| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| The purpose of the course is to provide students an introduction to calculus and it's applications. |
| 1.Basic knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture |
| 2.Basic knowledge and skills in agribusiness |
| 4.Using English as the means for communication |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
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| Attendance |
| Assignment |
| Study Outcome |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Derivative: Limits, Continuity (Feb.26) |
| Week 2 |
Derivative: Rates of Change, Definition of the Derivative (March 5)
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| Week 3 |
Calculating the Derivative:
Techniques for Finding Derivatives, Derivatives of Products and Quotients(MArch 12) |
| Week 4 |
Calculating the Derivative:
The Chain Rule, Derivatives of Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions (Mar.19) |
| Week 5 |
Applications of the Derivative:
Absolute Extrema, Applications of Extrema, Implicit Differentiation (Mar.26) |
| Week 6 |
Midterm 1 (Apr.2) |
| Week 7 |
Applications of the Derivative: Related Rates, Differentials (Apr.9)
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| Week 8 |
Integration: Anti-derivatives (Apr.16) |
| Week 9 |
Integration: Substitution, Area and the Definite Integral (Apr.23) |
| Week 10 |
Integration:
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, The Area Between Two Curves, Numerical Integration (Apr.30) |
| Week 11 |
Midterm 2 (May 7) |
| Week 12 |
Further Techniques and Applications of Integration:
Integration by Parts, Volume and Average Value (May 14) |
| Week 13 |
Further Techniques and Applications of Integration:Improper Integrals
Multivariable Calculus:Functions of Several Variables (May 21) |
| Week 14 |
Multivariable Calculus:
Partial Derivatives, Maxima and Minima (May 28) |
| Week 15 |
Multi-variable Calculus:
Lagrange Multipliers, Total Differentials and Approximations, Double Integrals (June 4) |
| Week 16 |
Final (June 11)
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self-directed
learning |
05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.
06.Participation in field trips and outdoor instructional activities at other NCHU campuses or branches, including experimental forests or test sites.
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| Evaluation |
Midterm 1(20%), Midterm 2(20%), Final(30%),
In class assignment(20%) Attendance(10%) |
| Textbook & other References |
| Calculus with applications, Lial, Greenwell & Ritchey, 11th edition, Pearson |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
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| Office Hours |
Wednesday: 16:00-17:00
Thursday: 16:00-17:00
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| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| include experience courses：N |
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