SECOND TERM: CALCULUS

Topic

Teaching Period

Learning Outcome

7 Limits and Continuity

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Candidates should be able to:

7.1 Limits

(a) determine the existence and

values of the left-hand limit,
right-hand limit and limit of a
function;
(b) use the properties of limits;

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7.2 Continuity

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(c) determine the continuity of a

function at a point and on an
interval;
(d) use the intermediate value
theorem.

8 Differentiation

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Candidates should be able to:

8.1 Derivatives

12

(a) identify the derivative of a

function as a limit;
(b) find the derivatives of xn (n
), ex, ln x, sin x, cos x, tan x,
sin1x, cos1x, tan1x, with constant
multiples, sums, differences,
products, quotients and
composites;
(c) perform implicit
differentiation;
(d) find the first derivatives of
functions defined
parametrically;

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8.2 Applications of
differentiation

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(e) determine where a function

is increasing, decreasing,
concave upward and concave
downward;
(f) determine the stationary
points, extremum points and
points of inflexion;
(g) sketch the graphs of
functions, including asymptotes
parallel to the coordinate axes;
(h) find the equations of
tangents and normals to curves,
including parametric curves;
(i) solve problems concerning

rates of change, including

related rates;
(j) solve optimisation problems.