Excelsior TECH-201 Foundations of Technology Problem Solving - Review

[UptonSinclair]

I am on week six of this course and I have decided I will only be taking the required 12 credits for my partnership program at Excelsior. This course offers nothing that a self-paced Calculus course couldn't offer. The instructor offers the same generic response to most discussion posts and occasionally links to an outside resource such as a Youtube video to explain a topic. For the ridiculous price of tuition at Excelsior, I expected far more. The only thing this course has to offer is that it is open book and there are no limitations on which calculator you use for the non-proctored exams.

[timblackwell]

For you Excelsior's Electrical Engineering Degree, what are you using for your labs?

[UptonSinclair]

I have switched to business, but I had planned to take a few at the local cc.

[UptonSinclair]

Another example of the type of discussion post expected in this course. I fail to see why Excelsior is trying to turn this course into something other than Calculus I. I posted a response to half of this question, but there are a few of the discussion posts coming up that I am just going to take a zero on. I refuse to spend hours researching for a discussion post worth 1% of my grade.

Post a thorough response to the question listed below. Be sure to read and respond to your peers as well. To gain full-credit for your work, you must post one substantive response and reply to a minimum of two other postings. I would also like you to respond to anyone who comments on your post.

Provide two examples (from the text, the web, or another source) the use of the derivatives of trigonometric functions in solving engineering or technology related problems. Explain these examples and relate them to your current field of employment or study. You do not have to show the related mathematics. (Please do not provide the same examples that have been posted earlier).