Course: Mathematics 1

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Course title Mathematics 1
Course code KMA/MA1E
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Daněk Josef, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Holubová Gabriela, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Formánková Levá Hana, RNDr.
  • Benedikt Jiří, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Švígler Vladimír, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1: Mathematical statements, sets and elementary operations. Week 2: Sequences of real numbers, boundedness, monotonicity, supremum and infimum. Week 3: Limit of a sequence. Methods of calculating a limit, properties of convergent sequences. Week 4: Euler number. Series of real numbers, sum of series, geometric series, harmonic series. Week 5: Functions of one real variable, their domain, restriction, equality of functions. Week 6: Properties of functions. Inverse and composed functions. Week 7: Limits of functions. Continuity of a function at a point. Week 8: Points of discontinuity. Derivative of a function, their geometrical and the physical meaning. Rules of differentiation. Week 9: Tangent and normal lines. Higher order derivatives. Extrema and optimization. Week 10: l'Hospital's rule. Analysing graphs of functions. Solvability of nonlinear equations. Week 11: Taylor's polynomial. Primitive function and indefinite integral. Week 12: Integration by parts and integration by substitution. Definite integral. Week 13: Improper integrals. Integrals with variable bounds.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture with practical applications, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 32 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
be familiar with high school knowledges
to explain basic methods of solving simple mathematical problems
to understand a simple mathematical text
Skills
to solve linear and kvadratic equalities and inequalities and their systems
to work with absolute values, powers and manipulate with mathematical expressions
to sketch graphs of elementary functions
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
understand logical constructions and to be able to read mathematical text
use rigorous arguments in calculus and ability to apply them in solving problems on the topics in the syllabus
demonstrate knowledge of the definitions and the elementary properties of sequences, series and continuous and differentiable functions of one real variable
Skills
use the rules of differentiation to differentiate functions
sketch the graph of a function using critical points, and the derivative test for increasing/decreasing and concavity properties
set up max/min problems and use differentiation to solve them
use l'Hospital's rule
evaluate integrals using techniques of integration, such as substitution and integration by parts
use developed theory in solving problems on physical systems
to work with sequences and series of real numbers
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Skills
Practicum
Task-based study method
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Oral exam
Written exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Děmidovič, Boris Pavlovič. Sbírka úloh a cvičení z matematické analýzy. Havlíčkův Brod : Fragment, 2003. ISBN 80-7200-587-1.
  • Drábek, Pavel; Míka, Stanislav. Matematická analýza I. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-7082-558-8.
  • Míková, Marta; Kubr, Milan; Čížek, Jiří. Sbírka příkladů z matematické analýzy I. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-7082-568-5.
  • Polák, J. Přehled středoškolské matematiky.. Praha : Prometheus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7196-356-1.
  • Pultr, Aleš. Matematická analýza I. Praha : Matfyzpress, 1995. ISBN 80-8586-3-09-X.
  • Thomson, Bruckner, Bruckner. Elementary real analysis. 2008.
  • Zorich, Vladimir A. Mathematical Analysis I. Berlin, 2004. ISBN 3-540-40386-8.


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