MATHEMATICS 3C/1

Instructor: Professor Sid Port

Office: MS 5234

Office Hr: M W F 12:00-12:45 P.M.

Course Location: Young CS76

Course Time: 1:00 P.M.

Text: Probability for Life Sciences

Mid Term: Friday Feb. 20

Final: Monday March 23 3:00-6:00 P.M.

QUIZ SECTIONS

 

section

TA

time

room

1a

Howard Lee

T1

 MS 5148

1b

Andrew Knightly

T1

 MS 5233

1c

 Pericles Dokos

T1

 Geology 3656

1d

Howard Lee

TH1

 MS 5148

1e

Andrew Knightly

TH1

 MS 5233

1f

David Sherman

TH1

 MS 3915A

1g

 Pericles Dokos

TH1

 Young 2200

COURSE MECHANICS

HOMEWORK

It is almost impossible to learn the material of this course without working problems. Therefore it is essential to work the assigned problems. For maximum benefit the problems should be worked before they are discussed in the quiz sections. However the assignments are optional and are not to be turned in for grading. The weekly quizzes will be based on the assignments, (See Quizzes below)

QUIZZES

There will be a quiz in the discussion section in weeks 3 - 10 of the course. Each quiz will consist of 1 to 2 questions selected from the assigned homework or very similar to a problem in the assigned homework. The schedule listed under course schedule will tell you in which week the problem will be discussed and in which week the problem could first appear on a quiz. Each quiz counts 20 points. Your score for the quizzes will be the sum of the five highest quiz scores. The course schedule also gives the approximate material we will cover in the lectures

EXAMS.

There will be one midterm and one final. The midterm is worth a maximum of 100 points and the final a maximum of 200 points.

There are no make up quizzes.

There are no make ups on the midterm.

GRADE DETERMINATION

Two scores will be computed and your score for the course will be the larger of the 2 scores.

Score1 =(total quizzes score +midterm score + final score )/4

If you miss the midterm for a valid reason

score 1 = 3/8 final score +(1/4) total quizzes score

score 2=final score/2

In general, no grade of incomplete will be given.

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week of

course

date

lectures

problems

Discussed in quiz section

Can be at first tested in week

1

Jan 12,14,16

I 1.1-1.5

I 1-5

Set theory

never

2

Jan 21,23

I 1.5-1.6,2.1

I 6-10

I 1-5

3

3

Jan 26, 28,30

I 2.2-2.4

I 11-18

I 6-10

4

4

Feb 2,4,6

I 2.4-2.8

I 20-25; I 33-36

I 11-18

5

5

Feb 9,11,13

I 3.1,4.1,5.1,5.2

I 39-55

I 20-25; I 33-36

6

6

Feb 18,20

4.3 midterm

 

I 39-55

7

7

Feb 23,25,27

II @ 1-3

II 1-11

I 39-55

8

8

March 2,4,6

II @ 4, @7

II 14-25

II 1-11

9

9

March 9,11,13

III

III 1-8

II 14-25

10

10

March 16,18, 20

III

 

III 1-8