Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description This module is aimed at students, starting with knowledge of higher level leaving certificate mathematics and differential calculus, to gain a sound grasp of integral calculus. Students on the module are expected to master fundamental techniques of integral calculus through doing a substantial number of exercises. It also exposes students to applications of calculus in economics and finance, and lays the foundations for further courses in calculus, analysis, probability and statistics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. understand the concept of definite integral and know the basic properties of definite integrals 2. understand the concept of area of regions with curvilinear boundaries, be able to find area between curves 3. understand the concept of indefinite integral as anti-derivative 4. integrate important elementary functions, using the rules of integration 5. prove important results about the logarithm, exponential, and trigonometric functions 6. apply their knowledge of integration to solve real world problems in economics and finance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Riemann SumsSums and summation notation, Area as a limit of sumsDefinite IntegralThe definite integral and fundamental theorem of calculusIndefinite IntegralThe indefinite integral and basic rules of integration.Methods of IntegrationIntegration by parts, substitution and using partial fractionsApplications of integrationarea and volume; applications in economics, finance & actuarial maths; the natural logarithm; Taylor’s theorem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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