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Calculus & Analytical Geometry

Calculus & Analytical Geometry Course Code: GEDU-202
Credit Hours:3 (3+0)Prerequisites:NIL
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
At the end of the course the students will be able to:DomainBT Level*
Define and explain the ideas of differential and integral calculusC1
Using derivatives to solve application problems involving rates of change and integration to solve application problems involving areas between curves.C2,3
Use vector calculus and analytical geometry in multiple dimensions.  C3
BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor domain, A=Affective domain
Course Contents
Functions: Definition, real life examples, domain and range of functions, arithmetic of functions, composite functions.
Functions: Piecewise defined functions, Graph of functions, shifting of graphs, even and odd functions, real life application
Limits: Rate of change, Limits of function values, Limit of Piecewise functions, Power and Algebraic rules of limits, Algebraic elimination of zero denominators.
Limits: Sandwich theorem, left hand limit and right hand limit, Intermediate forms of limits, infinite limits Tutorial.
Continuity: Continuity at a point, continuity tests, continuous functions, Properties of continuous functions, Examples of discontinuous functions.
Continuity: Intermediate value theorem for continuous functions, limits at infinity (and of rational functions), Infinite limits and asymptotic behavior of functions Tutorial.
Derivatives: Motivation, Derivative at a point and tangent line (also normal line), the derivative of a function, rules of differentiation, derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric and exponential functions.
Derivatives More complex and implicit differentiation, chain rule, linearization and differentials Tutorial.
Application of Derivatives: Use of first derivative for finding local maxima and minima, use of second derivative for finding concave up and concave down functions graphs, extreme values of functions.
Application of Derivatives: Curve sketching, the mean value theorem Tutorial.
Integration/Anti-derivatives: Estimation of area under the curve using finite sum, sigma notation and limit of finite sums, techniques of integration.
Integration/Anti-derivatives: The definite integral and its application, application of integration: area under the curve.
Integration/Anti-derivatives: Improper integral, Tutorial.Analytical Geometry: Different forms of equations of line in two-dimensional plane 𝑅2 , drawing, finding their intersections.Analytical Geometry Different forms of equations of lines and planes in three-dimensional space 𝑅3 , drawing, finding their intersections.
Teaching Methodology
Lectures, Written Assignments, Practical labs, Semester Project, Presentations
Text Book
Thomas Calculus (14 edition).
Reference Materials
Calculus and Analytic Geometry by Kenneth W. Thomas.
Calculus by Stewart, James.
Calculus by Earl William Swokowski; Michael Olinick; Dennis Pence; Jeffery A.Cole.
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