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MATH1201Calculus Course Outline

The document outlines the course structure for 'Calculus' (MATH 1201) at Mzuzu University, including details such as course duration (16 weeks), weekly lecture hours (4), and total course credits (13). It specifies the learning outcomes, topics of study, assessment methods, and recommended texts. The course aims to introduce students to key concepts and applications of calculus.

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MATH1201Calculus Course Outline

The document outlines the course structure for 'Calculus' (MATH 1201) at Mzuzu University, including details such as course duration (16 weeks), weekly lecture hours (4), and total course credits (13). It specifies the learning outcomes, topics of study, assessment methods, and recommended texts. The course aims to introduce students to key concepts and applications of calculus.

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MZUZU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

1. PROGRAMME: Bachelor of Science


2. SUBJECT: Mathematics
3. LEVEL OF STUDY: 1
4. COURSE TITLE: Calculus
5. COURSE CODE: MATH 1201
6. DURATION: 16 Weeks
7. PRESENTED TO: Senate
8. PRESENTED BY: Dean of Faculty of Education
9. LECTURE HRS PER WEEK: 4
10. TUTORIAL HRS PER WEEK: 1
11. PRACTICAL HOURS: 0
12. INDEPENDENT LEARNING
HRS PER WEEK: 12
13. TOTAL COURSE CREDITS : 13
14. PREREQUISITE COURSE CODES: MATH 1101
15. COREQUISITE COURSE CODES: NONE
16. DELIVERY METHODDS:
16.1 Mode of Delivery: Face – to Face and ODL
16.2 Teaching Methods: Lectures and tutorials
17. ASSESSMENT METHODS: Two continuous tests
One end of semester examination
18. ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 40% Continuous
60% End of semester
19. AIM(S) OF THE COURSE: To introduce students to concepts and applications
of Calculus

20. LEARNING OUTCOMES : A successful learner from this course will be


able to:

 Evaluate limits
 Identify points of discontinuity
 Differentiate functions
 Solve optimization and related problems
 Integrate transcendental functions
 Evaluate integrals using various techniques
including numerical approaches
 Apply integration in solving problems

21. TOPICS OF STUDY: Limits and derivatives


 Tangent and velocity problems
 Limits and limit laws
 Continuity
 Limits at infinity and horizontal asymptotes
 Derivatives and rates of change
 Higher order derivatives

Differentiation Rules
 Power, product and quotient rules
 Derivatives of exponential and trigonometric
functions
 Chain rule
 Implicit differentiation
 Derivative of logarithmic functions
 Hyperbolic functions

Application of Derivatives
 Linear approximations and differentials
 Extrema
 Mean value theorem
 Indeterminate forms and L’Hopital’s rule

Riemann Sums
 Numerical integration
 Definite integrals and their properties
 Fundamental theorem of Calculus
 Indefinite integrals

Applications of definite integrals


 Area between two curves
 Volumes of revolution and cylindrical shells
 Average value of a function

Techniques of integration
 Integration by parts
 Trigonometric integrals
 Partial fractions
 Improper integrals

Further applications of integration


 Arc length
 Surface of revolution

Parametric and polar equations


 Review of parametric equations
 Calculus with parametric equation
 Arc length in parametric form
 Area and arc length in polar form
22. Prescribed Text

 Stewart, J., Calculus – Early Transcendentals, 6th Edition, Thomson


Brookes/Cole, 2008 (e-copy available in the Department)

23. Recommended Texts

 R. Larson and H. Edwards, Calculus, 9th Edition, Brookes/Cole, Cengage


Learning, 2010

 M.J. Strauss, G.L. Bradley and K.J. Smith, Single Variable Calculus, Prentice
Hall, 2002

 L.D. Hoffman and G.L. Bradley, Applied Calculus, McGraw Hill, 2007

This course outline was approved by Senate on 24th August, 2016

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