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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a variety of
options that enable an incoming student to begin her or his study
of university mathematics at the appropriate level. For those students
with no prior knowledge of calculus, there is the first semester
calculus course that assumes only a background in precalculus.
Students who have already studied some calculus in high school
can begin by taking the second semester calculus course or a course
that reviews a year of calculus in one semester in order to provide
a smooth transition from the high school approach to the university
approach. Students who receive a minimum score of 3 on the AB calculus
advanced placement examination are given four credits of first semester
of calculus and those who receive a minimum score of 3 on the BC
calculus advanced placement examination are given eight credits
for the first year of calculus. This latter group of students begins
their university level study of mathematics at the second year of
calculus or with an honors course in calculus.
Our department offers a selection of honors-level courses in calculus
and differential equations to especially strong students who are
seeking a particularly enriched and challenging program. These courses
are part of the CAS Honors Program, but can be taken by any student
from any college. The enrollments in the honors-level courses are
kept small and students in these classes have much opportunity for
interaction with the professor.
The role of technology in mathematics and mathematics education
is changing almost as quickly as the technology is changing. The
role of technology (from graphing calculators to computer algebra
packages) is being continually assessed and the calculus program
is evolving to take full advantage of the technologies available.
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