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MTE-01 CALCULUS 4 Credits Basic properties of R, Absolute value, Intervals on the real line, Functions (Definition and examples), Inverse functions, Graphs of functions, Operations on functions, Composite of functions, Even and odd functions, Monotone functions, Periodic functions. Definition of limits, Algebra of limits, Limits as (or ), One-sided limits, Continuity (Definitions and Examples, Algebra of continuous functions), Definition of derivative of a function, Derivatives of some simple functions, Algebra of derivatives, The chain rule, Continuity versus derivability. Derivatives of the various trigonometric functions, Derivatives of inverse function, The inverse function theorem, Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions, Use of transformations. Derivative of exponential function, Logarithmic functions, Hyperbolic functions, Inverse hyperbolic functions, Methods of differentiation (Derivative of xr, Logarithmic Differentiation, Derivatives of functions defined in terms of a parameter, Derivatives of implicit functions). Second and third order derivatives, nth order derivatives, Leibniz theorem, Taylor’s series and Maclaurin’s series Maxima-minima of functions (Definitions and examples, a necessary condition for the existence of extreme points), Mean value theorems (Rolle’s theorem, Lagrange’s mean value theorem), Sufficient conditions for the existence of extreme points (First derivative test, Second derivative test), Concavity/convexity, Points of inflection. Equation of tangents and normals, Angles of intersection of two curves, Tangents at the origin, Classifying singular points, Asymptotes (Parallel to the axes, Oblique asymptotes). Graphing a function, Tracing a curve (given its Cartesian equation, or in parametric form, or Polar equation). Partitions of a closed interval, Upper and lower product sums, Upper and lower integrals, Definite integral, Fundamental theorem of calculus. Standard integrals, Algebra of integrals, Integration by substitut