Calculus and Probability for Life Science Students - Math 3C/1 - Fall 07

Reading Assignments

Subject to Change

Learning theory tells us that it is better to be exposed to concepts multiple times, and in multiple forms.

Instructions and motivations.

• Get a composition notebook.
• Complete each reading assignment (listed below) before the day of the corresponding lecture.
• Write an entry in your notebook. Your entry should
  • have the section number you write about as its title

  and have the following two parts in the 'body':
  • Difficult Answer the question "What was the most difficult part of the material for you?". Note that "nothing" is not an acceptable answer. If nothing challenges you, then you should think about the material at a deeper level and generate some honest questions.
  • Reflective Write something reflective about the reading. This could be the answer to the question "What was the most interesting part of the material?" or "How does this material connect to something else you have learned in mathematics?" or "How is this material useful/relevant to your intellectual or career interests?" or something else.
• The point here is to get you to reflect on what you have read before you listen to me lecture on it. This approach is based on a pedagogical theory called "Just-In-Time Teaching".

Section and/or Page(s)	To Be Read for the lecture on
12.1.1-12.1.4	10/1/06
12.2.1	10/3/06
12.2.2 until, but excluding The Mark-Recapture Method	10/5/06
12.3.1	10/8/06
12.3.2	10/10/06
12.3.3	10/12/06
12.3.4	10/15/06
Midterm One covers the above.
12.4.1	10/17/06
12.4.2 until example 9 incl.	10/22/06
rest of 12.4.2	10/24/06
12.4.3	10/26/06
12.4.5	10/29/06
12.4.6 until example 35 incl.	10/31/06
rest of 12.4.6	11/2/06
12.5.1	11/5/06
12.5.2 until example 7 incl.	11/7/06
rest of 12.5.2	11/9/06
Midterm Two covers the above.
12.5.3	11/14/06
12.5.4 until example 17 incl.	11/19/06
rest of 12.5.4 starting on p.880 Aging	11/21/06
12.6.1 until middle of page 888	11/26/06
rest of 12.6.1 (skip example 3 if you like)	11/28/06
12.6.2 until example 7 incl.	11/30/06
rest of 12.6.2	12/3/06
The Final Exam covers the above.