Course details
Calculus 1
IMA1 Acad. year 2020/2021 Summer semester 4 credits
Limit, continuity and derivative of a function. Extrema and graph properties. Approximation and interpolation. Indefinite and definite integrals.
Guarantor
Course coordinator
Language of instruction
Completion
Time span
- 26 hrs lectures
- 26 hrs exercises
Assessment points
- 80 pts final exam (written part)
- 20 pts numeric exercises
Department
Lecturer
Instructor
Fusek Michal, Ing., Ph.D. (UMAT)
Hlavičková Irena, Mgr., Ph.D. (UMAT)
Hliněná Dana, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (UMAT)
Vítovec Jiří, Mgr., Ph.D. (UMAT)
Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
The ability to understand the basic problems of calculus and use derivatives and integrals for solving specific problems.
Learning objectives
The main goal of the course is to explain the basic principles and methods of calculus. The emphasis is put on handling the practical use of these methods for solving specific tasks.
Why is the course taught
Fundamentals of calculus are a necessary part of a study at a technical university because virtually all technical and physical subjects employ the concepts of a derivative and integral.
Recommended prerequisites
- Discrete Mathematics (IDM)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Secondary school mathematics.
Syllabus of lectures
- The concept of a function of a real variable, properties of functions and basic operations with functions.
- Elementary functions of a real variable.
- Limit and continuity of a function. Limit of a sequence.
- Derivative and a differential of a function.
- Higher-order derivatives. Taylor polynomial. Extrema of a function.
- Graph properties.
- Interpolation and approximation.
- Numerical solutions of equations.
- Indefinite integral, basic methods of integration.
- Definite Riemann integral, its applications.
- Improper integral.
- Numerical integration.
Syllabus of numerical exercises
Problems discussed at numerical classes are chosen so as to complement suitably the lectures.
Progress assessment
Home assignments during the semester.
Exam prerequisites:
The condition for receiving the credit is obtaining at least a given minimum of points from the activities during the semester.
Controlled instruction
Classes are not compulsory.
Exam prerequisites
The condition for receiving the credit is obtaining at least a given minimum of points from the activities during the semester.
Course inclusion in study plans