Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of the mathematical concept of a function and consolidate their knowledge of its properties.
Analyze and interpret the behavior of functions using graphical representations.
Construct and accurately sketch the graphs of elementary functions.
Identify and characterize sequences and series.
Compute integrals of elementary as well as moderately complex functions.
Formulate and evaluate integrals to represent physical and geometric quantities such as areas and volumes.
Apply integration techniques to solve basic problems involving definite and indefinite integrals.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Number Systems and Basic Concepts: Natural, integer, rational, irrational, and real numbers; rounding; arithmetic operations and their properties; fractions; ratios and percentages; absolute values; algebraic identities; intervals; and basic notions of area. Equations and Inequalities: Linear and quadratic equations; inequalities of various types. Analytic Geometry: Distance between numbers and between points; equation of a line in the plane; distance of a point from a line; equation of a circle; transformations and changes of coordinate systems. Linear Algebra (Introductory Elements): Matrices, definitions, notation, and basic matrix operations. Functions: Linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; graphs and properties; parabolas; applications of functions to practical problems. Calculus: Limits of functions; derivatives and differentials of elementary functions; applications of differentiation; indefinite and definite integrals; applications of integration to problems involving areas, volumes, and other quantities. Sequences and Series: Introduction to sequences, their limits, and the concept of series.
Keywords
variable, function, derivative, integral, area of a region, integrals