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MATH-1026: Elementary Calculus

Description: Quantitative and computational thinking to address relevant global issues. Unified calculus course covering techniques and applications of differential and integral calculus for functions of one variable. Constitutes the standard first-year mathematics courses for the life sciences. 1025: Differential calculus, graphing, applications for the life sciences, use of spreadsheet software. Assumes 2 units of high school algebra, 1 unit of geometry, 1/2 unit of trigonometry and precalculus. 1026: Integral calculus, numerical techniques, elementary differential equations, applications for the life sciences, use of spreadsheet and scientific software. A student can earn credit for at most one of 1025 and 1225. A student can earn credit for at most one of 1026 and 1226.

Pathways: 5F Quant & Comp Thnk Found., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 137

Average GPA: 2.73 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 18.15%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 7.22%

Erika R Rappold202420.7%29.8%20.2%11.1%7.3%10.8%2.4850
Benben Zhu20198.0%44.0%23.9%12.0%0.0%12.0%2.481
John T Burleson201928.0%40.0%15.9%4.0%8.0%4.0%2.721
Kelly D Robinson202138.1%33.9%17.6%5.1%2.3%3.0%3.0155
Madhavi Vishnubhotla202322.0%34.7%19.9%6.1%9.8%7.5%2.5511
Steven Silber202414.4%29.6%26.0%10.5%4.6%15.0%2.438
Jessica Thompson202230.7%33.9%15.3%6.1%6.5%7.5%2.794
Jerri H England202431.8%22.8%28.7%5.0%4.4%7.2%2.753
Artem Hulko202227.7%31.6%25.0%10.5%2.6%2.6%2.731
Mata Diego C Arenas202430.0%46.1%14.0%0.0%6.0%4.0%2.951
Jennifer Smucker202327.9%30.2%27.9%9.4%2.3%2.3%2.691
Yunyi Shen202161.1%33.4%0.0%3.7%1.9%0.0%3.411

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W