INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOCHIMINH CITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

COURSE OUTLINE
for

CALCULUS I
Course Code: No. of Credits: 4 Instructor: Thai-Duong Tran, Ph. D. A. COURSE OVERVIEW: 1. Course Objectives: Main ideas and techniques of calculus, concerning limits, continuity, differentiation and integration. Understanding the practical meaning, significance and applications of these ideas and techniques, through practical examples taken from many areas of engineering, business and the life sciences. Developing skills in mathematical modelling, problem solving, thinking logically, and creatively applying existing knowledge to new situations. Developing confidence and fluency in discussing mathematics in English. 2. 3. Prerequisite: none Main Content:

Functions; Limits; Continuity; Derivatives, Differentiation, Derivatives of Basic Elementary Functions, Differentiation Rules; Applications of Differentiation: lHpitals Rule, Optimization, Newtons Method; Anti-derivatives; Indefinite Integrals, Definite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; Techniques of Integration; Improper Integrals; Applications of Integration. 4. Assessment:

Assignment and Class Attendance: 20% Midterm Test: 20% Final Exam: 60%

5. Textbooks: 1. J. Rogawski, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, W.H. Freeman. 2. R.N. Greenwell, N.P. Ritchey, and M.L. Lial, Calculus with Applications for
the Life Sciences, Addition Wesley. 3. J. Stewart, Calculus, Thomson Learning

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOCHIMINH CITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

B. DETAILED OUTLINE:

CHAPTER Review Limits Derivatives Applications of derivatives Integral Applications of integrals Techniques of Integration

DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

DESCRIPTION Numbers and functions Definition of limits, Basic limit laws Trigonometriclimits, Continuity, Intermediate value theorem Definition of derivative, Basic rules, Higher derivatives, Derivatives of trigonometric functions Chain rule, Implicit differentiation, Derivatives of inverse functions, Related rates Mean Value Theorem, Hospitals rule, Approximation Optimization, Graph sketching Newtons method, antiderivatives Compute area, Total change, Definite integrals Fundamental theorem, Substitution method Area between two curves, Volume Volume of revolution, Arc length, surface area Numerical integration, Integration by parts, Trigonometric integrals Radical integration, Partial fractions, Improper integrals