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Nguyen Hai Van

Vietnamese-German University
[email protected]

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Key point
A project-based course on Pre-Calculus and
Calculus

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Course outcomes
I Acquire fundamental mathematical vocabulary in English;

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Course outcomes
I Acquire fundamental mathematical vocabulary in English;
I Acquire mathematical computation skills and be able to
use them in daily life;

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Course outcomes
I Acquire fundamental mathematical vocabulary in English;
I Acquire mathematical computation skills and be able to
use them in daily life;
I Build up a solid background for further mathematics
courses in their specialized fields of study;

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Course outcomes
I Acquire fundamental mathematical vocabulary in English;
I Acquire mathematical computation skills and be able to
use them in daily life;
I Build up a solid background for further mathematics
courses in their specialized fields of study;
I Be able to comprehend and demonstrate mathematical
reasoning.

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Course policies
I Attendance: Punctuality is required. Students must be in
the class no later 10 minutes after the class starts.
Otherwise students are not allowed to sign in their name in
the attendance sheets.

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Course policies
I Attendance: Punctuality is required. Students must be in
the class no later 10 minutes after the class starts.
Otherwise students are not allowed to sign in their name in
the attendance sheets.
I Grading based on the final exam (50 %) + project (50 %).

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Course policies
I Attendance: Punctuality is required. Students must be in
the class no later 10 minutes after the class starts.
Otherwise students are not allowed to sign in their name in
the attendance sheets.
I Grading based on the final exam (50 %) + project (50 %).
I To pass this course, students are required to get at least
50 % of the overall grading.

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References

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Course

I The course takes place every week.

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I The course takes place every week.

I During lecture, you can ask questions.

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I The course takes place every week.

I During lecture, you can ask questions.
I Outside of lecture, you are welcome to bring your questions to
office hours (cluster 3, Room 533).

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Project

Content
I Chapter 1: FUNCTIONS AND MODELS

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Content
I Chapter 1: FUNCTIONS AND MODELS
I Chapter 2: LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES (From 2.1 to
2.6)(except 2.4), Calculus, JAMES STEWART.

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Project

Chapter 1
1. Four Ways to Represent a Function

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Chapter 1
1. Four Ways to Represent a Function
2. Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions

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Chapter 1
1. Four Ways to Represent a Function
2. Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
3. New Functions from Old Functions

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Chapter 1
1. Four Ways to Represent a Function
2. Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
3. New Functions from Old Functions
4. Exponential Functions

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Chapter 1
1. Four Ways to Represent a Function
2. Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
3. New Functions from Old Functions
4. Exponential Functions
5. Inverse Functions and Logarithms

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Project

Chapter 2
1. The Tangent and Velocity Problems

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Chapter 2
1. The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2. The Limit of a Function

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Chapter 2
1. The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2. The Limit of a Function
3. Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws

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Chapter 2
1. The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2. The Limit of a Function
3. Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
4. Continuity

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Chapter 2
1. The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2. The Limit of a Function
3. Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
4. Continuity
5. Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes

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Project

Criteria for a good project

1. Length: at least 20-page long (5 %).

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Criteria for a good project

1. Length: at least 20-page long (5 %).
2. Content: correct outline + comprehensive coverage of the
provided topics (10%).

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Project

Criteria for a good project

1. Length: at least 20-page long (5 %).
2. Content: correct outline + comprehensive coverage of the
provided topics (10%).
3. English proficiency (5 %).

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Criteria for a good project

1. Length: at least 20-page long (5 %).
2. Content: correct outline + comprehensive coverage of the
provided topics (10%).
3. English proficiency (5 %).
4. Solutions to exercises of 4 topics of two chapters must be
provided (10%).

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A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.

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A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.

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A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.
3. Detailed marking scheme.

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A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.
3. Detailed marking scheme.
4. Table of content.

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Project

A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.
3. Detailed marking scheme.
4. Table of content.
5. At least 2 chapters on the provided topics.

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Project

A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.
3. Detailed marking scheme.
4. Table of content.
5. At least 2 chapters on the provided topics.
6. Glossary (Table of keywords).

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A standard outline of the project

1. Length: Filled front cover.
2. Filled contribution list.
3. Detailed marking scheme.
4. Table of content.
5. At least 2 chapters on the provided topics.
6. Glossary (Table of keywords).
7. Solution to exercises.

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Presentation

Criteria for a good presentation

1. Presentation skills (5 %).

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Presentation

Criteria for a good presentation

1. Presentation skills (5 %).
2. Interesting content (5 %).

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Presentation

Criteria for a good presentation

1. Presentation skills (5 %).
2. Interesting content (5 %).
3. English proficiency (5 %).

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Presentation

Criteria for a good presentation

1. Presentation skills (5 %).
2. Interesting content (5 %).
3. English proficiency (5 %).
4. Questions & Answers (5 %).

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks

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I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits
I Week 5: Revision 1 and Revision 2

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I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits
I Week 5: Revision 1 and Revision 2
I Week 6: Work in group

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I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits
I Week 5: Revision 1 and Revision 2
I Week 6: Work in group
I Week 7: Work in group

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits
I Week 5: Revision 1 and Revision 2
I Week 6: Work in group
I Week 7: Work in group
I Week 8: Revise exam

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Timeline
I Week 1: Form 8 student groups, Select the selective
chapter and Submit their scheduled work done in the next
5 weeks
I Week 2: Functions and Transformation of functions.
I Week 3: Continuity
I Week 4: Limits
I Week 5: Revision 1 and Revision 2
I Week 6: Work in group
I Week 7: Work in group
I Week 8: Revise exam
I Week 9: Final exam

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Activity

The first game

Remember names!

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The second game

Build vocabulary in Maths!

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