AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - BANGLADESH

Kuratoli road, Kuril , Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

Faculty of Science & Information Technology
Department of Mathematics

COURSE OUTLINE
Academic term: Summer 2017-18
I- Course code and title: MAT 1102: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
AND COORDINATE GEOMETRY
II- Credit: 3 Credit Hours (theory)
III- Course description:
Domain and range, limit, continuity and differentiability of functions, Rolle’s, Mean value
and Taylor’s theorem, analysis of functions, derivative of functions of several variables,
homogeneous function and Euler’s theorem, rectangular coordinates in three dimensions,
direction cosines and direction ratio of a line, pair of straight lines, scalar and vector
products of vectors, plane and straight line using vectors, identification of conics, equation
of sphere, paraboloid and ellipsoid.

IV- Objectives:
We teach differential calculus, vector and geometry in this course. Students embarking on
such courses diverse to different core subjects- engineering (EEE, chemical, civil etc.),
-computer (COE, CSE, CIS, SE, CSSE) – biological (molar and genetic) engineering-like
those in UK and USA.

We have therefore revised and constituted a course syllabus that assume knowledge only of
material that can be expected to be familiar to all the current generation of students starting
physical science and engineering courses at universities.

We aimed at building up a basic foundation of mathematical precision and tools essential

for growing engineers and also the hierarchy of mathematical materials for engineers of
research in future.

Teaching Strategy: The general aim of our pedagogy is staged in three phases- first is a
qualitative introduction from a physical point of view, second is a formal presentation
avoiding deliberately the mathematical tougher materials on the ground that- “This is the
real world; we must behave reasonably.” Finally we worked out some problems fully
drawn from physical science and engineering.
 V – Topics to be Covered
TOPICS
Number system, Intervals,
and Inequalities,
Functions, graph of
functions, domain
and range. Limit and
continuity of a function.
Differentiability of a
function. Derivatives and
its physical interpretation.
Differentiation of some
basic functions.
Differentiation using chain
rules. Functions of function
(composite function).
Differentiation of implicit
and parametric functions.
Differentiation of other
functions.
Equations of tangent and
normal lines. Local linear
Approximation
Expansion of functions
(Rolle’s and Mean value
and Taylor’s theorem).
Indeterminate forms and
limits.
Analysis of functions
(increasing, decreasing,
extrema, concavity).
Solution of some physical
problems using the idea of
analysis of function.
Rectangular co-ordinates in
two dimensions.
Transformation of co-
ordinates (rectangular to
polar and vice versa).
Translation of axes.
Rotation of axes.
Reduction of general
equation of second degree
to its standard form and
identification of conics.
Time
Specific Objective(s) Frame Suggested Teaching
(Week) Activities Strategy(s)
Able to appreciate the Our methods of
basic principles of teaching are formal
calculus. Learn the idea Lectures representation of
of limit and continuity of 1&2 material input with
chalk- and –talk
function and their
and lecture process.
physical meaning.
Able to get the idea of
differentiability of
function. Evaluate the
derivatives of different
basic functions. Able to Lectures Quiz 1
apply chain rule to find 3,4&5
the derivatives of
composite function. Able
to differentiate implicit
,parametric and other
functions
Able to approximate the
value of slope of a Lecture
function using linear 6
approximation.
To learn the behavior of
a function in an interval. Lectures
Establish limits of 7&8 Quiz 2
indeterminate form.
Learn the behavior and Lecture
optimum values of a 9
function of one variable.
Able to solve practical
life oriented problems. Lectures
Able to get the concept 10 & 11
of co-ordinate system Quiz 3
with transformation from
one system to other.
Mid-term
Exam
Able to identify the conic
and sketch.
Lectures
12 &13
Rectangular co-ordinates in
three dimensions. Vector
algebra. Equation of a
straight line using vectors.
Coplanar lines, intersection
of two lines using vectors
and shortest distance
between two lines.
Equation of a plane using
vectors, angle between two
planes, angle between line
and plane, intersection of
two planes. Applications
of plane and straight line.
Partial derivatives of
multivariable functions.
Homogeneous function,
Euler’s theorem, chain
rule, total differential and
its applications.
Optimum values and
saddle point of a function.
Applications of partial
differentiation
VI - Course Requirements
1. Must sit for at least two quizzes before the Midterm examination and also before the
Final examination
2. Must appear at the Midterm and the Final examination.
3. Students must have 80% attendance to pass the course.
To learn product of
vectors and applications
of vectors in geometry.
Also to learn various
Lectures Quiz 1
forms of line (vector
14 & 15
form, parametric form,
symmetric form) and
plane (vector form,
Cartesian form).
Same as above.
Lecture
16
Derivative of function of
several variables. Lectures Quiz 2
17 &18
Able to apply total
derivative to find out Lectures
error. 19 & 20
Optimization of several
variable functions to find Quiz 3
its local maxima and Lectures
minima-critical points 21 & 22
and saddle point.
Final
Exam
VII – Evaluation

1. Termed Exam Result (Mid and Final) 40%

2. Quizzes 40%
3. Performance (class participation, discussion, consultation etc) 10%
4. Attendance 10%
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Total 100%

VIII – Grading system

The grading system will be strictly followed as per the AIUB grading policy. The following
grading system will be strictly followed in this class.

Numerical Letter grade Grade point

90-100 A+ 4.00

85 - < 90 A 3.75

80 - < 85 B+ 3.50

75 - < 80 B 3.25

70 - < 75 C+ 3.00

65 - < 70 C 2.75

60 - < 65 D+ 2.50

50 - < 60 D 2.25

< 50 F 0.00

Incomplete I

Withdrawal W

Un officially UW
Withdrawal

IX – Textbooks

Text book: Calculus– H. Anton, I. C. Bivens and S. Davis

Reference Books:
1. Calculus and Analytic Geometry – G. B. Thomas and R. L. Finney.
2. Differential and Integral Calculus – F. Ayres (Schaum’s Outline Series).
3. Lecture notes will be provided.