University Stellenbosch Faculty of Engineering
Module Framework
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This document should be read with the following documents:
✁ Stellenbosch University Calendar Parts 1 and 11.
✁ Faculty of Engineering Assessment Rules
✁ Faculty of Engineering General Stipulations for Undergraduate Modules
Engineering Mathematics 115
2026
Group Lecturer Email
Group 1 Dr F van Niekerk fkvn@[Link]
Group 2 Dr M Askes (convener) maskes@[Link]
Group 3 Dr L Baker liambaker@[Link]
Group 4 Dr M Askes (convener) maskes@[Link]
Internal moderator: Dr R Benjamin
1 Assessment Details
✁ Major assessment dates and venues are provided at [Link] and [Link]
✁ There are tutorial tests every week during the last 30 minutes of the tutorial.
✁ Method of assessment as indicated in the Calendar Part 11
Calculations of the final mark (according to the formulas in the assessment rules):
WAF = 0.1 WA1 = 0.3 WA2 = 0.6
AF = The average of all your tutorial test marks excluding the two worst marks
2 Language of Tuition
✁ Afrikaans and Engels
✁ The language of tuition in this module is according to the Faculty’s approved Language Implemen-
tation Plan. Please refer to the website of the Engineering Faculty or the “General Information”
block on SUNLearn for the particulars.
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3 Module Objectives
Aim: To provide students with knowledge of essential concepts and techniques in calculus. The following
topics are covered: number systems; inequalities and absolute values; functions; mathematical in-
duction; binomial theorem; di!erentiation and applications (graphs, optimization, Newton’s method);
definite and indefinite integrals; substitution rule for integration; inverse functions; exponential and
logarithmic functions.
A student who has successfully completed this module can:
✁ understand the basic concepts of interval notation, absolute values, solving inequalities of real
numbers;
✁ do proofs by means of induction and apply the binomial theorem
✁ understand concepts relating to functions of one variable: domain, limit, and continuity
✁ apply all di!erentiation rules and formulas
✁ draw curves of functions
✁ calculate integrals by using antiderivatives or by applying the substitution rule
✁ calculate the area between curves
✁ understand and apply key theorems such as the extreme value theorem, the mean value theorem
and the fundamental theorem of calculus
✁ understand and manipulate various types of functions such as algebraic functions, piecewise-defined
functions, trigonometric functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse functions, and
integral-defined functions
✁ approximate specific roots of an equation by means of Newton’s Method
✁ apply the theory of one-variable calculus to solve optimization problems
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4 Module Content and Schedule
Prescribed textbooks:
✁ Stewart/Clegg/Watson: Calculus, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, 2021.
Week Topics Textbook
sections
1 Numbers, set and inequalities Appendix A
Absolute values
2 Functions, domains and ranges 1.1
Piecewise defined functions, even and odd, increasing and decreasing 1.1
Polynomial-, power-, rational - and algebraic functions 1.2
Radians, Trigonometric functions Appendix D
3 Trigonometric identities Appendix D
Transformations and combinations of functions 1.3
4 Limits and limit laws 1.5
Continuity 1.8
5 Derivative of a function, higher derivatives 2.1 & 2.2
Di!erentiation rules, product- and quotient rule 2.3
6 Derivatives of trigonometric functions 2.4
The chain rule 2.5
Implicit di!erentiation 2.6
7 Maximum and minimum values 3.1
Mean value theorem 3.2
What derivatives tell us about the shape of a graph 3.3
8 What derivatives tell us about the shape of a graph 3.3
Limits at infinity 3.4
horizontal and slant asymptotes 3.4 & 3.5
Curve sketching 3.5
9 Antiderivatives 3.9
Mathematical induction separate notes
Binomial theorem separate notes
The definite integral 4.2
10 The fundamental theorems of calculus 4.3
Indefinite integrals 4.4
Substitution rule 4.5
11 Areas between curves 5.1
Inverse functions 6.1
The natural logarithm 6.2→
The natural exponential function 6.3→
12 General logorithmic and exponential functions 6.4→
Newton’s method 3.8
Optimization 3.7