St Vincent & the Grenadines Community College

Division of Arts Sciences & General Studies

Course Plan
Period Covered: Semester 2 12th January 2015 24th April 2015
Module 2: Trigonometry, plane Geometry and Limits
Module 3: Calculus 1
Lecturer Name: Dawn Scott
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Dates

Topics

Readings/assignments

Trigonometry, Plane Geometry and

Vectors
13 Jan
2015

Pure Mathematics for

Cape Vol. 1 pg 123 129

Circular Measure
1. The radian measure
2. Converting from degrees to
radians
3. Converting from radians to
degrees
4. Length of an arc
5. Area of a sector

14 Jan
2015

6. Sine rule and cosine rule

7. Area of a triangle using

1
A= ab sin c
2
Trigonometric Functions
1. Graph the functions

cos kx ,

sin kx ,

tan kx , k R

2. Relate the periodicity,

symmetries and amplitude of the
functions above to their graphs
3. Reciprocal functions

sec x ,

Pure Mathematics for

Cape Vol. 1 pg 138 142

cosec x ,
sin

4. Use

cot x

( 2 x)=cos x

5. Trigonometrical functions for a

general angle
6. Exact values of trigonometric
functions

( 0 ,30 , 45 , 60 , 90 , 180 , 270 , 360 )

7. Negative angles (measured in a
clockwise direction)
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16 Jan
2015

Trigonometric Identities

Pure Mathematics for

Cape Vol. 1 pg 146 153

1. Derive the identity

cos 2 +sin 2 =1
2. Use the reciprocal functions

sec x ,

cosec x ,

cot x

Assignments
- Circular Measure
- Due Fri 16th Jan
2015
- Due Tues 20th Jan
2015

3. Derive the corresponding

identities for
2

tan , cot , sec , cosec

4. Use compound angle identities
for

sin ( A B ) , cos ( A B ) ,

tan ( A B )
5. Develop and use the expressions
for

sin A sin B , cos A cos B

6. Prove further trigonometric

identities using those above
2

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Trigonometric Equations

Pure Mathematics for

Jan
2015

1. Express
form

a cos + b sin

R cos ( )

R sin ( )

and

where

positive and

in the

Cape Vol. 1 pg 142 -145,

154 158

0 <

is

2. Find the general solution of

equations of the form
a)

sin k=c

b)

cos k=c

c)

tan k=c

d)

a cos + b sin=c
for

a,b,c ,k R

3. Find the solutions of the

equations above for a given
range
Obtain maximum and minimum
values of
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30 Jan
2015

f ()

for

0 2

Coordinate Geometry

Pure Mathematics for

Cape Vol. 1 pg 98 - 122

1. find equations of tangents and

normals to circles;
2. find the points of intersection of a
curve with a straight line;
3. find the points of intersection of
two curves;
4. obtain the Cartesian equation of a
curve given its parametric
representation.
5. Obtain the parametric
representation of a curve given

Class Test:
- Thur29th January
2015
- trigonometry

its Cartesian equation.

6. Determine the loci of points
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Feb
2015

satisfying given properties.

Vectors
1. express a vector in the form

x
y
z

()

or

x i+ y j+ zk

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 303 313

where i, j

and k are unit vectors in

directions of x-, y- and z-axis
respectively;
2. define equality of two vectors;
3. add and subtract vectors;
4. multiply a vector by a scalar
quantity;
5. derive and use unit vectors,
position vectors and
displacement vectors;
6. find the magnitude and direction
of a vector;
7. find the angle between two given
vectors using scalar product;
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13 Feb
2015

8. find the equation of a line in

vector form, parametric form and

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 314 323

Cartesian form, given a point on

the line and a parallel vector to
the line;
9. determine whether two lines are
parallel, intersecting, or skewed;
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20 Feb
2015

10.find the equation of the plane, in

the form

r . n=d ,

ax +by +cz=d ,
given a point in the

plane and the normal to the

plane.

