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Mathematics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 230-0201/14
Abbreviation BcM1
Course title Mathematics
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Mathematics
Course coordinator RNDr. Petr Volný, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Syllabus of lecture
1. Real functions of one real variable. Definition, graph. Bounded function, monotonic functions, even, odd and periodic functions. One-to-one functions, inverse and composite functions.
2. Elementary functions (including inverse trigonometric functions).
3. Limit of a function, infinite limit of a function. Limit at an improper point. Continuous and discontinuous functions.
4. Differential calculus of functions of one real variable. Derivative of a function, its geometrical and physical meaning. Derivative rules.
5. Derivative of elementary functions.
6. Differential of a function. Derivative of higher orders. l’Hospital rule.
7. Relation between derivative and monotonicity, convexity and concavity of a function.
8. Extrema of a function. Asymptotes. Plot graph of a function.
9. Linear algebra. Matrices. Matrix operations. Rank of a matrix. Inverse.
10. Determinants, properties of a determinant.
11. Solution of systems of linear equations. Frobenius theorem. Cramer’s rule. Gaussian elimination algorithm.
12. Analytic geometry. Euclidean space. Scalar, cross and triple product of vectors, properties.
13. Equation of a plane, line in E3. Relative position problems. Metric or distance problems.

Syllabus of tutorial
1. Domain of a real function of one real variable.
2. Bounded function, monotonic functions, even, odd and periodic functions.
3. One-to-one functions, inverse and composite functions. Elementary functions.
4. Inverse trigonometric functions. Limit of functions.
5. Derivative and differential of functions.
6. l’Hospital rule. Monotonic functions, extrema of functions.
7. 1st test (properties of functions, limits). Concave up function, concave down function, inflection point.
8. Asymptotes. Course of a function.
9. 2nd test (derivative of a function). Matrix operations.
10. Elementary row operations, rank of a matrix, inverse.
11. Determinants.
12. Solution of systems of linear equations. Gaussian elimination algorithm.
13. 3rd test (linear algebra). Analytic geometry.

Literature

Doležalová, J.: Mathematics I. VŠB – TUO, Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0796-3, http://mdg.vsb.cz/portal/en/Mathematics1.pdf.

Hass, J.R.; Heil, C.E.; Bogacki, P.; Weir, M.D.: Thomas' Calculus, 15th Ed., Pearson, 2023.

Trench, W.F.: Introduction to real analysis, Free Edition 1.06, January 2011, ISBN 0-13-045786-8 .

Advised literature

Harshbarger, Ronald; Reynolds, James: Calculus with Applications, D.C. Heath and Company 1990, ISBN 0-669-21145-1 .