NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 微積分(一)(1206)
(Eng.) Calculus(I)
Offering Dept Department of Applied Mathematics
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher LIU, HSIAO-FAN
Department Department of Management Information Systems/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description We will cover elementary concepts of Calculus and students are expected to understand limits, derivatives of functions, integrals and their applications after taking this courses.
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
Ch.1 Functions and Limits
Ch. 2 Derivatives
Ch. 3 Applications of Differentiation
Ch. 4 Integrals
1.Professional Knowledge with Applications
2.Independent Thinking
70
30
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function
1.2 Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
1.3 New Functions from Old Functions
Week 2 1.5 The Limit of a Function
1.6 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
Week 3 1.7 The Precise Definition of a Limit
1.8 Continuity
Week 4 2.1 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.2 The Derivative as a Function
(Holiday)
Week 5 2.3 Differentiation Formulas
2.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
(Holiday)
Week 6 2.5 The Chain Rule
2.6 Implicit Differentiation
Week 7 2.8 Related Rates
2.9 Linear Approximations and Differentials
Week 8 3.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
3.2 The Mean Value Theorem
Review
Week 9 Midterm
Week 10 3.3 What Derivatives Tell Us about the Shape of a Graph
3.4 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes 237
Week 11 3.5 Summary of Curve Sketching
3.7 Optimization Problems
Week 12 3.9 Antiderivatives
4.1 The Area and Distance Problems
Week 13 4.2 The Definite Integral
4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Week 14 4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
4.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
Week 15 4.5 The Substitution Rule
Review
Week 16 Final
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Self-learning:1.4, 2.7, 3.6, 3.8
Evaluation
Attendance:10%
Usually performance(weekly homework):20%
Midterm:35%
Final:35%
Textbook & other References
Calculus, Metric version 9E; James Stewart, Daniel Clegg, Saleem Watson
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
25
by appointments
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