Checking date: 17/05/2024


Course: 2024/2025

Differential Calculus
(18254)
Bachelor in Applied Mathematics and Computing (Plan: 433 - Estudio: 362)


Coordinating teacher: BRANDLE CERQUEIRA, CRISTINA

Department assigned to the subject: Mathematics Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Engineering and Architecture



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
None
Objectives
Study of the fundamental Mathematical Analysis of one variable, in particular the Differentiation.
Skills and learning outcomes
CB1. Students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study. CB2. Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CB3. Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. CB4. Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. CB5. Students will have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy. CG1. Students are able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts in mathematics, statistics and computation and to apply them to solve problems in science and engineering with an ability for analysis and synthesis. CG2. Students are able to formulate in mathematical language problems that arise in science, engineering, economy and other social sciences. CG4. Students are able to show that they can analyze and interpret, with help of computer science, the solutions obtained from problems associated to real world mathematical models, discriminating the most relevant behaviours for each application. CG5. Students can synthesize conclusions obtained from analysis of mathematical models coming from real world applications and they can communicate in verbal and written form in English language, in an clear and convincing way and with a language that is accessible to the general public. CG6. Students can search and use bibliographic resources, in physical or digital support, as they are needed to state and solve mathematically and computationally applied problems arising in new or unknown environments or with insufficient information. CE1. Students have shown that they know and understand the mathematical language and abstract-rigorous reasoning as well as to apply them to state and prove precise results in several areas in mathematics. CE2. Students have shown that they understand the fundamental results from real, complex and functional mathematical analysis. RA1. Students must have acquired advanced cutting-edge knowledge and demonstrated indepth understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of working methodology in the area of applied mathematics and computing" RA3. Students must have the capacity to gather and interpret data and information on which they base their conclusions, including where relevant and necessary, reflections on matters of a social, scientific, and ethical nature in their field of study. RA5. Students must know how to communication with all types of audiences (specialized or not) their knowledge, methodology, ideas, problems and solutions in the area of their field of study in a clear and precise way.
Description of contents: programme
1. REAL VARIABLE FUNCTIONS 1.1 The real line: sets of numbers, properties, absolute values 1.2 Elementary functions and curves 1.3 Polar coordinates 2. LIMITS AND CONTINUITY 2.1 Limits of functions. Properties and fundamental theorems 2.2 Continuity of functions. Fundamental theorems 2.3 Uniform continuity 3. DERIVATIVES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 3.1 Definition, properties, derivatives of elementary functions 3.2 Meaning of the derivative. Extrema 4 LOCAL STUDY OF A FUNCTION 4.1 Graphic representation 4.2 Taylor polynomial and its applications 5. SEQUENCES AND SERIES OF REAL NUMBERS 5.1 Sequences of numbers 5.2 Series of positive numbers 5.3 Absolute and conditional convergence 6. SEQUENCES AND SERIES OF FUNCTIONS 6.1 Sequences of functions. Punctual and uniform convergence 6.2 Series of functions. Punctual and uniform convergence 6.3 Taylor series
Learning activities and methodology
THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES. [44 hours with 100% classroom instruction, 1.76 ECTS] Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. They will receive the class notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitate the follow-up of the classes and the development of subsequent work. Exercises will be solved, they will be practised with problems by the student and there will be workshops and tests of assessment to acquire the necessary skills. TUTORING SESSIONS. [4 hours of tutoring with 100% on-site attendance, 0.16 ECTS] Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK [98 hours with 0 % on-site, 3.92 ECTS] FINAL EXAM. [4 hours with 100% on-site, 0.16 ECTS] Global assessment of knowledge, skills and capacities acquired throughout the course. METHODOLOGIES: THEORY CLASS. Classroom presentations by the teacher with IT and audiovisual support in which the subject`s main concepts are developed while providing material and bibliography to complement student learning. PRACTICAL CLASS. Resolution of practical cases and problems, posed by the teacher, and carried out individually or in a group. TUTORING SESSIONS. Individualized attendance (individual tutoring sessions) or in-group (group tutoring sessions) for students with a teacher as a tutor.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards. Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions. Cengage Learning. 2015
  • Stewart, D. K. Clegg, S. Watson. Single Variable Calculus Early Transcendentals. Cengage Learning. 2020
Recursos electrónicosElectronic Resources *
Additional Bibliography
  • B.P. DEMMIDOVICH. Problemas y ejercicios de Anlálisis Matemático. Paraninfo. 1980
  • D. PESTANA, J.M. RODRÍGUEZ, E. ROMERA, E. TOURÍS, V. ÁLVAREZ, A. PORTILLA. Curso práctico de Cálculo y Precálculo. Ariel (Planeta). 2019
  • G.L. BRADLEY, K.J. SMITH. Calculus . Pearson. 2012
  • S.L. SALAS, E. HILLE, G. ETGEN. Calculus one and several variables. Wyley. 10th edition, 2007
  • T.M. APÓSTOL. Mathematical Analysis. Addison-Wesley. 1974
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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.