King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Department of Mathematics
Math 101 Syllabus, Term 241 (2024-2025)
Coordinator: Dr. Ibrahim Al-Rasasi ([email protected])

Course Code and Title: Math 101, Calculus I

Course Credit Hours: 4-0-4
Textbook: Larson, R. & Edwards, B., Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions,
Metric Version, 7th edition, Cengage Learning, Inc., 2019.
Course Objective: The objective of the course is to introduce students to the
concepts of limits, continuity, and differentiation and its applications.
Course Description: Limits and continuity of functions of a single variable.
Differentiability, Techniques of differentiation. Implicit differentiation. Local
extrema, first and second derivative tests for local extrema. Concavity and
inflection points. Curve sketching. Applied extrema problems. The Mean Value
Theorem and applications.
Prerequisite: One-year preparatory mathematics or its equivalent.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, a student
should be able to
1. Compute various types of limits of functions of one variable.
2. Determine the region of continuity and types of discontinuity of a function.
3. Compute the slope of the tangent line at a point.
4. Calculate derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse
trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, hyperbolic, piecewise and related
functions.
5. Find extreme values, intervals of monotonicity and concavity, asymptotes of
a function of one variable.
6. Apply derivatives in estimating errors, approximating roots of equations via
Newton’s Method and in solving optimization problems.
7. Recover some basic functions from their derivatives.

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Grading Policy:
Date Time Place Material Percentage
Exam I 2.1-3.2 & 4.5 23.33%
(14 MCQ) (70)
Exam II 3.3- 4.3 23.33 %
(14 MCQ) (70)
Final Exam Comprehensive 33.33%
(20 MCQ) (100)
Online On Blackboard 5% (15)
Homework
Rec. Lab Midterm Exam: 7 points, 7 MCQ. 5% (15)
MATLAB Final Exam: 8 points, 8 MCQ.
Class Work ▪ It is based on quizzes, class tests, or other class 10% (30)
activities determined by the instructor.
▪ The average (out of 30) of the class work of each
section has to be in the interval [𝑦 − 1, 𝑦 + 1],
where
3
𝑦= (𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛(𝐸𝑥 1)% + 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 (𝐸𝑥 2)%).
20

Total 100% (300)

Letter Grades: The letter grades will follow a grading curve, which depends on the
average of all students enrolled in the course.
Exam Questions: The questions of the exams are similar to the examples and
exercises in the textbook.
Cheating in Exams: Cheating or any attempt of cheating by use of illegal activities,
techniques and forms of fraud will result in a grade of DN in the course along with
reporting the incident to the higher university administration for further action.
Cheating in exams includes (but is not restricted to):
➢ Looking at the papers of other students.
➢ Talking to other students.
➢ Using mobiles, smart watches or any other electronic devices.

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Other Exam Issues:
➢ No student will be allowed to take the exam if he/she does not bring his/her
KFUPM ID, or National/Iqama ID, or Driver’s License with him/her to the
exam hall.
➢ Students are not allowed to have their mobiles, smart watches, or any
electronic device in the exam hall. A violation of this will be considered an
attempt of cheating.
➢ A student must sit in the seat assigned to him/her. A violation of this will be
considered an attempt of cheating.
Missing an Exam: In case a student misses an exam (Exam I, Exam II, or the Final
Exam) for a legitimate reason (such as medical emergencies), he/she must bring an
official excuse from Students Affairs. Otherwise, he/she will get a score of zero in
the missed exam.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lecture and lab classes.
➢ If a student misses a class/lab, he/she is responsible for any announcement
made in that class/lab.
➢ After warned twice by the instructor, a DN grade will be awarded to any
student who accumulates
• 12 unexcused absences in lecture and lab classes. (20%)
• 20 excused and unexcused absences in lecture and lab classes. (33.3%)
The Usage of Mobiles in Class: Students are not allowed to use mobiles for any
purpose during class time. Students who want to use electronic devices to take
notes must take permission from their instructor. Violations of these rules will
result in a penalty decided by the instructor.
Academic Integrity: All KFUPM policies regarding ethics apply to this course. See
the Undergraduate Bulletin in the Registrar’s website.

