MA 255 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3

Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 4

Prerequisites: MA 134 (C or Higher)

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: MA 255 is the third course in the three-semester Calculus sequence, and will introduce students to two main areas of study: multivariable Calculus and vector Calculus. Topics included in the first area are partial derivatives, multiple integrals, directional derivatives and gradients, maximums and minimums, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, lines, planes, and quadric surfaces. Topics included in the second area are dot and cross products, vector-valued functions, vector fields, line and surface integrals, curl and divergence, Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem and the Divergence Theorem. Please check the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) list to see if this course fulfills the Mathematics and Natural Science requirement).

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None