Instructor: Herbert B. Enderton (hbe@math.ucla.edu) MS 7905: MWF 2-3 (in tenth week). Also I monitor the virtual office hours.
Teaching Assistants:
Enrollment: This course filled up fast. Discussion sections 1g and 1h have been split off into separate lecture sections. We will be able to absorb some of the waiting list. If worse comes to worst, please note that we generally teach this course also in fall quarter. If you cannot take the course this quarter, then make it a "first pass" choice next quarter.
Lectures (MWF 9) are in Rolfe 1200.
Discussion sections meet as follows.
Discussion section 1a (S. O'Dell): Tuesday 9, MS 5147
Discussion section 1b (S. O'Dell): Thursday 9, MS 5137
Discussion section 1c (N. Khamsemanan): Tuesday 9, Royce 156
Discussion section 1d (N. Khamsemanan): Thursday 9, Boelter 5272
Discussion section 1e (M. Popa): Tuesday 9, MS 5127
Discussion section 1f (M. Popa): Thursday 9, Boelter 5419
Discussion section 1g has been replaced by
Lecture Section 2.
Discussion section 1h has been replaced by
Lecture Section 3.
Topics: More calculus. Building on the material in Math 3A, we study integrals and multivariable calculus. The goal is to introduce the concepts involved in calculus, and to show how to apply these concepts to various problems. See the Mathematics Department's description of this course, and the course outline, which lists the material we cover.
Prerequisites: Math 3A, or equivalent. The study of mathematics is cumulative. You need to feel comfortable with the 3A material.
Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, second edition, by Claudia Neuhauser. The same book will be used in Math 3C. Be sure to get the second edition, not the first! The book has a website for its first edition. Click here for errata. You can also get the Student Solutions Manual (the black one, for the second edition), which has solutions to odd-numbered problems. (I assign even-numbered ones, but it can be useful to see the solution to similar problems.) Also, you will want to have a good calculator, although calculators may not be used during the tests.
Honors contracts: Sorry, I cannot do honors contracts this quarter.
Homework:
Homework problems will be assigned at each (or nearly each)
lecture (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), and are to be turned in at
your discussion section (Tuesday or Thursday). Here is the rule:
At a Tuesday discussion section, all problems assigned through the
previous Friday are due;
at a Thursday discussion section, all problems assigned through the
previous Monday are due. Got it?
But work the problems as they are assigned; don't wait until the night
before they are due.
Although the homework problem sets account for only a
small part of the course grade, the way to learn mathematics
-- like anything else -- is by doing it.
That means doing the homework.
And in order for the grader to tell you
whether you are doing problems correctly or not,
you have to turn in the homework on time.
Late homework is accepted, but it is handled differently.
(No homework will be accepted after June 9.)
Problems on the tests are mostly like the homework.
Tests: There will be a first midterm exam on Wednesday, April 27, and a second midterm on Friday, May 27, the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend. The final exam is on Monday, June 13, 11:30-2:30 (exam code 2), the first day of exam week. Mark these dates on your calendar now. Please bring your photo ID to the tests. On the tests, you should show whatever work you use to get your answers.
Grading: The two midterms together constitute about half of the grade. The final exam constitutes the other half. If you have not turned in at least half of the assigned homework, your grade then gets lowered somewhat. Beyond that, the homework scores influence the borderline cases. (But with pluses and minuses, there are many borderlines.) To get an Incomplete grade, you must be doing passing work when struck by unforeseen external disaster.
How to succeed: Come to class and do the homework. Don't let little problems snowball. When there is something you don't understand, seek help from the staff. You can come to our office hours, send us e-mail, or use our "virtual office hours" on the web. Also you can come to the Student Math Center in MS 3974 for help (Monday through Thursday, 10am - 3pm, starting April 6). You can sign up for College Math/Sciences Tutorials at Covel Commons, the first week of classes (Wed.-Fri., noon-4pm). The tutors are Karen Tzong and Tanvi Vyas. They also offer drop-in tutoring in 230 Sunset Commons, Monday-Thursday, 7-9 pm. AAP students can sign up for tutoring in 1214 Campbell Hall. The AAP tutor is Jeremy Jacquot. And perhaps Tau Beta Pi, in 5408 Boelter Hall, will provide tutoring. (All of these services are free.)