Course Information

Instructor: UMINSKY
Lecture Meeting Time: MWF 1:00P-1:50P
Lecture Location: HAINES 39
Exam Code: 06

Text Information

Neuhauser, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Ed, Prentice Hall

Section Information

Section ID	Section	Classroom	Time	TA Name
262074211	2a	BUNCHE 1221A	T 1:00P-1:50P	RAM, DANIEL
262074212	2b	BOELTER 9436	R 1:00P-1:50P	RAM, DANIEL
262074213	2c	ROLFE 3135	T 1:00P-1:50P	VENTULLO, KEVIN
262074214	2d	HUMANTS A26	R 1:00P-1:50P	VENTULLO, KEVIN
262074215	2e	PUB AFF 1323	T 1:00P-1:50P	TRAN, GIANG
262074216	2f	MS 5203	R 1:00P-1:50P	TRAN, GIANG

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• All question regarding enrollment and waitlist issues should be directed to the undergraduate mathematics office, MS 6356. More contact information can be found at http://www.math.ucla.edu/ugrad/staff.shtml.
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• Homework 1 is now posted for Jan 15. It is a double assignment since there is no homework due this friday.  The rest of the homeworks will be about half this.
• MIDTERM I INFORMATION: Midterm I will cover the sections found in Assignment 1 and 2 of your homework.  IMPORTANT SEATING INFORMATION:  If your last name's first letter falls in the range of A-D then you will take your exam in HUMANITIES A65. E-Z students will be in our usual room HAINES 39.
• Midterm I solutions can be found here.
• As I am always looking for the opportunity to improve my teaching and my student's experience my courses I'm offering each student the chance to earn 2 PTS OF EXTRA CREDIT ON MIDTERM I ONLY, for answering the following four questions thoughtfully:
  
  1. What is working well for you in this class? What do you like about this course?
  2. What is not going well for you in this class? What do you dislike about this course?
  3. Suggestions or comments on what the professor can do to improve your experience in this course.
  4. Suggestions or comments on what your TA can do to improve your experience in this course.
  
  To preserve your anonymity DO NOT write your name or info on this sheet.  I suggest you also type your answers if you can. To record your extra credit you must bring these questions along with a separate postet or second sheet of paper which contains your information and this will be placed in a separate folder for recording.  This is due during the first FIVE MINUTES of class on wednesday, February 10.  I will be very strict about receiving this extra credit as late.  If you can not attend please send this along with a friend as I will not accept this late.
• Thank you class for the reviews: they were constructive and will help me improve my teaching here at UCLA.
  
• MIDTERM II INFORMATION: Midterm II will be on monday February 22 and will cover the sections found in assignments 3-5 of your homework.  IMPORTANT SEATING INFORMATION:  If your last name's first letter falls in the range of A-D then you will take your exam in HUMANITIES A65. E-Z students will be in our usual room HAINES 39. 
  
• Study suggestions/help for MIDTERM II:
  1. If you haven't done so already first read every word in each section in Chapter 4.
  2.As per requested in your evaluations I have bolded specific problems in the homework section and suggested a few more which I find to be most important in your study for this midterm.  These problems should help you focus on concepts which I think are important and should be considered a good study guide.
  3. My suggestion is to copy six problems, each from a different section, and try to do them in about 45 minutes without looking for help in the book or any specific instructions given on the problem, for example,  "use implicit differentiation to compute..." If you can perform this test with minimal mistakes 3 or 4 times, with different sets of problems, you are very close to ready. **Do not forget to time yourself**
  4. As per requested in the evaluations we will have an in class review on Friday Feb 19, come prepared with questions.
• Midterm II solutions can be found here.
• Information for FINAL EXAM:
  1. The final exam will be cumulative and will be on Friday March 19.  IMPORTANT SEATING INFORMATION:  If your last name falls in the range of  TRAN through Z then you will take your exam in HAINES A18. A through TORRES students will be in our usual room HAINES 39.
  2. Suggested problems and bolded problems from  previous homework can now be found on the homework page.  I consider these problems to be an excellent study guide.
  3. I would suggest following the advice found above for midterm II. Though time will be much less of a constraint on the final than previous midterms, I still  suggest giving yourself practice exam problems, perhaps 10 at a time and give yourself  1.5 hours.  Do this several times.
  4. OFFICE HOURS DURING FINAL EXAM WEEK will be the same as before (Tuesday 10-11:30am and  Wednesday 9:30-11am) but with an addition hour and a half on Tuesday 3:30-5pm.  This will provide up to 4.5 office hours for you to take advantage up before the final.
  5. GOOD LUCK STUDENTS!