Outline

Overview

Calculus is a discipline of mathematics that finds profound applications in science, engineering, and economics. This unit investigates differential calculus and integral calculus of one variable and the diverse applications of this theory. Emphasis is given both to the theoretical and foundational aspects of the subject, as well as developing the valuable skill of applying the mathematical theory to solve practical problems. Topics covered in this unit of study include complex numbers, functions of a single variable, limits and continuity, differentiation, optimisation, Taylor polynomials, Taylor's Theorem, Taylor series, Riemann sums, and Riemann integrals. Students are strongly recommended to complete MATH1021 or MATH1921 Calculus Of One Variable (Advanced) before commencing MATH1023 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling or MATH1923 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling (Adv).

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
Credit points	3
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	MATH1901 or MATH1906 or ENVX1001 or MATH1001 or MATH1921 or MATH1931
Assumed knowledge ?	HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Haotian Wu, haotian.wu@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Haotian Wu, haotian.wu@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Alexander Fish, alexander.fish@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Supervised exam ?	Exam multiple choice and written calculations	60%	Formal exam period	1.5 hours
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Assignment	Assignment 1 written calculations	5%	Week 04 Due date: 16 Mar 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 26 Mar 2023	2-4 pages (as a guide)
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Online task	Quiz multiple choice or written calculations	15%	Week 08 Due date: 20 Apr 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 20 Apr 2023	40 minutes
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Assignment	Assignment 2 written calculations	10%	Week 11 Due date: 11 May 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 21 May 2023	6-8 pages (as a guide)
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Small test	Webwork Online Quizzes online task (may require written calculations)	8%	Weekly	Weeks 2-7, 9-12
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Participation	Tutorials Participation in tutorials	2%	Weekly	50 minutes/week
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Assessment summary

