Course Title:Calculus (English Class)  2014/09-2015/01]

  • Instructor: Prof. Han-Ming Wu (Associate Professor at Department of Mathematics)
  • Office: Liu-hsien Memorial Science Hall, S432,  Phone extension number: 3147。
  • Office Hour (Fri.) 17:10~18:00。 E-mail: hmwu@mail.tku.edu.tw
  • Class:Electives courses by College of Business and Management
  • Credit:2/semester。Required/Elective: Elective。
  • Time:  Tuesday/01,02/H 111。
  • TA's class:  TBA。Teaching assistant: Chen, Li-Han。
  • Course website: http://www.hmwu.idv.tw

 

Announcement

  • TOP:  grade records。(latest updated: 2014/05/26)

  • [2014/09/09] Course handouts: 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6
  • [2014/05/26] Teaching plan: see below。

 

Course Description

This course introduces the theory of the Calculus, the calculation approaches and its applications. The contents include the (1) functions and graph of
function, (2) limit and continuity, (3) differentiation and its applications, (4) exponential and logarithmic functions and their derivatives and so on. We
aim to improve students' interests in learning and to develop their thinking and computing abilities.

 

Tentative Syllabus (the syllabus is always subject to change according to the needs of the course as the professor sees fit)

Week Month/Day Content

Quiz/Note

1 09/18

Course introduction, 1.1 Functions and Their Representations, 1.2 Combining and Transforming Functions

2 09/25
1.3 Linear Models and Rates of Change, 1.4 Polynomial Models and Power Functions
3 10/02 1.5 Exponential Models, 1.6 Logarithmic Functions
4 10/09 2.1 Measuring Change Quiz (1)
5 10/16 2.2 Limits
6 10/23 2.3 Rates of Change and Derivatives  
7 10/30 2.4 The Derivative as a Function

Quiz (2):

8 11/06 3.1 Shortcuts to Finding Derivatives
9 11/13
3.3 The Product and Quotient Rules

 

10 11/20

Midterm-exam

 

11 11/27 3.4 The Chain Rule
12 12/04 3.5 Implicit Differentiation and Logarithms
13 12/11 4.1 Related Rates Quiz (3)
14 12/18 4.2 Maximum and Minimum Values
15 12/25 4.3 Derivatives and the Shapes of Curves  
16 01/01 4.4 Asymptotes, 4.5 Curve Sketching Quiz (4):
17 01/08 4.6 Optimization  
18 01/15
Final-exam

 

  

Textbook:James Stewart, Daniel Clegg, Brief Applied Calculus 1/e, Publisher: Brooks/Cole; International ed edition (12 Jan 2012) [新月圖書]

 

 

Grading Scheme:

  • Quizzes:30 % (four quizzes, each 7%、7%、8%、8%)。
  • Midterm-exam:25 % 。
  • Final-exam:25 % 。
  • TA: 10% 。
  • Others: 10% (attendance, in-class performance/discussion, learning attitude, and so on)。(No adjustment made for personal reasons)。
  • No homework assignments.
     

Note (in class)

  • The lecture is based on the use of chalk and blackboard. Please print lecture notes before class.
  • Rules on leave-taking by students: [淡江大學學生請假規則 第六條; 淡江大學學則 第三十八條]
  • Treat each other with mutual respect in the classroom.。
  • Do not be late to class. Be on time.
  • You can do in the class: (1) whispered discussion, (2) go to toilet quietly, (3) eating and drinking (without alcohol) but keeping the classroom clean。
  • You can't do in the class: (1) use laptop or play cell phone (please mute the phone), (2) chat, sleep, play cards, smoke。
  • Any questions, please contact lecturer directly or using e-mail or FB

 

Note (quizzes、grading)

  • The time for quiz is at second secton of the class on Tuesday. There will be about 3~4 questions。
  • The make-up quiz/exam is not allowed for no particular reason. Only one make-up is limited  out of 4 quizzes.
  • Exam notices: (1) examples, exercises  。(2) difinitions, theorems。(3) correct the mistake。
  • Cheating in exams is absolutely prohibited.
  • Contact the Instructor, if you have question about the grades。