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Mathematics 1

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Course Unit Code714-0866/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BEL10Mgr. Jana Bělohlávková
ZID76Mgr. Arnošt Žídek, Ph.D.
KOT31RNDr. Jan Kotůlek, Ph.D.
Summary
Course description

I. Calculus.
Function of one variable (basic notions, inverse function, elementary functions);
Limits and Continuity of a function;
Differentiation of a function (differentiation rules, application, L'Hospital's rule).
II. Linear algebra.
Vector spaces;
Matrices and determinants;
Systems of linear algebraic equations (Gaussian elimination, Frobeniu theorem).
III. Introduction to analytic geometry (lines and planes in E3, intersection, distance, angle).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Goals
After completing this course, students should have the following skills:
* Use rules of differentiation to differentiate functions.
* Sketch the graph of a function using asymptotes, critical points.
* Apply differentiation to solve problems.
* Solve a system of linear algebraic equations.
* Work with basic objects in three dimensional Euclidean space.
Course Contents
Program of lectures
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1 Linear algebra. Operations with matrices. Determinants. Properties of determinants.
2 Rank of a matrix. Inverse matrix.
3 Solution of linear equations. Frobenius theorem. Cramer's rule.
4 Gaussian elimination algorithm.
5 Real functions of one real variable. Definitions, graph. Function bounded, monotonous,
even, odd, periodic. One-to-one function, inverse and composite functions.
6 Elementary functions.
7 Limit of a function. Continuous and discontinuous functions.
8 Differential calculus of one variable. Derivative of a function, its geometrical and
physical applications. Rules of differentiation.
9 Derivatives of elementary functions.
10 Differential functions. Derivative of a function defined parametrically. Derivatives of
higher orders. L'Hospital's rule.
11 Use of derivatives to detect monotonicity, convexity and concavity features.
12 Extrema of functions. Asymptotes. Graph of a function.
13 Analytic geometry in E3. Scalar, cross and triple product of vectors and their properties.
14 Equation of a line. Equation of a plane. Relative positions problems.
Metric or distance problems.


Program of exercises and seminars:
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1 Basic operations with matrices. Determinants. Calculation of determinant developing the elements of any series.
2 Rank of matrix, inverse matrix.
3 Solution of linear equations.
4 Solution of systems of linear equations.
5 1. test (calculate determinant, rank of matrix, solution of the system, the inverse matrix).
6 Functions of a simple, inverse, compound. Elementary functions. Trigonometric functions.
7 2.test (domain, inverse function). Limits of functions.
8 Differentiation of functions.
9 Derivations and differential, equations of tangents and normals point functions.
10 Calculation of the limit L'Hospital rule functions. Extremes of function.
11 Convex and concave function, inflection point.
12 3.test (derivative of the function, use). Asymptotes of the curve. A function.
13 Analytic geometry.
14 Reserve and credits.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Neustupa J.: Mathematics I. ČVUT, Praha 2004.
Demlova M., Hamhalter J.: Calculus I. ČVUT, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-01-01110-0.
Doležalová, J., Mathematics I. VŠB-TU Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0796-3.
Neustupa J.: Mathematics I. ČVUT, Praha 2004.
Demlova M., Hamhalter J.: Calculus I. ČVUT, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-01-01110-0.
Doležalová, J., Mathematics I. VŠB-TU Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0796-3.
Recommended Reading:
Neustupa J.: Mathematics I. ČVUT, Praha 2004.
Demlova M., Hamhalter J.: Calculus I. ČVUT, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-01-01110-0
Doležalová, J., Mathematics I. VŠB-TU Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0796-3.
Neustupa J.: Mathematics I. ČVUT, Praha 2004.
Demlova M., Hamhalter J.: Calculus I. ČVUT, Praha 1998, ISBN 80-01-01110-0
Doležalová, J., Mathematics I. VŠB-TU Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0796-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined