Course Syllabus - MAT 183

PROGRAMME

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DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL / ELEKTRICAL / CIVIL /

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CALCULUS 1
MAT 183/421
CORE
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PRECALCULUS
4 (3 LECTURES, 1 TUTORIAL)
Pn Koni Bt Md. Taha (Mechanical Engineering)
Pn Nor Hanim Bt Abd Rahman (Civil Engineering)
Cik Siti Nurleena Bt Abu Mansor

(Elektrical Engineering)
Cik Suryaefiza Bt Karjanto (Chemical Engineering)
Pn Shakirah Bt Mohd Abd Rahman
Hjh Faridah Hussin
Pn Norpah Bt Mahat
En. Cheng Siak Peng
Dr. Ng Set Fong
Pn. Siti Asmah Mohamed
Cik Nurullhuda Bt Mohamed
Cik W. Nurfahizul Ifwah Bt W. Alias
En. Mohd Shaiful Bin Sharipudin
Pn. Farah Hayati Mustafa
Pn. Siti Mariam Saad
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the first course in the calculus series. It starts with topics on functions and graphs, limit
and continuity, techniques of differentiation and its applications. It also covers simple
integration and its applications.

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OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Understand the concepts of function, limit and continuity.
Able to calculate the derivative of functions using various techniques of differentiation
such as the product rule, quotient rule, chain rule.
Apply derivatives in curve sketching or solving applies maximum and minimum
problems.
Integrate basic functions including substitution method.
Apply integration to find the area and the volume of solid of revolution between 2
curves.

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TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Lecture, tutorial and laboratory.

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ASSESSMENT
Coursework(tutorials, assignment, quizzes)
Test
Final

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60%

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TEXT BOOK
Howard Anton, Calculus 8th Edition, John Wiley & Sons., Inc. 2005.

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REFERENCES
1.
Smith and Minton, Calculus (Basic Calculus for Science and Engineering), Mc Graw
Hill, 2007
2.
Finney, Weir and Giordano, Thomas, Calculus 10th Edition, Addison-Wesley Pub.
Com., 2001.
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James Stewart, Calculus 5th Edition, Brooks/ Cole Pub.Com., 1999.
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G.L Bradley and K.L.Smith, Calculus 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall Inc., 1999.
5.
Edwards and Penney, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5 th edition, Prentice Hall
International Inc., 1998.

Course Syllabus - MAT 183

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Schedule of Lectures
Week
Date

30/12/08
2/1/09

5/1 9/1

12/1 16/1

19/1 23/1

26/1 30/1

2/2 6/2

9/2 13/2

16/2 20/2

23/2 27/2

10

2/3 6/3

11

9/3 13/3

12

16/3 20/3

13

23/3 27/3

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30/3 3/4

15

6/4 10/4

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13/4 - 19/4

TOPIC
1.0 FUNCTIONS, LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
1.1 Functions (review)
Properties of functions
Operations on functions
Graphs (family) of functions
1.2 Limits
Introduction (An Intuitive Approach)
One sided limits and two sided limits
Infinite limits and limits at infinity
Computing limits
Computing limits : End Behaviour
1.3 Continuity
Continuity at a point
Limits and Continuity of Trigonometric Functions
2.0 DIFFERENTIATION
2.1 An Introduction to the Derivative: Tangents
2.2 The Definition of Derivative
Differentiation from the First Principle
Differentiability and Continuity
2.3 Techniques of Differentiation
MID SEM BREAK
2.4 Derivative of Trigonometric, Exponential and Logarithmic
Functions
2.5 The Chain Rule
2.6 Implicit Differentiation
2.7 Linear Approximations and Differentials
3.0 APPLICATIONS OF DIFFENTIATION
3.1 Related Rates
3.2 Analysis of Functions 1
Intervals of increasing and decreasing
Concavity and Inflections points
3.3 Analysis of Functions 11
Relative maxima and minima
Critical numbers
First and Second Derivative Tests
Graphs of polynomial functions
Graphs of rational functions (linear/linear)
3.4 Maximum and Minimum Values
Absolute maxima and minima
3.5 Applied Maximum and Minimum Problems
3.6 Rolles Theorem; Mean Value Theorem
4.0 INTEGRATION
4.1 Antiderivatives
4.2 The Indefinite Integral of algebraic functions and
trigonometric function, exponential and logarithmic
functions
4.3 Integration by Substitution
4.4 Sigma Notation
4.5 Area as a Limit The Definite Integrals
Properties of Definite Integrals
4.6 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Evaluating Definite Integrals by Substitution
5.0 APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
5.1 Area between Two Curves
5.2 Volume : Solids of Revolution
Volume by Disks Method
Volume by Washers Method
5.3 Volume by Cylindrical Shell Method
REVISION & STUDY WEEK

REMARK

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2
Quiz 1

Tutorial 3

Tutorial 4
Quiz 2
Tutorial 5
TEST 1
Tutorial 6
Quiz 3

Tutorial 7

Tutorial 8
Quiz 4

Tutorial 9
TEST 2

Tutorial 10

Tutorial 11
Quiz 5
Past Year
Exam
Papers
Past Year
Exam
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TEST 3