Assignments: There are two assignments. Each must be submitted electronically, as one single typeset or scanned PDF file only, via Canvas by the deadline. Note that your assignment will not be marked if it is illegible or if it is submitted sideways or upside down. It is your responsibility to check that your assignment has been submitted correctly and that it is complete (check that you can view each page). Late submissions will receive a penalty. A mark of zero will be awarded for all submissions more than 10 days past the original due date. Further extensions past this time will not be permitted.
Quiz: One quiz will be held online through Canvas. The quiz is 40 minutes and has to be submitted by the closing time of 23:59 on the due date. The quiz can be taken any time during the 24 hour period before the closing time.The better mark principle will be used for the quiz so do not submit an application for Special Consideration or Special Arrangements if you miss a quiz. The better mark principle means that the quiz counts if and only if it is better than or equal to your exam mark. If your quiz mark is less than your exam mark, the exam mark will be used for that portion of your assessment instead.
Webwork Online Quizzes: There are ten weekly online quizzes (equally weighted) and the marks for the best eight count. Each online quiz consists of a set of randomized questions. You should not apply for special consideration for the quizzes. The better mark principle will apply for the total 8% - i.e. if your overall exam mark is higher, then your 8% for the Webwork quizzes will come from your exam. The deadline for completion of each quiz is 23:59 Thursday (starting in week 2). The precise schedule for the quizzes is found on Canvas. We recommend that you follow the due dates outlined above to gain the most benefit from these quizzes.
Tutorial Participation: This is a satisfactory/non-satisfactory mark assessing whether or not you participate in class activities during the tutorials. It is 0.25 marks per tutorial class up to 8 tutorials (there are 12 tutorials).
Final Exam: The final exam for this unit is compulsory and must be attempted. Failure to attempt the final exam will result in an AF grade for the course. Further information about the exam will be made available at a later date on Canvas. If a second replacement exam is required, this exam may be delivered via an alternative assessment method, such as a viva voce (oral exam). The alternative assessment will meet the same learning outcomes as the original exam. The format of the alternative assessment will be determined by the unit coordinator.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Representing complete or close to complete mastery of the material.
Distinction	75 - 84	Representing excellence, but substantially less than complete mastery.
Credit	65 - 74	Representing a creditable performance that goes beyond routine knowledge and understanding, but less than excellence.
Pass	50 - 64	Representing at least routine knowledge and understanding over a spectrum of topics and important ideas and concepts in the course.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	1. Set notation, the real number line; 2. Complex numbers in Cartesian form; 3. Complex plane, modulus	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	1. Complex numbers in polar form; 2. De Moivre’s theorem; 3. Complex powers and nth roots 4. Roots of polynomials 5. The complex exponential.	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 03	1. Definition, domain and range of a function 2. Composite and inverse functions 3. Inverse trigonometric functions 4. Hyperbolic functions	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 04	1. Definition of a limit; 2. Vertical and horizontal asymptotes; 3. The Squeeze Law; 4. Continuity	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 05	1. The derivative as a rate of change; 2. Formal definition of the derivative; 3. The Chain Rule; 4. Implicit differentiation; 5. The Mean Value Theorem	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 06	1. Optimising and sketching functions of one variable; 2. Concavity; 3. Curve sketching; 4. L’Hopital’s rule	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 07	1. Taylor polynomials; 2. The remainder term	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 08	Taylor series	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 09	1. The integral as a measure of accumulation; 2. Riemann sums; 3. Definition of definite integral; 4. Properties of Riemann integrals	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 10	1. Fundamental theorem of calculus (parts 1 and 2); 2. Functions defined by integrals; 3. Natural logarithm and exponential functions	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 11	1. Integration by substitution; 2. Partial fraction decomposition; 3. Integration by parts; 4.Trigonometric integrals; 5. Reduction formulae.	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 12	1. Areas and volumes by slicing; 2. The disk and shell methods; 3. Using incremental lengths to find the arc length of a function.	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 13	Revision/further applications	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Lecture attendance: You are expected to attend lectures. If you do not attend lectures you should at least follow the lecture recordings available through Canvas.
Tutorial attendance: Tutorials (one per week) start in Week 2. You should attend the tutorial given on your personal timetable. Attendance at tutorials and participation will be recorded to determine the participation mark. Your attendance will not be recorded unless you attend the tutorial in which you are enrolled. We strongly recommend you attend tutorials regularly to keep up with the material and to engage with the tutorial questions.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 3 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 60-75 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Course Notes for MATH1021 Calculus of One Variable (available on Canvas)
See the Canvas site for more reference material.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. apply mathematical logic and rigour to solve problems
LO2. read and write basic set notation
LO3. demonstrate competency in arithmetic operations with complex numbers in Cartesian, polar, and exponential form
LO4. use de Moivre’s theorem to find powers and roots of complex numbers
LO5. solve simple polynomial equations involving complex numbers
LO6. apply an intuitive understanding of a limit and knowledge of basic limit laws to calculate the limits of functions
LO7. use the differential of a function to calculate critical points and apply them to optimise functions of one variable
LO8. find inverse functions
LO9. use L’Hopital’s rule to find limits of indeterminate forms
LO10. find Taylor polynomials and the Taylor series expansion of a function
LO11. approximate definite integrals by finite sums and vice versa
LO12. express areas, and volumes of revolution, as definite integrals
LO13. apply standard integration techniques to find anti-derivatives and definite integrals
LO14. determine properties of a function defined by an integral using the graph of its integrand
LO15. express mathematical ideas and arguments coherently in written form.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Small tutorial participation mark added with a consequent reduction in the weekly quiz weightings.

Additional information

Lectures: Lectures are face-to-face and streamed live with online access from Canvas.
Tutorials: Tutorials are small classes in which you are expected to work through questions from the tutorial sheet in small groups on the white board. The role of the tutor is to provide support and to some extent give feedback on your solutions written on the board.
Tutorial and exercise sheets: The question sheets for a given week will be available on the MATH1021 Canvas page. Solutions to tutorial exercises for week n will usually be posted on the web by the afternoon of the Friday of week n.
Ed Discussion forum: https://edstem.org

Work, health and safety

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

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MATH1021: Calculus Of One Variable

Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect