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Course Title: Business Calculus Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 102505 Term(s) Offered: Full Year

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors Pre-Calculus with a 70% or higher or Open to Grades: 11, 12

completion of Pre-Calculus with an 80% or higher.

Completion of Trigonometry & Analytical Geometry with

90% or higher or teacher recommendation.

Description: Calculus is the study of how things change. This calculus course is designed for the student who plans to

pursue a non-science related field in college. Business Calculus begins with a brief review of pre-calculus concepts then

moves to the study of limits, derivatives and integrals. These concepts will be applied to polynomial, power, rational,

exponential, and logarithmic functions. In addition, this course includes an introduction to calculus of several variables.

This course and the CHS course cover the same content. This course differs from the AP Calculus classes by placing less

emphasis on trigonometric functions and the proof of theorems; more emphasis is placed on the use and application of

calculus concepts.

Course Title: College in High School Business Calculus Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 102510 Term(s) Offered: Full Year

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors Pre-Calculus with a 70% or higher Open to Grades: 11, 12

or completion of Pre-Calculus with an 80% or higher or

teacher recommendation AND a passing score on the

ALEKS placement test ($25 fee in 2018-2019)

Requirement(s): Enrollment in the College in High School Program at the

University of Pittsburgh (2018-2019 cost $300; $75 per

credit)

Description: Calculus is the study of how things change. This calculus course is designed for the student who plans to

pursue a non-science related field in college. Through successful completion of the coursework and CHS exams, a student

may earn four college credits. Placement into this course is contingent upon earning a passing score (as determined by the

University of Pittsburgh’s College in High School Program) on the ALEKS placement test. Business Calculus begins with

a brief review of pre-calculus concepts then moves to the study of limits, derivatives and integrals. These concepts will be

applied to polynomial, power, exponential, and logarithmic functions. In addition, this course includes an introduction to

calculus of several variables. This course differs from the AP Calculus classes by placing less emphasis on trigonometric

functions and the proof of theorems; more emphasis is placed on the use and application of calculus concepts.

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