CI1826: Social Change, Social Justice: An Introduction to Applied Calculus

3 CreditsMathematical Thinking

This class is an introduction to differential calculus: instantaneous rates of change, derivative graphs and formulas, multivariate scenarios, partial derivatives, and integration. Applications focus on analyzing change in social science scenarios such as gentrification and racial disparities in housing using authentic Minnesota data. For students to be successful, we strongly recommend a background of: four years high school math OR grade of at least B+ in PSTL 0732 OR placement test score OR instructor consent.

View on University Catalog

All Instructors

B+ Average (3.467)Most Common: A (38%)

This total also includes data from semesters with unknown instructors.

169 students
SNWFDCBA

  • 5.71

    /6

    Recommend

  • 5.76

    /6

    Effort

  • 5.49

    /6

    Understanding

  • 5.21

    /6

    Interesting

  • 5.56

    /6

    Activities
      Contribute on our Github

      Gopher Grades is maintained by Social Coding with data from Summer 2017 to Summer 2025 provided by the University in response to a public records request

      Not affiliated with the University of Minnesota

      Privacy Policy