Syllabus for Math 17A, Sections A01-A02
Fall Quarter 2009
Instructor:
 Professor Wanda Strychalski
Office:
 MSB 2113
Email:
 wanda@math.ucdavis.edu
Phone:
 752-6325
Textbook:
 C. Neuhauser Calculus for Biology and Medicine (prepared exclusively for UCD Math Dept. from the 2nd ed.) 2004, Pearson Custom Publ.**
Webpage:
 http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~wanda/teaching/math17a/
Homework and announcements will be posted here.
Class:
 MWF 1:10-2:00 in SURGE 3 1309;  Discussion on Thursdays according to section (see below).
Office Hours: 
Mondays, 10 AM - 11 AM and Wednesdays, 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM
** The content of the book is identical to that of C. Neuhauser, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd ed., 2003, Prentice Hall.

Discussion Sections and Teaching Assistants
The discussion sections meet on Thursday.  The times and places for these meeting are listed below.  In these sessions, you will take quizzes, and your TA will use the remainder of the time to go over concepts and problems.  In addition to running discussion sections, all TAs will hold office hours.  These will be posted as soon as possible. 

Section Location Time TA Office E-mail Office Hours
A01 OLSON 205 5:10-06:00 PM Han Wang MSB 3219 hwang@math.ucdavis.edu Tuesdays, 1 - 2 PM
A02 OLSON 205 6:10-7:00 PM Euna Chong MSB 3137 eachong@math.ucdavis.edu Thursdays, 3 - 4 PM

Quizzes
For each week there is not an exam, there will be a short quiz (10-15 minutes) in your discussion section.  Your two lowest quiz scores will be dropped.  There will be no make-up quizzes given for any reason.  You must take the quiz in the discussion section for which you are registered.

Exams
We will have two midterm exams during the quarter and a comprehensive final exam.   Make-up exams will only be given for university excused absences and must be arranged in advance with the instructor.   The exam dates are given below so plan accordingly. 

Midterm 1
 Wednesday, October 21st
Midterm 2
 Friday, November 20th
Final Exam
 Friday, December 11th, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Grading
Your grade will be based on your performance on quizzes, midterms, and the final.  The weights for each of these are as follows:

Quizzes (best 4 of 6)
 20%
Midterm 1
 20%
Midterm 2
 20%
Final Exam
 40%

Homework
Homework will be assigned daily, but it will not be collected or graded.  It is up to you to keep up with assignments.  Completing the homework is crucial for most students to do well in the course.  If you need to do more problems than what I assign, do them.  Do not fall behind on your homework because understanding new material requires that you understand previous sections.  The quiz problems will be based on the homework.

Calculators
Your homework, quizzes, and exams may require the use of a calculator.  Any scientific calculator will be sufficient.  If you forget to bring your calculator to a quiz or exam, one will NOT be loaned to you and you may NOT share with someone in the class.

Prerequisites
You will be dropped from the course if you have not satisfied one of the following
Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning,  psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable  accommodations must contact the Student Disability Center (SDC). Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the SDC. If you have any questions, please contact the SDC at 752-3184 or sdc@ucdavis.edu.

Learning Skills Center
The Learning Skills Center (2205 Dutton Hall, 752-2013) offers free tutoring and runs a Math 17A workshop on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:10-1:00 PM in 3216 Dutton.

Some Important Dates
October 21st, Last day to drop the class   
November 11th, Veteran's Day Holiday   
November 26-29th, Thanksgiving Break