TransfermaticMATH at American River College

    MATH 355 - Calculus for Biology and Medicine I

    Recent Professors
    John C. Medcalf, Brett A. Sanchez, J. Matthew Register, Bryan C. White, Annette L. Romani, Justus S. Carlisle, Sooraj Suresh, Karsten Stemmann
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    6.2Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MATH 373 or 375 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of MATH 355
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course is an introduction to differential calculus and elementary differential equations via applications in biology and medicine. It covers limits, derivatives of polynomials, trigonometric and exponential functions, graphing, and applications of the derivative to biology and medicine. Topics include the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and techniques of integration, including integral tables and numerical methods.
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Sat, Tue Thu 8:15am–10:20am, Mon Wed 12:00pm–2:05pm, Mon Wed 8:30am–10:35am