Winter 2014
| Section Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section ID | Section | Classroom | Time | TA Name |
| 262083201 | 1a | MS 5127 |
T 8:00A-8:50A | LAMPKINS |
| 262083202 | 1b | MS 5127 |
R 8:00A-8:50A | LAMPKINS |
| 262083203 | 1c | MS 5138 |
T 8:00A-8:50A | GALATAN |
| 262083204 | 1d | MS 5138 |
R 8:00A-8:50A | GALATAN |
| 262083205 | 1e | MS 5118 |
T 8:00A-8:50A | LEARY |
| 262083206 | 1f | MS 5118 |
R 8:00A-8:50A | LEARY |
Topics: Calculus, which is a useful technique for dealing with changing quantities. 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 their course outline.
Prerequisites: Course 3A with a grade of C- or better.
Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, third edition, by Claudia Neuhauser.
Honors contracts: Sorry, I will not do honors contracts this quarter.
Homework : Homework problems will be assigned at each (or nearly each) lecture (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). You hand out the Homework assigned during an entire week (MWF) to the TA in your discussion section of the following week (Tu, Th). There will be nine such weekly handouts and the reader will grade each such weekly HW with a score of 0-5. Homework counts for 10% of the grade (see Grading). LATE HOMEWORK IS NOT ACCEPTED, but the HW grade will be based on the top 8 best scores out of the 9 weekly HW. Problems for exams will be very much in the style of HW problems, so I strongly encourage you to do ALL HW problems assigned.
Tests: There will be a first
midterm exam on Friday, January 31, during our regular
class 8-8:50am that day. The second
midterm will be on Friday, February 21st, during our
regular class as well.
The final exam is on Thursday March
20th, 8-11am (exam code 1), in in two adjacent rooms: DODD 147
and DODD 121.
Grading: Each of the two midterms is worth 22.5 % of the grade (90 points). The final exam is worth 45 % (180 points). The HW score is based on the top 80% best scores per problem, and is worth 10 % of the grade. Grades in the class will be A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, F.