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Syllabus Jan09 MAT183
Syllabus Jan09 MAT183
2.0 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Understand the concepts of function, limit and continuity.
Able to calculate the derivative of functions using various techniques of differentiation
such as the product rule, quotient rule, chain rule.
Apply derivatives in curve sketching or solving applies maximum and minimum
problems.
Integrate basic functions including substitution method.
Apply integration to find the area and the volume of solid of revolution between 2
curves.
4.0 ASSESSMENT
Coursework(tutorials, assignment, quizzes) : 10%
Test : 30%
Final : 60%
6.0 REFERENCES
1. Smith and Minton, Calculus (Basic Calculus for Science and Engineering), Mc Graw
Hill, 2007
2. Finney, Weir and Giordano, Thomas, Calculus 10th Edition, Addison-Wesley Pub.
Com., 2001.
3. James Stewart, Calculus 5th Edition, Brooks/ Cole Pub.Com., 1999.
4. G.L Bradley and K.L.Smith, Calculus 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall Inc., 1999.
5. Edwards and Penney, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5 th edition, Prentice Hall
International Inc., 1998.
Course Syllabus - MAT 183
7.0 Schedule of Lectures
Week Date TOPIC REMARK
1.0 FUNCTIONS, LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
1.1 Functions (review)
1 30/12/08 Properties of functions
2/1/09
Operations on functions
Graphs (family) of functions
1.2 Limits
Introduction (An Intuitive Approach)
2 5/1 9/1 One sided limits and two sided limits Tutorial 1
Infinite limits and limits at infinity
Computing limits
Computing limits : End Behaviour
1.3 Continuity Tutorial 2
3 12/1 16/1
Continuity at a point Quiz 1
Limits and Continuity of Trigonometric Functions
2.0 DIFFERENTIATION
2.1 An Introduction to the Derivative: Tangents
2.2 The Definition of Derivative
4 19/1 23/1 Tutorial 3
Differentiation from the First Principle
Differentiability and Continuity
2.3 Techniques of Differentiation
5 26/1 30/1 MID SEM BREAK
2.4 Derivative of Trigonometric, Exponential and Logarithmic Tutorial 4
6 2/2 6/2 Functions Quiz 2
2.5 The Chain Rule
2.6 Implicit Differentiation
2.7 Linear Approximations and Differentials Tutorial 5
7 9/2 13/2
3.0 APPLICATIONS OF DIFFENTIATION TEST 1
3.1 Related Rates
3.2 Analysis of Functions 1
16/2 20/2 Tutorial 6
8 Intervals of increasing and decreasing
Quiz 3
Concavity and Inflections points
3.3 Analysis of Functions 11
Relative maxima and minima
9 23/2 27/2 Critical numbers Tutorial 7
First and Second Derivative Tests
Graphs of polynomial functions
Graphs of rational functions (linear/linear)
3.4 Maximum and Minimum Values Tutorial 8
10 2/3 6/3
Absolute maxima and minima Quiz 4
3.5 Applied Maximum and Minimum Problems
3.6 Rolles Theorem; Mean Value Theorem
4.0 INTEGRATION
4.1 Antiderivatives Tutorial 9
11 9/3 13/3 4.2 The Indefinite Integral of algebraic functions and TEST 2
trigonometric function, exponential and logarithmic
functions
4.3 Integration by Substitution
Tutorial 10
12 16/3 20/3 4.4 Sigma Notation
4.5 Area as a Limit The Definite Integrals
Properties of Definite Integrals
4.6 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Tutorial 11
13 23/3 27/3
The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Quiz 5
The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Evaluating Definite Integrals by Substitution Past Year
14 30/3 3/4 5.0 APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION Exam
5.1 Area between Two Curves Papers
5.2 Volume : Solids of Revolution Past Year
Volume by Disks Method Exam
15 6/4 10/4
Volume by Washers Method Papers
5.3 Volume by Cylindrical Shell Method TEST 3
16 13/4 - 19/4 REVISION & STUDY WEEK