MATH 113 Syllabus 1
MATH 113 Syllabus 1
Catalogue Description:
Functions. Limits and Continuity. Tangent lines and derivatives. Chain rule. Implicit differentiation. Inverse functions.
Related rates. Linear approximations. Extreme values. Mean Value Theorem and its applications. Sketching graphs.
Indeterminate forms and L’Hospital’s rules. Definite integral. Antiderivatives and the Indefinite Integral. Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course students are expected to:
Compute limits and carry out some basic proofs. Compute derivatives and use them in applications such as computing
rates of change, finding extreme values, sketching graphs of functions by finding intervals of increase/decrease, concavity
and asymptotes, use transcendental functions including logarithms, exponentials and inverse trigonometric functions
effectively. Compute integrals by the Riemann Sum definition and use it to make approximations. Make use of basic
techniques to compute proper integrals
Textbooks:
Robert A. Adams, Christopher Essex, CALCULUS: A Complete Course Calculus. Tenth Edition. (You can also use eighth or
ninth editions)
Calculus, James Stewart, Fifth Edition
Exams:
There will be two in class midterm exams and one comprehensive final. Also, there will be quizzes and homework during
the semester. Grading will be based on the following points:
MT1: 30 points, MT2: 30 points, Final: 40 Points, Homework/Quizzes: 10 Points, Total: 110 Points
Academic Honesty
The METU Honor Code is as follows: "Every member of METU community adopts the following honor code as one of the
core principles of academic life and strives to develop an academic environment where continuous adherence to this code
is promoted. The members of the METU community are reliable, responsible and honorable people who embrace only
the success and recognition they deserve, and act with integrity in their use, evaluation and presentation of facts, data
and document
Tentative weekly schedule:
Week Topics Section
Real Numbers and the Real Line
Cartesian Coordinates in the Plane
Graphs of Quadratic Equations
1 Oct. 2 P.1-P.6
Functions and Their Graphs
Combining Functions to Make New functions
Polynomials and Rational Functions
The Trigonometric Functions P.7
2 Oct. 9
Limits of Functions 1.1,1.2
Infinite Limits and Limits at Infinity 1.3
3 Oct. 16
Formal Definition of Limit 1.5
Continuity 1.4
4 Oct. 23 Intermediate Value Theorem