NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 微積分(一)(1917)
(Eng.) Calculus(I)
Offering Dept Department of Applied Mathematics
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher Sirilak Sriburadet
Department General Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description Introduce the concepts of limits, derivatives, and integrals. Topics include techniques and applications of derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
Cultivate students the methods and calculations of differential and integral as well as the basic of mathematical concepts.
1.Basic Knowledge in Mathematical Sciences
8.English Language Ability
90
10
Exercises
Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction: Function
Four Ways to Represent a Function
Mathematical Models
Week 2 New Functions from Old Functions
Inverse Functions
Week 3 Limits:
The Limit of a Function
Week 4 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
The Precise Definition of a Limit
Week 5 Continuity
Limits at Infinity
Week 6 The Derivative:
Derivatives and Rates of Change
Week 7 The Derivatives as a Function
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Differentiation Formulas
Week 10 Derivatives of Trigonometric Function
The Chain Rule
Week 11 Implicit Differentiation
Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
Week 12 Applications of the Derivative:
Maximum and Minimum Values
Week 13 The mean value Theorem
How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
Week 14 Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital’s Rule
Week 15 Optimization Problems
Antiderivatives
Week 16 Final Exam
(The contents and progress of the class would be adjusted based on the class situation.)
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
Attendance and performance: 25%
Homework: 15%
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 30%
Textbook & other References
1. James Stewart, Calculus, 7th ed.
2. James Stewart, Calculus(Early Transcendentals), 8th ed.
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