CALCULUS FOR BIOSCIENCES
MATH 17A Sections A01-06
Fall 2006

Final grades:
median=73%, mean=72%, standard deviation=15%
percentage of students receiving specified letter grade:
     A 18%, B 33%, C 33%, D 8%, F 8%

grading scale:
     96-100% A+, 90-96% A, 89-90% A-
     82-89% B+, 77-82% B, 74-77% B-
     70-74% C+, 65-70% C, 59-65% C-
     52-59% D, 0-52% F

Final grades:
median=62%, mean=61%, standard deviation=19%
Solutions to Final Exam
You can come look at your graded final exam during the regular office hours (posted below).

FINAL EXAM: Monday December 11, 4:00-6:00PM, SOCSCI 1100

Review Session Chap 1-3 - Wednesday December 6, 6:10-7:00PM, Hunt 100
Review Session Chap 4-5 - Friday December 8, 6:10-7:00PM, Hunt 100

Extra MAT17A Review Session by Sara Hawkes and Andre Bazos
Sunday December 10, 10:30-12:30PM, Dutton 2256

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HOMEWORK PROBLEMS

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS TO HELP STUDY FOR THE FINAL EXAM. I. CHAPTERS 1-3
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS TO HELP STUDY FOR THE FINAL EXAM. II. CHAPTERS 4-5
more practice problems and solutions posted online by Andre Bazos.

Solutions to Quiz #1
Solutions to Quiz #2
Solutions to Midterm Exam
Solutions to Quiz #3
Solutions to Quiz #4

NOTICES:

"Modeling in Biology" Class Winter 2007 .


Instructor: Professor Tim Lewis,   2146 Mathematical Sciences Building (MSB),   e-mail: tjlewis@ucdavis.edu

  Note: Whenever possible, please direct questions to the class discussion board, which is available through your MyUCDavis webpage.

Course Webpage: http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~tlewis/teaching/MAT17A

Textbook:
C. Neuhauser "Calculus for Biology and Medicine" (prepared exclusively for UCD Math Dept. from the 2nd ed.) 2004, Pearson Custom Publ. ISBN 0-536-97558-2

Course Outline:
This course covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the text. detailed syllabus.

Prerequisites:
You will be dropped from the course if they have not satisfied one of the following * If you have taken MATH 12 in any quarter prior to Spring 2006, you must notify the student advising assistant Perry Gee in the Math Department.

Class Meeting Times:
Lectures: MWF 1:10pm-2:00 pm   SOCSCI 1100

Discussions/ Teaching Assistants:
  • A01    R 4:10-5:00PM    WELLMN 212    McCartney Clark
  • A02    R 5:10-6:00PM    CHEM 176          McCartney Clark
  • A03    R 6:10-7:00PM    CHEM 176          Michael Schwemmer
  • A04    R 7:10-8:00PM    CHEM 166          Adam Miller
  • A05    R 7:10-8:00PM    CHEM 176          Blake Hunter
  • A06    R 8:10-9:00PM    CHEM 176          Blake Hunter

Office Hours: You are welcome to attend any of the office hours below:
  • Professor Lewis    MSB 2146    M 11:00AM-noon, W 5:15-6:15PM
  • McCartney Clark    MSB 2103    T 10:00AM-noon
  • Blake Hunter    MSB 3125    T 4:15-6:15PM
  • Michael Schwemmer    MSB 2123    M 3:00-4:00PM
  • Adam Miller    Storer 2347    W 11:00AM-noon, F11:00AM-noon
Before seeking help in office hours, you should first read the text and try the homework problems yourselves. Note that there are also several helpful resources through the university; these are listed at below.

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GRADING
The grade will consist of four elements: weekly homework, four quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam.
  • Homework: 15 % (no grade will be dropped)
  • Quizzes: 15 % (the lowest grade will be dropped)
  • Midterm: 30 %
  • Final: 40 %

Quizzes: Quizzes will be given in the First 15 minutes of your discussion section (Thursdays) four times during the quarter: October 12, October 26, November 16 and November 30. Quizzes will cover the material from the previous two week's lectures; problems on the quiz will be very similar to homework problems. Your TA will grade your quizzes and return them to you after one week. Quiz solutions will be available in PDF format on the solutions page of the course website on the day after the quiz.

Midterm: The midterm will be held in class on Wednesday, November 1, 1:10-2:00PM .

Final: The final exam will be held on Monday, December 11, 4:00-6:00PM. Note that the final exam is cumulative.

Exam and Quiz Policies:
  • Calculators are allowed on exams or quizzes. Books, notes, laptops and cell phones will not be allowed. If you want a clock/watch during exams, be sure to bring one, but you will NOT be allowed your cell phone as a clock. (The use of cell phone during an exam is grounds for a 0.)
  • A missed exam or quiz without a valid reason counts as 0 points. Only reasons involving major medical incidents, grave family emergency and university athletics (with appropriate documentation) are valid excuses for missing the midterm. Whenever possible, advanced notice must be provided. Missing the final exam without a valid excuse will result in failing the course.
Homework: Homework will be assigned each Wednesday and is due 8 days later, i.e. by the Thursday of the following week. It is your responsibility to consult the class webpage each Wednesday to see what problems are assigned and the exact date that they are due. You will be responsible for handing in only a portion of the assigned problems - typically 5-10 problems per week. However, note that problems on the quizzes will be similar to assigned problems that are not handed in. No late homework will be accepted for any reason.


Advice: It is very important to
  • Read the textbook regularly. For each hour of the lecture, you should read the corresponding sections of the book for at least 1 hr and spend another 1-3 hours solving problems from that section (not just homework problems).
  • Pay attention to word problems. One of the main goals of this course is to teach you to translate verbal descriptions of biological phenomena into mathematical language, solve problems and relate mathematical conclusions back to the biology.
  • Attend the discussion sections regularly. Discussion sections are an integral part of the course. During the lectures, the material will be explained and only a few problems will be solved. During the discussion sections, the TAs will focus on solving problems. Without solving these problems, it will be difficult to understand the material. Furthermore, exam problems will be similar to problems covered in the discussion sections.
  • In the homework problems and exams, explain your train of thought by writing complete grammatically correct sentences and writing clearly, orderly and legibly.

Other Resources:
  • UCD Learning Skills Center, 2205 Dutton Hall, Phone: 752-2013. They run workshops pre-calculus and calculus, as well as provide free tutoring and many other resources. A workshop specifically for MAT17A is held every Tuesday and Thursday 11:00AM-noon in Olson 121
  • Calculus information of all types at calculus.org.
  • UCD Counseling Center, 219 North Hall, Phone: 752-0871.