Instructor Information

 Professor:

Christopher Sogge

Course Information

Course title

Calculus I for Biological and Social Science Majors

Course number

110.106

Course Web Page

http://www.mathematics.jhu.edu/2001_106

Course description

This is the first semester in a two-semester sequence which provides an introduction to a variety of mathematical topics of use in analyzing problems arising in the biological sciences. It is designed for students in biology, pre-medicine and other pre-health professions. Students who desire a strong mathematical grounding, enabling them to take most advanced math courses, should consider taking 110.108-109 instead.

Course date

Sep 10, 2001 through Dec 14, 2001

Meeting day(s)

Monday through Thursday

Meeting time(s)

Lecture: MTW 10:00 am - 10:50 am, Bloomberg 272, Sogge

Section 1: Th 9:00am - 9:50 am, Bloomberg 172,  Zrebiec
Section 2: Th 9:00 am - 9:50 am, Gilman 10, Bailey
Section 3: Th 9:00 am - 9:50 am, Gilman 42, Stewart
Section 4: Th 9:00 am - 9:50 am, Gilman 18, Lee
Section 5: Th 9:00 am - 9:50 am, Gilman 14, Xiao
Section 6: Th 10:30 am - 11:20 am, Krieger 302, Zrebiec
Section 7: Th 10:30 am - 11:20 am, Shaffer 202, Xiao
Section 8: Th 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm, Gilman 22, Bailey
Section 9: Th 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm, Gilman 16, Stewart

Course Goals

Course Goals

The aim of the course is to teach calculus in the biology context without compromising the level of regular calculus. Each new concept is typically introduced with a biological example; the concept is then developed without the biological context; and then the concept is tied into additional biological examples. This allows a student to first see why a certain concept is important; then lets them focus on how to use the concepts without getting distracted by applications; and then, once they feel more comfortable with the concepts, it revisits the biological applications to make sure that they can apply the concepts.

Textbooks

Required reading

Calculus for Biology and Medicine , Claudia Neuhauser, Prentice Hall, 2000, 0-13-085137-X

Homework Policies

Late homework will not be accepted for any reason. Missing homework counts as a 0.

I shall post homework assignments on the course web page at least a week before they are due. Homework will be due in your discussion sections. I will select a subset of the problems for grading.

Exams

Absences

There will be no make-up exams. For excused absences, the grade for a missed exam will be a weighted average of subsequent exam grades. Unexcused absences count as a 0. Documentation of illness etc. must be obtained from the Office of Academic Advising.

Exam Dates

Special Needs

There will be two exams in class, one on Tuesday, October 16, and one on Monday, November 26. There will also be a final exam on Friday, December 14 from 9 am - 12 noon at a location to be announced. The first exam is scheduled so that the grades will be available in advance of the drop date.

If you require special accommodations in the course, please let me know by the end of the first week in class.  You will need to have them registered with the Office of Academic Advising.

Grading Policies

General Policy

Any request for a grade change on a midterm exam or homework must be submitted within one week from the time the papers are first handed back to students (usually on the Thursday following our receipt of the assignment or exam).  Your grades will be posted on the web as soon as they are available.  You can look up your grades based on a randomly assigned PIN number that will be given to you in discussion section.  You are responsible for remembering this PIN number.  We will not e-mail it to you if you lose it.

Course Grade

The course grade will be determined as follows:

• Homework: 15%
• Midterm Exams: 25% each
• Final Exam: 35%

Class Expectations

Lecture and section attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for material presented and discussed in all class meeting and on the web page. Students are expected to arrive on time for class and to remain for the duration of the scheduled meeting time. Students are expected to maintain a proper decorum.  Talking in class and cell phone interuptions will not be tolerated.