Week 1. Chapter 1.

The Limit of a Function: theorems and Examples

Learning Competencies
1. Illustrate the limit of a function using a table of values and the graph of a function.
2. Distinguish between lim f ( x ) and f(c).
x →c
3. Illustrate the limit laws.
4. Apply the limit laws in evaluating the limit of algebraic functions (Polynomial, rational
and radical).
Topics:
1.1. The Limit of a Function
1.2. The limit of a Function at c Versus the Value of the Function at c.
1.3. Illustration of Limit Theorems
1.4. Limits of Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Functions
1.5. Limits at Infinity

Week 2. Chapter 2. Limits of Some Transcendental Functions

Learning Competencies
1. Compute the limits of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions using tables
of values and graphs of the functions.
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sint 1−cost e −1
2. Illustrate limits involving the expressions , and and using tables of
t t t
values.
Topics:
2.1. Limits of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
2.2. Limit of Trigonometric Functions and Special Trigonometric
2.3. Some Special Limits

Week 3. Chapter 3. Continuity of Functions

Learning Competencies
1. Illustrate continuity of a function at a number.
2. Determine whether a function is continuous at a number or not.
3. Illustrate continuity of a function on an interval.
4. Solves problems involving continuity of a function.
3.1. Continuity at a Point
3.2. Continuity on an Interval
3.3. Different Types of Discontinuity
3.4. The Intermediate Value Theorem and The Extreme Value Theorem
3.5. Problems Involving Continuity

Week 4. Chapter 4. The Derivative as the Slope of the Tangent Line

Learning Competencies
1. Illustrate the tangent line to the graph of a function at a given point.
2. Applies the definition of the derivative of a function at a given number.
 3. Relate the derivative of a function to the slope of the tangent line.
4. Determine the relationship between differentiability and continuity of a function.
Topics
4.1. The Tangent Line to the Graph of a Function at a Point
4.2. The Equation of the Tangent Line
4.3. The Definition of the Derivative
4.4. Differentiability Implies Continuity

Week 5 and Week 6. Chapter 5. Rules of Differentiation

Learning Competencies
1. Apply the differentiation rules in computing the derivative of an algebraic, exponential,
logarithmic, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions.
2. Illustrate the Chain Rule of Differentiation.
3. Solve problems using the Chain Rule.
Topics:
5.1. The Differentiation Rules
5.2. Differentiating Algebraic Functions
5.3. Differentiating Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
5.4. Differentiating Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions
5.5. The Chain Rule

Week 7. The Extreme Value Theorem and Optimization

Learning Competencies
1. Illustrate the extreme value theorem.
2. Solve optimization problems that yield polynomial functions.
Topics
1. The Extreme value Theorem
2. Optimization Problems

Week 8. Implicit Differentiation

Learning Competencies
1. Illustrate Implicit Differentiation
2. Solve Problems (including logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions) using
implicit differentiation.
3. Solve situational problems involving related rates.
Topics:
8.1. Implicit Differentiation
8.2. Implicit Differentiation of Algebraic Functions
8.3. Implicit Differentiation of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
8.4. Implicit Differentiation of Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions
8.5. Situational Problems Involving Related Rates