive than that used in MTH 173.  We will cover a review of functions, rates of change and derivatives, methods of differentiation, integrals, and applications. 

Topics covered:

• Review of functions

• Average rates of change

• Instantaneous rates of change

• The derivative as a function

• Techniques of differentiation

• Applications of derivatives

• Integrals

 Presentations

Evaluating Functions Tutorial

Asymptotes Tutorial

Section 1.1 Temperatures Word Problem

Section 1.2 Cell Phone Charges Word Problem

Section 2.5 Cost and Revenue Functions

Local vs Global Max/Min

Section 5.1 Tables

Section 5.2 Tables

Course Notes

Chapter 2 Notes

Chapter 3 Notes

Chapter 4 Notes

Chapter 5 Notes

Chapter 6 Notes

Chapter 7 Notes

Common Antiderivatives