MATH& 163 - Calculus 3

5 credits

Prerequisites
A grade of “C” or better in MATH& 152.

MATH& 163 is the third course of the standard calculus sequence. Content includes: parametric equations, polar coordinates, vectors and the geometry of space, analysis of vector functions, differentiation and optimization of functions of several variables, and multiple integration. Applications are taken from the natural and social sciences, and engineering.

Theory Hours
5 theory hours.

AA Specified Elective
Satisfies quantitative skills requirement, science distribution area F requirement, or specified elective for the AA degree.

Course Outcomes

Solve problems involving parametric and polar equations, and the geometry of 3-dimensional space
Calculus of vector functions of a single variable
Basic differential calculus of functions of 2 or more variables
Basic integral calculus of functions of 2 or more variables