New Delhi: Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2021. — 304 p.
Course Objectives: It is a basic course on the study of real valued functions that would develop an analytical ability to have a more matured perspective of the key concepts of calculus, namely, limits, continuity, differentiability and their applications.
Unit 1:Functions, types, domain and range, Limits of functions, Sequential criterion for limits, Divergence criteria, Limit theorems, One-sided limits, Infinite limits and limits at infinity.
Unit 2:Continuous functions, Sequential criterion for continuity and discontinuity, Algebra of continuous functions, Properties of continuous functions on closed and bounded intervals; Uniform continuity, Non-uniform continuity criteria, Uniform continuity theorem.
Unit 3:Differentiability of functions, Successive differentiation, Leibnitz’s theorem, Partial differentiation, Jacobians, Euler’s theorem on homogeneous functions, proof and applications.
Unit 4:Tangents and normals, Envelopes and Evolutes, Curvature, Asymptotes, Singular points, Curve tracing.
Course Learning Outcomes:
To have a rigorous understanding of the concept of limit of a function.
The geometrical properties of continuous functions on closed and bounded intervals.
The applications of mean value theorem and Taylor’s theorem.
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