Learning objectives
<br /><br />Provide some essential mathematical tools.
Prerequisites
<br /><br />"Precorso" (basic arithmetics, algebra, trigonometry, elementary functions).
Course unit content
<br /><br />Real numbers: inequalities, absolute value, distance; complex numbers: properties, modulus, algebraic, trigonometric and exponential forms, powers and roots. <br />Functions: continuous functions (definition, properties, theorems), limits (definition, properties, theorems), sequences (fundamental properties). <br />Derivatives: definition, properties, theorems, geometric interpretation, Taylor formula, algebra of the infinitesimals, primitives. <br />Integrals: indefinite, definite, fundamental theorems, integration methods. <br />Series: definition, properties, convergence criteria.
Bibliography
<br /><br />"Precorso": E. Acerbi, G. Buttazzo: Matematica preuniversitaria di base, Pitagora 2003.<br />Lessons: E. Acerbi, G. Buttazzo: Analisi matematica ABC vol.1, Pitagora 2003.
Teaching methods
<br /><br />Final written exam (partially multiple choice) followed by oral exam.