2. COURSE DESCRIPTION The course is designed to provide students with the fundamental ideas of the differential and integral calculus on functions of one variable. 3. COURSE GOALS
At the end of the course, students are able to
ID Description Program LOs
G1 Recognize properties of functions and their inverses
G2 Sketch the graph of a function by using transformations
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G3 Master the concepts of limits, continuity, derivatives,
and its applications
G4 Understand the concept of and evaluate definite integrals
G5 Understand the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and
its Applications
G6 Learning the Technique to compute Indefinite Integrals,
and Approximate Integration
4. COURSE OUTCOMES
CO Description I/T/U
G1.1
G1.2
5. TEACHING PLAN
ID Topic Course Teaching/Learning
outcomes Activities (samples)
1 Chapter 1 Lecturing 1.1 Four ways to represent a Function 1.2 Model and Curve Fitting
1.3 New Functions from Old Functions
1.4 Graphing Calculators and Computers
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2 1.5 Exponential functions Lecturing
1.6 Inverse Function and Logarithms 1.7 Parametric Curves
3 Chapter 2 Lecturing 2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems 2.2 The Limit of a Function 2.3 Calculating Limits Using Limit Laws 2.4 Continuity
4 2.5 Limits Involving Infinity Lecturing
2.6 Limits of Sequences Chapter 3 3.1 Derivatives 3.2 The Derivative as a Function
5 3.3 Differentiation Formulae Lecturing
3.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 3.5 Rates of Changes in the Natural and Social Sciences 3.6 The Chain Rule
6 3.7 Implicit Differentiation Lecturing
3.8 Derivative of Logarithmic Functions Midterm Exam
7 3.9 Related Rates Lecturing
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials Chapter 4 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem. Derivatives and the Shapes of Curves
8 4.3 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators Lecturing
4.4 Indeterminate Forms and l’Hospital’s Rule 4.5 Optimization Problems
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4.6 Application to Business and Economics
9 4.7 Newton’s Method Lecturing
4.8 Antiderivatives Chapter 5 5.1 Area and Distances 5.2 The Definite Integral
10 5.3 Evaluating Definite Integrals Lecturing
5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 5.5 The Substitution Rule 5.6 Integration by Parts 5.7 Approximate Integration
11 Review Q&A, Discussion
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For the practical laboratory work, there are 10 weeks which cover similar topics as it goes in the theory class. Each week, teaching assistants will explain and demonstrate key ideas on the corresponding topic and ask students to do their lab exercises either on computer in the lab or at home. All the lab work submitted will be graded. There would be a final exam for lab work. 6. ASSESSMENTS
ID Topic Description Course Ratio (%)
outcomes
A1 Attendance & Discussion 30%
A11 Attendance in TA hours 10%
A12 Discussion Each students must present 20%
the solution of at least one problem given in advance by the TA
A13 Comment on the solutions bonus
presented by other students
A3 Exams 70%
A31 Midterm exam Closed book exam. 30%
The questions cover Chapters 1, 2 and Chapter 3 up to section 3.6 A33 Final exam Closed book exam. 40% The questions cover the whole course. However the main emphasize is on Chapters 3, 4 and 5
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7. RESOURCES
Textbooks Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, James Stewart, Thompson Brooks/Cole, 4th Edition Softwares Computational Programs: Geogebra, Maxima, Maple, or Wolfram Alpha
8. GENERAL REGULATIONS & POLICIES
All students are responsible for reading and following strictly the regulations and policies of the school and university. Students who are absent for more than 3 theory sessions are not allowed to take the exams. For any kind of cheating and plagiarism, students will be graded 0 for the course. The incident is then submitted to the school and university for further review. Students are encouraged to form study groups to discuss on the topics. However, individual work must be done and submitted on your own.
