Course: Calculus I

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Course title Calculus I
Course code UMB/564
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Křivan Vlastimil, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Zahradníková Michaela, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Numbers: Natural numbers, Peano axioms, rational numbers, real and complex numbers 2. Mappings: countable and uncountable sets 3. Sets, supremum, infimum, Euler number 4. Functions, operations, inverse function 5. Review of elementary functions, powers, power function, operations with functions, trigonometric functions 6. Limits: One-sided limits, Tangent Lines and Rates of Change, Limit Properties, Computing Limits, Limits Involving Infinity 7. Operations with limits, squeeze theorem and applications 8. Continuity: Definition, One-sided continuity, Upper and Lower Bound Theorem, Bolzano theorem 9. Operations with continuous functions, maximum and minimum 10. Derivatives: Definition, Interpretation of the Derivative, Differential 11. Differentiation Formulas: Product and Quotient Rule, Derivatives of elementary functions, Chain Rule, Implicit Differentiation, Higher Order Derivatives 12. Applications of Derivatives: Critical Points, Minimum and Maximum Values, Increasing and Decreasing Functions, Inflection points, Concavity, the Second Derivative Test) 13. Mean Value Theorem, Optimization Problems, L'Hopital's Rule and Indeterminate Forms, Linear Approximations, Newton's Method

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 112 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To develop basic concepts of differential calculus.
Students will learn basics of differential calculus of single variable.
Prerequisites
Level at the state high school exam in mathematics is expected.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Combined exam, Interim evaluation

1. Continuous study throughout the semester. 2. Regular attendance at labs. 2. Score at least 50% from lab tests written during the course. 3. Score at least 50% from lab homeworks.
Recommended literature
  • J. Kopáček. Matematická analýza nejen pro fyziky I. MATFYZPRESS, 2004. ISBN 80-86732-25-8.
  • V. Jarník. Diferenciální počet I. Academia Praha, 1984.
  • V. Křivan. Přednášky z matematické analýzy I.. 2017.


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