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1e1: Engineering Mathematics I (5 Credits) Lecturer

Engineering Mathematics I is a half-year course taken by all Junior Freshman Engineering students. It covers calculus of functions of one real variable, building on Leaving Certificate mathematics. The course emphasizes theoretical foundations and applications of differentiation and integration to solve practical problems. Students will learn to recognize mathematical structures, translate problems, analyze using calculus, apply differentiation to find extrema, and use standard input for mathematical expressions. The course runs for 12 weeks with lectures, tutorials, and online homework assignments. Assessment is based on weekly continuous assessments and an end-of-year exam.

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1e1: Engineering Mathematics I (5 Credits) Lecturer

Engineering Mathematics I is a half-year course taken by all Junior Freshman Engineering students. It covers calculus of functions of one real variable, building on Leaving Certificate mathematics. The course emphasizes theoretical foundations and applications of differentiation and integration to solve practical problems. Students will learn to recognize mathematical structures, translate problems, analyze using calculus, apply differentiation to find extrema, and use standard input for mathematical expressions. The course runs for 12 weeks with lectures, tutorials, and online homework assignments. Assessment is based on weekly continuous assessments and an end-of-year exam.

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1E1: ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I

(5 credits)

Lecturer: Dr. Sergey Cherkis [email protected]

Course organisation
The course runs for the first half (12 weeks) of the academic year
and comprises of three lectures and one tutorial per week (total of
44 hours total contact time).

Course description, aims and contribution to programme


Engineering Mathematics I is a half-year course taken by all Junior
Freshman Engineering students. It starts with the calculus of
functions of one real variable, formalising and building on Leaving
Certificate mathematics. The course emphasises both theoretical
foundations of calculus and application of mathematical methods
and is intended to enable students to recognise mathematical
structures in practical problems, to translate problems into
mathematical language and to apply differentiation and integration
to solve them.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• recognise mathematical structures in practical problems, translate
problems into mathematical language, and analyse problems using
methods from one-dimensional calculus;
• solve problems involving concepts of calculus;
• apply differentiation to find minima and maxima of a wide range
of functions of one real variable;
• use standard computer input for mathematical expressions.

Course Content
• Functions: definition, domain and range, operations with
functions,
inverse function, graphs, notions of rational, algebraic, and
trigonometric functions.
• Limits and Continuity: Two-sided, one-sided, and infinite limits,
limit at infinity and asymptotes; continuity, delta-epsilon language,
intermediate-Value and Squeezing theorems.
• Differentiation of functions of one variable.
• Derivatives in Graphing.
• Antiderivatives and introduction to integration.
Teaching strategies
The teaching strategy is a mixture of lectures and problem-solving
tutorials. The format of lectures is conventional, however, the
atmosphere is informal, and interaction and discussion is normal.
Students are encouraged to ask questions in the lectures. In the
tutorials, the students work on problems to practise and apply the
methods introduced in the lectures. Discussion of problems in small
groups is encouraged and facilitated. On-line homework submission
and information system is used for personalised weekly homework
assignments and provides immediate feedback and support
materials.

Assessment
Weekly continuous assessment contributes 20% of the final grade,
while the end-of-year final written exam contributes 80%.

Required textbook
Calculus: Late Transcendentals Single Variable, Howard Anton, Irl
Bivens, Stephen Davis (Make sure you purchase the appropriate
Book/Access Code package made specifically for this course at
Hodges and Figgis on Dawson Street. It should have the following
ISBN number: ISBN 9780470487976
For detailed instructions please visit the MA1EO1 web page:
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~cherkis/1E01)

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