COURSE INFORMATION MAT238 JUN.

-NOV 2011
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Code : MAT238

Course : Foundation of Applied Mathematics

Lecturer : Raja Sulaiman Raja Lope Ahmad

Room : B1-76 Al Farabi 1(formerly known as HEA 1)

Contact no : 04-9882851
: 019-4722425

Credit Unit : 4

Email address : rajasulaiman@perlis.uitm.edu.my

Blog : rajasulaiman.wordpress.com

Contact Hour : 4 ( 3 hours of lectures ,1 hour of tutorial)

Part : 3

Course Status : Core

Prerequisite : Calculus 1

Course : This course covers calculus and ordinary differential equation. The
Description calculus section deals with differentiation and integration involving
inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic
functions. The second section covers the topics on the first and
second order differential equations.
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WEEK TOPICS AND SUB-TOPICS Hours

1 1. Inverse Trigonometric Function 3

1.1 Definition, domain, range and graphs of

inverse trigonometric functions
1.2 Identities and simplifying expressions
involving inverse trigonometric functions

2 1.3 Differentiation of inverse trigonometric 3

functions
1.4 Integrals involving inverse trigonometric
functions

QUIZ 1

3 2. Hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic 3

functions

2.1 Hypebolic Functions

 Definition of hyperbolic functions and its

graphs
 Hyperbolic identities
 Hyperbolic equations
 Differentiation of hyperbolic functions

4
 Integration of hyperbolic functions 3

2.2 Inverse hyperbolic functions

QUIZ 2

5  Differentiation of inverse hyperbolic 3

functions
 Integration of inverse hyperbolic
functions.
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6 3. Integration Tecniques 3
3.1 Review
3.2 Integration by parts

TEST 1

7 3.3 Integration by substitution 3

8 3.4 Integration of rational functions by partial 3

fractions
QUIZ 3

9 4. Differential Equations 3

4.1 Definition of n order linear differential

equations, solution, boundary and
initial conditions.

4.2 Differential equations of the first order and

first degree.

10  Linear differential equations 3

 Homogenous differential equations

TEST 2

11 4.3 Differential equations of the second order 3

and first degree

12  Linear non-homogenous equations with 3

constant coefficients of the form
2
d y dy
a 2 b  cy  f ( x )
dx dx

QUIZ 4

13 4.4 Applications of first order differential 3

equations

14 Revision 3

TEST 3
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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Lectures and tutorials

ASSESSMENT

Continuous Assessment:

Quizzes(4) : 10 %
Test 1 : 10 %
Test 2 : 10 %
Test 3 : 10%

Final Examnination : 60%

Recommended Text(if any):

Anton, Bivens and Davis, Calculus 9th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010