Assignment
- Coordinate
Geometry
- Vectors
- Due Fri 12th Feb
2015
Pure Mathematics Unit 1
for Cape Examinations
pg 326 330
Class Test 2:
Module 2
Thur 19th
February 2015

24 27 Feb
2015

Review of Module 2
Calculus 1

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 342 360

Limits
1. use graphs to determine the
continuity and discontinuity of
functions;
2. describe the behavior of a
function

f (x)

as

gets

arbitrarily close to some given

fixed number, using a descriptive
approach;
3. use the limit notation

lim =L , f ( x ) L

x a f ( x )

as

xa ;

4. use the simple limit theorems:

If

lim =G ,

lim =F , x a g ( x )
and

x a f ( x )

is a

constant, then

lim =FG ,

lim =kF , x a f ( x ) g ( x )

x akf ( x )
lim =F+G ,

x a{ f ( x ) + g ( x ) }
F
G

f (x) ;
G 0,
x a g ( x )
lim =

and, provided

5. use limit theorems in simple

problems;

lim =1,

sin x
x a x

6. use the fact that

demonstrated by a geometric
approach;
7. identify the point(s) for which a
function is (un)defined;
8. identify the region over which a
function is continuous;
9. identify the point(s) where a
function is discontinuous;
10.use the concept of left handed or
right handed limit, and continuity
on a closed interval.
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Mar
2015

Differentiation 1
1. Define the derivative of a function

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 366 393

at a point as a limit ;
2. Differentiate, from first principles,
such functions as:
a)

f ( x )=k

b)

f ( x )=x n

where

k R ,

where

1 1
n 3,2,1, , , 1, 2,3
2 2
c)

f ( x )=sin x

d)

f ( x )=cos x .

3. Use the sum, product and

quotient rule for differentiation;
4. Differentiate sums, products and
quotients of:
a) polynomials,
b) trigonometric functions;
5. apply the chain rule in the
differentiation of

Module 2 Exam
- Thur 5th March
2015

a) composite functions
(substitution);
b) functions given by parametric
equations;
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10
13
Mar
2015

Applications of Differentiation
1. solve problems involving rates of

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 399 430

change;
2. use the sign of the derivative to
investigate where a function is
increasing or decreasing;
3. apply the concept of stationary
(critical) points;
4. calculate second derivatives;
5. interpret the significance of the

Class Test:
- Friday 13th March
2015
- Limits
- Differentiation

sign of the second derivative;

6. use the sign of the second
derivative to determine the
nature of stationary points;
7. sketch graphs of polynomials,
rational functions and
trigonometric functions using the
features of the function and its
first and second derivatives
(including horizontal and vertical
asymptotes;
8. describe the behavior of such
graphs for large values of the
independent variable;
9. obtain equations of tangents and
normals to curves.
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20
Mar
2015

Integration 1
1. recognize integration as the
reverse of differentiation;
2. demonstrate an understanding of
the indefinite integral and the use
of the integration notation

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 473 504
Assignment
- Application of

 f ( x ) dx

3. show that the indefinite integral

represents a family of functions

Differentiation
Integration
Due Fri 19th Mar
2015

which differ by constants;

4. demonstrate use of the following
integration theorems:
a)

cf ( x ) dx=c f ( x ) dx
c

, where

is a constant,

b)

{f ( x ) g ( x ) } dx= f ( x ) dx g ( x ) dx
;
5. Find:
a) Indefinite integrals using
integration theorems,
b) Integrals of polynomial
functions,
c) Integrals of simple
trigonometric functions;
6. Integrate using substitution;
7. Use the results:
b

a)

b)

f (x) dx= f (t) dt ,

a

f (x) dx= f (xa) dx ,

0

for

a>0 ;
b

c)

f (x) dx=F ( b )f ( a ) ,
a

where

F ( x )=f ( x ) ;
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24 27
Mar

Application of Integration
1. Finding areas under the curve,
2. Finding areas between two

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

for Cape Examinations
pg 510 552

2015

curves,
3. Finding volumes of revolution by
rotating regions about both the x
and y axes;
4. Given a rate of change with or
without initial boundary

Assignment
- Application of
Integration
- Due Fri 27th Mar
2015

conditions:
a) Formulate a differential
equations of the form

y =f ( x )

where

or

=f ( x )
y

is a polynomial or

trigonometric function.
b) Solve the resulting differential
equation and interpret the
solution where applicable.
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Mar
3 Apr
2015

Past Papers

Class Test 2:
- Module 3
- Thurs 2nd April
2015

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6 10
Apr
2015

Past Papers

Module 3 Exam
Thur 9th April
2015

14

11
17 Apr
2013
20
24 Apr
2012

15

Past Papers
Correction of Module 3 Exam

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