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10804181 Calculus 2
Course Information
Description
Designed for students in engineering workforce programs. Topics include the techniques of integration, analysis of infinite sequences and series, an introduction to first-order differential equations, parametric equations and derivatives of parametric curves, polar coordinates in the plane and integrals using polar coordinates, the analytic geometry of the conic sections, an introduction to vectors in two and three dimensions, scalar and vector cross products, and graphs of quadric surfaces.
Total Credits
4
Prior Learning Assessment
  • None

Course Competencies (Course Outcomes)
  1. Evaluate integrals using basic integration techniques
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    select the basic integration formula to use for evaluating a given integral
    evaluate integrals using substitution

  2. Evaluate integrals using advanced integration techniques
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    evaluate integrals using integration by parts
    evaluate integrals involving powers of trigonometric functions
    evaluate integrals by trigonometric substitution
    evaluate integrals by use partial fraction decomposition

  3. Analyze infinite sequences
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    identify the nth term of a sequence
    determine whether an infinite sequence is convergent or divergent
    find the limit of a convergent sequence

  4. Analyze power series
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    find the interval of convergence of a power series
    find Taylor series of elementary functions
    find the Taylor Series of an analytic function centered at a given x-value
    use Taylor series to solve application problems

  5. Analyze first-order differential equations
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    verify that a function satisfies a differential equation
    use the direction field to sketch the graph of the solutions of a differential equation
    solve separable first-order differential equations
    use separable differential equations to solve application problems
    use integrating factors to solve linear first-order linear differential equations
    use first-order linear differential equations to solve application problems

  6. Explore vectors
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    find the position vector of a point
    find the magnitude (length) of a vector
    find the direction of a vector
    add vectors
    subtract vectors
    multiply a vector by a scalar
    express a vector in terms of the standard basis vectors i, j, and k
    find the dot product of two vectors
    use the dot product to solve application problems
    find the cross product of two vectors
    use the cross product to solve application problems

  7. Analyze equations in three-dimensional space
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    construct graphs of conic sections
    interpret graphs of conic sections
    plot points in the 3D rectangular coordinate system
    sketch surfaces in the 3D rectangular coordinate system
    find the distance between two points in 3D space by using the distance formula
    find the equation of a sphere with a given center and radius
    identify cylinders
    use traces to identify quadric surfaces
    find the equation of a line in 3D
    find the equation a plane in 3D
    solve application problems involving lines and planes in 3D

  8. Analyze plane curves using parametric equations
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    sketch the curve represented by parametric equations
    describe the motion represented by parametric equations
    construct parametric equations that represent a given curve and motion along it
    use integrals in parametric form to solve application problems

  9. Analyze graphs using polar coordinates
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    plot a point in polar coordinates
    convert points between rectangular and polar coordinates
    convert equations between rectangular and polar form
    sketch the graph of a polar equation
    use integrals in polar form to solve application problems