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 Coverage Plan
Week Date (2024) Sec Title (24 sections)
1 Aug. 25-29 An Introductory class: Course Content, Grading Policy,…
2.1 Preview of Calculus (Tangent Line Problem)
2.2 Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically, up to page 75
(No Formal Definition of Limit) *
2 Sep. 1-5 2.3 Evaluating Limits Analytically
2.5 Infinite Limits
3 Sep. 8-12 4.5 Limits at Infinity
2.4 Continuity and One-Sided Limits
4 Sep. 15-19 2.4 Continued
3.1 The Derivative and The Tangent Line Problem
Sunday & Monday, Sep. 22- 23: National Day Holidays
5 Sep. 24-26 3.2 Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change
↓ Exam I: Date: Monday, Sep. 30, 2024; Material: 2.1- 3.2 and 4.5 (TENTATIVE)
6 Sep. 29- Oct. 3 3.3 Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives
3.4 The Chain Rule
7 Oct. 6-10 3.5 Implicit Differentiation + Normal Lines (Ex. 63, 64)
3.6 Derivatives of Inverse Functions
8 Oct. 13-17 3.7 Related Rates
3.8 Newton’s Method
9 Oct. 20-24 4.1 Extrema on an Interval
4.2 Rolle’s Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem
10 Oct. 27-31 4.3 Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First
Derivative Test
↓ Exam II: Date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024; Material: 3.3-4.3 (Tentative)
11 Nov. 3-7 4.4 Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
5.6 Indeterminate Forms and L’Hopital’s Rule
Nov. 10-14: Midterm Break
12 Nov. 17-21 5.6 Continued
4.6 A Summary of Curve Sketching
13 Nov. 24-28 4.6 Continued
4.7 Optimization Problems
14 Dec. 1-5 4.8 Differentials
5.1 Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration
15 Dec. 8-12 5.9 Hyperbolic Functions (Derivatives & Antiderivatives, Up to
Example 3)
16 Dec. 15-16 Review/ Catching up
Final Exam: Comprehensive
*: Suggestion: One-Sided limits (in Section 2.4) can be covered after Section 2.2.

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 Suggested Practice Exercises
Sr. Sec Exercises #
1 2.1 4, 5, 7, 8 (4 problems)
2 2.2 6, 11, 14, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 32, 34, 72 (11 problems)
3 2.3 10, 13, 18, 22, 27, 34, 36, 40, 42, 45, 46, 50, 55, 62, 67, 68, 72, 73,
89, 92, 95, 96, 100 (25 problems)
4 2.4 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 50, 54, 56, 59,
63, 75, 78, 81, 84, 89, 101, 103, 129 (28 problems)
5 2.5 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 34, 35, 38, 39, 43, 56 (18
problems)
6 4.5 12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, 34, 36, 40, 50, 51 (12 problems)

7 3.1 14, 15, 25, 27, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 53, 56, 60, 78, 80, 88, 90, 97 (17
problems)
8 3.2 6, 12, 14, 22, 25, 30, 32, 41, 47, 50, 54, 60, 67, 69, 74, 96, 97, 104,
107, 113, 117 (21 problems)
9 3.3 9, 13, 21, 24, 25, 35, 36, 43, 57, 60, 65, 71, 79, 83, 85, 87, 92, 104,
111, 130 (20 problems)
10 3.4 5, 8, 15, 23, 26, 35, 43, 51, 58, 65, 73, 87, 95, 100, 102, 108, 115,
120, 125, 144, 148, 154, 156, 167, 176 (25 problems)
11 3.5 7, 15, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 41, 45, 47, 52, 57, 60, 63, 66, 71, 79, 85, 95
(19 problems)
12 3.6 3, 5, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27, 33, 43, 47, 52, 54, 60, 64, 70, 73 (16
problems)
13 3.7 3, 6, 9, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 29, 35, 37, 42, 45 (15 problems)
14 3.8 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 27, 34, 37 (12 problems)

15 4.1 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 24, 29, 34, 35, 45, 47, 53, 57, 69 (16
problems)
16 4.2 3, 9, 14, 16, 17, 42, 46, 48, 50, 54 (10 problems)
17 4.3 8, 12, 16, 20, 28, 32, 38, 42, 44, 54, 60, 62, 71, 76, 88 (15 problems)
18 4.4 4, 8, 14, 16, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 42, 44, 50, 54, 58, 67, 75 (16
problems)
19 5.6 2, 3, 8, 10, 18, 22, 30, 32, 43, 47, 48, 55, 58, 63, 65, 69, 72, 79, 82,
103 (20 problems)
20 4.6 6, 12, 22, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 44, 50, 53 (12 problems)

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21 4.7 6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25 (9 problems)
22 4.8 6, 8, 12, 18, 26, 30, 38, 40, 48, 50 (10 problems)

23 5.1 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42 (10 problems)
24 5.9 7, 15, 19, 23, 30, 35, 40, 44 (8 problems)
Note: Check also the True-or-False exercises in each section.

Some tips to enhance your problem-solving skills:

❖ Do all homework assignments on time.
❖ Practice (but not memorize) more problems than those given in the above
list.
❖ Solve some review exercises available at the end of each chapter.
❖ Solve the problems on your own before reading the solution or asking for
help.
❖ If you find it difficult to handle a certain type of problems, you should try
more problems of the same type.
❖ Try to make good use of the office hours of your instructor. Always bring your
solution trials to discuss them with your instructor.

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