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Syllabus Calculus for Physics students - 80155
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Last update 07-01-2019
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Mathematics

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: E. Safra

Course/Module Coordinator: Zuhovitsky Evgenija

Coordinator Email: zuhovit@huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Sundays, 14-15

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Yves Godin,
Mr.

Course/Module description:
Infinitesimal theory and the Theory of limits. Derivative and Differential, basic theorems: Rolle, Lagrange, Cauchy, Taylor, and L'Hopital.

Series and convergence tests (the Comparison Test, D'Alambert's Test, Cauchy's Test, the Integral Test). Leibniz Series, Power Series. Absolute Convergence, Riemann's Theorem.

Functional Series: conditions for the continuity of the summ of a Functional Series, Series Differentiation and Integration.

Course/Module aims:
Basic knowledge of Analysis; Introduction to methods in Analysis.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Basic introduction to Infinitesimal Caculus.

2. Introduction and deep understanding of the concept of sequence and series convergence.

3. Introduction with the idea of uniform convergence.

4. Familiarity with Methods in Analysis.

5. Familiarity with some basic techniques of Calculus.

Attendance requirements(%):
none

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures+exercises

Course/Module Content:
Infinitesimal theory and the Theory of limits. Derivative and Differential, basic theorems: Rolle, Lagrange, Cauchy, Taylor, and L'Hopital.

Series and convergence tests (the Comparison Test, D'Alambert's Test, Cauchy's Test, the Integral Test). Leibniz Series, Power Series. Absolute Convergence, Riemann's Theorem.

Functional Series: conditions for the continuity of the summ of a Functional Series, Series Differentiation and Integration.

Required Reading:
Lectures

Additional Reading Material:
Ben Zion Kuhn, Differential and Integral Calculus I, II

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
none
 
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