Theoretical - Calculus Course 2013

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 June 2013 11:15

Announcement

Due to the recent changes in the Leaving Certificate mathematics curriculum (Project Maths), the amount of calculus taught has been severely reduced.

As this subject is essential for preparation to third level courses in Mathematics, Science and Engineering (as well as Economics) and in order to give students with an aptitude for mathematics the opportunity to prepare themselves better for further study, a 10-week course on Mathematical Calculus will be given by Prof. T. C. Dorlas at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies on Saturdays before Christmas, beginning on 5 October.

The course is open to all Higher-Level Leaving Certificate students from both the 2013 and 2014 cohort. As numbers are limited, those interested in attending are requested to register their interest before 6 September at the address below.  A letter of recommendation from their mathematics teacher will be required by 16 September at the latest. Regular attendance will be compulsory as well as completion of the exercises. A certificate of attendance will be provided at the end of the course. A nominal fee (of 40 euro in total) will apply. For further information, please contact Mary Brennan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or view the course website (www.stp.dias.ie/~calculuscourse).

The Registrar
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
School of Theoretical Physics
10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4

Registration Form (pdf)

List of Subjects:

Elementary functions: polynomials and trigonometric functions and their graphs.
Limits and sequences.
Continuous functions.
Derivatives and differentiable functions.
Methods of differentiation: sum rule, product rule, quotient rule.
Graph sketching and asymptotes.
Definite integrals and area under a graph.
Primitive functions and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Rules of integration: substitution, integration by parts.
The exponential and logarithmic functions.
Other special functions.