110.106 Calculus I (Bio) - Spring 2008

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This course offers an introduction to a variety of mathematical topics of use in analyzing problems arising in the biological sciences. The following topics will be covered: Functions, limits and continuity, derivatives, chain rule, implicit differentiation, Newton's method, maxima and minima, applications of the derivative, integrals and methods of integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications of integration.

Credits:

4 credits

Instructor:

Prof. M. Khosravi

Office Hours:

T 1:00pm-2:00pm and F 12:00pm-1:00pm (Krieger 220)

Time and Location:

MWF 10:00am - 10:50am (Kreiger 205)

Sessions:

TA	Sect.	Office Hours
L. Lin	1: T 4:30pm (Hodson 203)	TBD (Krieger 411); TBD (Math Help Room)
T. Wright	2: Th 3:00pm (Maryland 202)	T 1:00-3:00pm (Krieger 201) T 5:00-7:00pm (Math Help Room)
T. Wright	3: Th 4:30pm (Maryland 309)	T 1:00-3:00pm (Krieger 201) T 5:00-7:00pm (Math Help Room)

Text:

Claudia Neuhauser Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Second edition

Exams:

There will be two in-class midterm exams on March 10th (subject to change) and on Wednesday April 16th.
The final exam is scheduled on Thusday May 8th (9am-12pm), and the place is in the regular classroom.

EXAMS AND HOMEWORK SHOULD BE WRITTEN WITH PEN (NOT PENCIL).

Books and/or papers and/or calculators will not be permitted during exams. There will be no make-up exams. The Academic Advising Office provides letters for excused absences. Anyone needing special arrangements for exams must notify the instructor by the second week of classes. The TA will hand out the exams in section, when they are graded.

Homework:

NOTE: The original version of solutions to homework 9 had an Error. An updated set of solutions is available now.

HW10 Solutions Posted!

Review Assignment Problems are now Posted
here.

Homework assignments will be posted on this course website usually on Thursdays and they will be collected, one week later, on session meetings. Talk to your Teaching Assistant on how to turn in a homework if you cannot go to class, but do not give it to the instructor. The TA deals with the homework. On this web-page you will find the sections from the text that you should be reading before to come to class. The instructor will try to observe this pre-determined schedule. It is important that you check regularly this course webpage. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework is the essential educational part of this course. You cannot expect to work problems on exams if you have not worked lots of homework problems. Therefore, it is important that you spend an adequate time on homework regularly, each week. You can work together on the homework, but you should always write up your own homework solutions in your own words.

Grading:

Your final grade will be based:

20% on the homework
20% on each Midterm Exam
40% on the Final Exam

It will be roughly determined according to the following criterium:
100-85%: A or A-
84-70%: B+ to B-
69-55%: C+ to C-
54-40%: D+ to D-
below 40%: F

Announcements:

January 30: Homework Assignment 1 posted to the Syllabus page.

January 24: The first session is scheduled on Thursday, January 31.

This page last modified Sun Jan 27 18:01 2008