Math 131 calculus for social science

[gambit55]

hi

i go to queens college, i have taken math 115 and got A+ and I am allowed to take math 131 calculus for social science. i would like to get a head start on learning this stuff before school starts and was wondering if anyone can recommend me any videos to start with math 131 calculus for social sciences.


gambit

 

[Ja4Coltrane]

You need to be a lot more clear. No one knows what math 131 is unless they go to your college. If you gave a course description or something, we could suggest resources for you.

 

[gambit55]

Course Title: Calculus with Applications to the Social Sciences I

The first part of a two-semester sequence (Mathematics 131 and 132) intended to introduce the fundamental ideas and techniques of the calculus to nonscience students. Special emphasis is given to applications. Credit is given for each course satisfactorily completed; a student need not take the entire sequence. Topics include functions and graphs; derivatives and differentiation techniques; the marginal concept in economics; optimization methods; compound interest; exponential and logarithmic functions.

 

[uart]

Hi gambit. Where are you currently with knowledge of the things mention above? Have you had any exposure to functions and limits? What about logarithms and exponentials? It doesn't matter if you haven't seen those things as it sounds like a pretty easy introductory course.

If you have some maths aptitude but haven't yet been exposed to calculus then I'd say yes definitely take that course. You’ll probably find it quite interesting and also useful in many ways.

 

[gambit55]

functions in graphs, yes in math 115
limits, no
logs, i forgot but i remember studying in high school
exponentials , yes but forgot

any videos for this course?

 

[mvantuyl]

Here's a link to some videos from http://press.princeton.edu/video/banner/" by Adrian Banner. The first few video lectures will cover most of the material mentioned in the course description.