Injibara University

Math1021
Calculus I

Instructor’s Information

Name: Miliyon T.
Email: miliyon@ymail.com
Office No: 201 (Block 202)
Office Hours: TBD

Course Description: This course introduces the basic concepts of limit, continuity, differentia-
tion, integration, and some of their applications.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credit Hours: hrs

Text(s): Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 3rd Edition.

Author(s): R. Ellis and D. Gulick.

Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. understand the formal definition of limit and continuity,

2. evaluate limits of functions,
3. determine points of discontinuity of functions,
4. apply Intermediate Value Theorem,
5. evaluate derivatives of different types of functions,
6. apply derivatives to solve problems,
7. evaluate integrals of different types of functions,
8. apply integrals to find areas and volumes

Course Outline:
The weekly coverage might change as it depends on the progress of the class. However, you must
keep up with the reading assignments.

Week Content
þ Revision on intuitive definition and general concepts about limit
Week 1 þ Formal definition of limit and examples
Chapter 1

þ Basic limit theorems

þ One-sided Limits
þ Infinite Limits and limit at infinity
Week 2 þ Continuity
þ The intermediate value theorem (IVT) and its applications

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 þ Tangent lines*
þ Definitions of derivative
Week 3
Chapter 2

þ Properties of derivative
þ Derivative of different functions(polynomial, rational, trigonometric, expo-
nential, logarithmic and hyperbolic functions)
þ The chain rule
þ Higher order derivatives
Week 4 þ Implicit Differentiation
þ Extreme Values of Functions*
þ Rolle’s Theorem and The Mean Value Theorem and their applications*
þ Monotonic Functions and the First and second derivative test
Chapter 3

þ Applications to extreme values and related rates

Week 5 þ Graph sketching
þ Tangent line approximation and the differentials
þ Indeterminate Forms and L’Hopital’s Rule
þ Antiderivatives
þ Indefinite integrals and their properties
Week 6
Chapter 4

þ Partitions, upper sum, lower sum and Riemann sums

þ The Definite Integral
þ The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Week 7 þ Techniques of Integration

þ Application of Integration

References:
1. Leithold, The calculus with analytic geometry, 3rd Edition, Herper & Row, publishers.

2. Stewart, Calculus Early Transcendentals, 6th ed, Brooks/Cole, 2008.

Assessment:
Assignments 20%
Quizzes 20%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 40%