Instructor: Herbert B. Enderton (hbe@math.ucla.edu) MS 7905: Mon & Wed 2-3:30. Also I monitor the virtual office hours.
Teaching Assistants: Here is a consolidated list of office hours.
Enrollment: This course filled up fast. Note that Lecture 1 (at 8 a.m.) is open for enrollment.
Lectures (MWF 12) are in Humanities A51 (formerly known as Kinsey 51).
The lectures will be
webcast by OID.
Discussion sections meet as follows.
(By the way, Thursday discussion sections will meet on
Thursday, September 28. We have some
first day problems.)
Discussion section 2A (Jiashen You): Tuesday 12, MS 5117
Discussion section 2B (Jiashen You): Thursday 12, MS 5118
Discussion section 2C (Pejman Mahboubi): Tuesday 12, MS 5118
Discussion section 2D (Pejman Mahboubi): Thursday 12, MS 5127
Discussion section 2E (Dinh Nguyen): Tuesday 12, MS 5127
Discussion section 2F (Dinh Nguyen): Thursday 12, MS 5137
Topics: Probability, and an introduction to statistics. We will cover Chapter 12 in the textbook. See the Mathematics Department's description of this course, and their course outline (which I follow pretty much).
Prerequisites: Mathematics 3B, or equivalent. You will need to know about integrals. Here are two examples.
Textbook:
Calculus for Biology and Medicine, second edition, by
Claudia
Neuhauser.
Be sure to get the second edition (orange and black), not the first (white).
There is an
errata list for the book.
The Student Solutions Manual (black)
has solutions to odd-numbered problems.
I assign even-numbered ones, but it can be useful to see
the solution to similar problems.
(There is a "revised printing" of the solutions manual, which
may have fewer errors, and it can be purchased bundled with the textbook.)
Also, we have several online supplements to the text:
* Poisson processes
* aging
* six distributions
* limit theorems
* pill problem
* analyzing data.
In addition, 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 December 7.)
Problems on the tests are mostly like the homework.
Tests: There will be a first midterm exam on Wednesday, October 25, and a second midterm on Wednesday, November 29. The final exam is on Tuesday, December 12, 8-11 a.m. (exam code 5). 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 a lot of 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. Form a support group with your friends. 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, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., starting October 2). You can sign up for College Math/Sciences Tutorials at Covel Commons, the first week of classes. The tutor is Anita Kari. They also offer drop-in tutoring in 230 Covel Commons, Monday-Thursday, 7-9 p.m. AAP students can sign up for tutoring in 1101 Campbell Hall. The AAP tutor is Michelle Pham. (All of these services are free.)