NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 微積分(1206)
(Eng.) Calculus
Offering Dept Department of Applied Mathematics
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher Pei-Ju Lee
Department Department of Management Information Systems/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2026-FALL
Course Description This course will begin by introducing the concepts of limits and derivatives, then move on to the differentials of functions, differential operation techniques, and their applications; next, we will learn the concept of integration, the fundamental theorem of calculus, integration techniques, and their related applications.
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
We aim to convey to the student a sense of the utility of calculus as well as to promote development of technical ability.
Exercises
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
1.4 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
Week 2 1.5 The Limit of a Function
1.6 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
1.7 The Precise Definition of a Limit
1.8 Continuity
Week 3 2.1 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.2 The Derivative as a Function
2.3 Differentiation Formulas
Week 4 2.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
2.5 The Chain Rule
2.6 Implicit Differentiation
Week 5 2.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
2.8 Related Rates
2.9 Linear Approximations and Differentials
Week 6 3.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
3.2 The Mean Value Theorem
3.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
Week 7 3.4 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
3.5 Summary of Curve Sketching
3.6 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 3.7 Optimization Problems
3.8 Newton’s Method
3.9 Antiderivatives
Week 10 4.1 Areas and Distances
4.2 The Definite Integral
4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Week 11 4.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
4.5 The Substitution Rule
5.1 Areas Between Curves
Week 12 5.2 Volumes
5.3 Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
5.5 Average Value of a Function
Week 13 6.1 Inverse Functions
6.2 Exponential Functions and Their Derivatives
6.3 Logarithmic Functions
Week 14 6.4 Derivatives of Logarithmic
6.5 Exponential Growth and Decay
6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Week 15 6.7 Hyperbolic Functions
6.8 Indeterminate Forms and l’Hospital’s Rule
Week 16 Final Exam
self-directed
learning
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Evaluation
Quiz:20%
Homework and participation:10%
Midterm Exam:30%
Final Exam:40%
Textbook & other References
Calculus, Metric Version, 9th edition/Stewart, Clegg, Watson
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
By appointment.
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