MAT 114 1.0 Basic Mathematics – Department of Mathematics

Course: MAT 114 1.0 Basic Mathematics (Optional)

Course Content:

Fundamental concepts of Algebra; Sets, Numbers, Indices, Algebraic expressions, Functions and Graphs; Definition of a function, Operations on functions, Inverse function, Rectangular coordinate system and graphs

Equations and Inequalities; Solving equations, Graphical representation of solutions, Designing and solving inequalities, Geometric view of inequalities, Exponential, Logarithmic and Trigonometric functions; Special properties of exponential/ logarithmic/trigonometric functions, Fundamental simplifications and identities in these functions, Introduction to Calculus; Limits, differentiation, Critical points(maximum, minimum ,inflection) of a graph, Preliminaries of Integration.

Recommend Readings:

1. Precalculus, Student Edition(ISBN: 9780076641833)
2. Stewart, J. (2015). Calculus (8th ed). Cengage Learning.
3. Theory and problems of beginning Calculus, E. Mendelson