Course Code: MATH101

CourseTitle: Calculus-I
CreditHours: (3 0 3)
Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are:

a) To learn about limits and their central role incalculus.
b) To learn about derivatives and their relationship to instantaneous rates ofchange.
c) To understand practical applications ofderivatives.
d) To learn about integrals: their origin in the area problem and their relationship to
derivatives.

Reading list:

1. J. Stewart, D. Clegg, S. Watson, “Calculus: Early Transcendentals”, 9th edition, Cengage

Learning,2019.
2. G. B. Thomas, A. R. Finney, “Calculus”, 14th edition, Pearson, USA,2018.
3. H. Anton, I. C. Bivens, S. Davis, “Calculus, Early Transcendental”, 11 th edition, John
Wiley, New York,2016.
Lecture-wise distribution of the Contents

Lecture # Topic
L1 A Preview of Calculus: What is Calculus?, The Area Problem, The Tangent
Problem, Relationship between the Area and Tangent Problems.
L2-L3 Functions and its representations, A Catalogue of Essential Functions
L4 Limit of a Function and Limit Laws, One sided Limits, Precise definition of a
Limit.
L5-L6 Continuity of a Function.
L7 Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes.
L8-L10 Tangents and Derivatives at a Point, The Derivative by first principle,
Left/Right Derivatives.
L11-L12 Differentiation Rules.
L13 Derivatives as a Rate of Change.
L14 Derivatives of Trig Functions.
L15 The Chain Rule, Implicit Differentiation.
L16 Derivatives of trigonometric and logarithmic functions.
L17 Derivatives of Inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic Functions
L18-L19 Rates of Changes in Natural and Social Sciences.
L20-L21 Linearization and Differentials.
L22-L23 Extreme Values of Functions
L24 MID EXAM
L25-L27 The Mean Value Theorem Monotone Functions and the First Derivative Test.
L28-L29 Concavity and Curve Sketching.
L30-L32 Indeterminate Forms & L’Hopitals Rule.
L33-L35 Applied Optimization, Newton’s Method.
L36-L38 Antiderivatives and Techniques.
L39-L41 Area and Estimating with finite sums.
L42-L43 Definite Integral.
L44-L45 Fundamental Theorems of Calculus
L46-L48 Improper integrals.
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