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The document outlines the course 'Calculus for Statistics (Math2042)' offered at Arba Minch University, detailing its credit structure, prerequisites, and course objectives. It covers key topics such as indeterminate forms, sequences and series, partial differentiation, and multiple integrals, along with assessment methods and recommended textbooks. The course aims to equip students with essential calculus skills applicable to statistics and physical problems.

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Calculus For Statistics

The document outlines the course 'Calculus for Statistics (Math2042)' offered at Arba Minch University, detailing its credit structure, prerequisites, and course objectives. It covers key topics such as indeterminate forms, sequences and series, partial differentiation, and multiple integrals, along with assessment methods and recommended textbooks. The course aims to equip students with essential calculus skills applicable to statistics and physical problems.

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ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE


DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Calculus for Statistics (Math2042)

Course Titles/Code: Calculus for Statistics (Math2042)


Credit: 5EtCTS
Credit hour: 3hrs (3hrs lecture+2tutorial)
Pre-requisite: Math2041
Course Type: Supportive
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Semester: II
Study Program: Undergraduate

Course description: The course deals with indeterminate forms, improper integral and Taylor's
formula; sequence and series of real numbers, power series; limit, continuity, differentiation of
functions of several variables, application of partial derivatives and multiple integral.

Objectives: This course intends to introduce students with the fundamental properties of
indeterminate forms, sequences and series, and familiarize them with the theory and methods for
differentiation and integration of functions of several variables.
Learning outcomes: After taking this course, the student should be able to :

 Determine convergence or divergence of a series,


 Find interval of convergence of a power series and find its sum in the interval,
 Find the Taylor’s series expansion of a function
 approximate a function by using its power series,
 find the Taylor’s series expansion of a function,
 Apply partial derivatives to physical problems,
 Evaluate multiple integrals of different functions of several variables.
Course Outline
1. Indeterminate forms, improper integrals ( 6 lecture hours)
1.1. Cauchy’s formula
1.2. Indeterminate forms (L’ Hopital’s Rule)
1.3. Improper integrals
2. Sequence and series ( 12 lecture hours)
2.1. Sequences
2.1.1. Convergence and divergence of sequences
2.1.2. Properties of convergent sequences
2.1.3. Bounded and monotonic sequences
2.2. Infinite series

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2.2.1. Definition of infinite series
2.2.2. Convergence and divergence of series
2.2.3. Properties of convergent series
2.2.4. Convergence tests for positive series (integral, comparison, ratio and root
tests)
2.2.5. Alternating series
2.2.6. Absolute convergence, conditional convergence
2.2.7. Generalized convergent tests
2.3. Power series
2.3.1. Definition of power series
2.3.2. Convergence and divergence, radius and interval of convergence
2.3.3. Algebraic operation on convergent power series
2.3.4. Differentiation and integration of a power series
2.3.5. Taylor & Maclaurin series
2.3.6. Binomial Theorem
3. Partial differentiation ( 10 lecture hours)
3.1. Functions of several variables 3.3. Partial derivatives
3.2. Limits and continuity 3.4. The Chain rule
4. Application of partial derivatives ( 8 lecture hours)
4.1. Extreme values 4.4. The method of least squares
4.2. Lagrange’s multiplier 4.5. Differentiating integrals with
4.3. Taylor’s theorem parameters
4.6. Newton’s method
5. Multiple integrals ( 12 lecture hours)
5.1. Double integrals 5.5. Triple integrals in cylindrical
5.2. Double integrals in polar coordinates
coordinates 5.6. Change of variables in multiple
5.3. Surface area integrals
5.4. Triple integrals
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lecture, Tutorials and Assignments.

Modes of Assessment

Continuous Assessment 50% Total 100%


Final Exam 50%
Method Assignment Test Quiz Final

Percent 20 20 10 50

Frequency 2 2 At least 2 1

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Textbook

Robert Ellis, Denny Gulick: Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 6th edition, Harcourt. Brace
Jovanovich, Publishers.

Reference books

1. Adams R. A. (2003). Calculus: A Complete Course, 5thedition. Addison Wesley


Longman, Toronto.
2. Howard Anton. Calculus (Multivariable) , 8th edition; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Robert T. Smith. Multivariable Calculus, 2nd edition; McGraw Hill.
4. Robert T. Seeley. Introduction to Calculus of several variables.
5. Staley I. Grossman. Calculus Part 2: Multivariable calculus, Linear algebra, and
differential equations: Academic Press.
6. Goldstein, L. J., Lay D. C. , and Schneider D. I (1987). Calculus and its applications, 4th,
edn, Prentice-Hall, Inc, London.

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