Math 125 Description and Prerequisites, Fall 1999
Math 125, Calculus I (3 credits)
An accelerated version of 124. Introduction to calculus with an
emphasis on understanding and problem solving. Concepts are presented
graphically and numerically as well as algebraically. Elementary
functions, their properties and uses in modeling; the key concepts of
derivative and definite integral; techniques of differentiation, using
the derivative to understand the behavior of functions; applications
to optimization problems in physics, biology and economics. A
graphing calculator is required for this course. Registration in math
courses numbered 125 or below, 160, and 263, requires all students,
including transfer students with or without college level math credit,
to take the UA Math Readiness Test. Credit will not be given for this
course if the student has credit in a higher level math course; these
students will be dropped from the course. Students with unusual
circumstances can petition the Mathematics Department for exemption
from this rule. This policy does not infringe on the student's rights
granted by the university policy on repeating a course. Formerly MATH
125A. P, acceptable score on UA Mathematics Readiness Test. Credit
allowed for only one of the following courses: MATH 113, MATH 124, or
MATH 125.
Course Prerequisites
An acceptable
UA Math Readiness Test B or AP score.
You can prepare for the UA Math Readiness Test B with the
computer program ``Are You Ready for Calculus I?'' You can
find it on the menu of the computers in the Open Access Computer
Lab in MATH 226, open Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 6:00pm. Either
use it there, or copy it onto a disk for home use. (It can be run on
any machine with a Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system, or any
older machine with at least 640k of memory, a CGA graphics card or
better, and MS-DOS Version 3.00 or above.) You can also download it
at
http://www.math.arizona.edu/software/azmath.html . The program
reviews essential prerequisite material, identifies a student's weak
areas, and recommends appropriate action (usually references are to
Schuam's Outlines because they are inexpensive and are not revised
every few years). The ``Are You Ready?'' series covers
courses from Intermediate Algebra to Ordinary Differential Equations.