MAT 17A, Winter 2026
Instructors
Instructor: Eugene Gorsky, egorskiy AT math.ucdavis.edu.
Office hours: Friday 2-3pm in Math 2113.
If you have a question and cannot attend office hours, write me an email.
Teaching Assistants: TBD
Calculus Room: details and schedule
Academic Advising and Tutoring Center (AATC): details and schedule
Code of Academic Conduct
The Code of Academic Conduct exists to support high standards of behavior and to ensure fair evaluation of student learning. Students who violate the Code of Academic Conduct are subject to disciplinary sanctions that include censure, probation, suspension, deferred separation or dismissal from the University of California.
The code can be found at this link , or
here .
Cheating will be taken extremely seriously, and will be referred to Student Judicial Affairs.
In particular, it is OK to discuss homework problems with others, but you have to write the solutions in
your own words . You cannot copy solutions from other students, books or the Internet.
For the midterms and the final, you are not allowed to discuss problems with anyone else or search the Internet.
It follows exactly the same rules as the in class exam. If we observe that your solutions match someone else's or
some Internet resource, your exam grade will be annuled.
Important: every student in MAT 17A should read
Code of Academic Conduct . You should
write the following text on a piece of paper:
"I have read and understood UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct"
Date and sign it with your name and student ID
and upload to Gradescope.
Textbook
The textbook for the course is "Biocalculus: Calculus, Probability, and Statistics for the Life Sciences", 1st edition, by Stewart/Day
The textbook is a part of Equitable Access program .
Math Readiness Assessment
All students enrolled in this course must
fulfill the Math Placement Requirement .
Your total score for the Math Readiness Assessment should be 30 points or more ,
with Trigonometry sub-score 2 or more . You will be administratively dropped from this course if you have not met these requirements.
Final grade and exams
There will be two midterms on Friday, January 30 and Friday, February 27.
The Final exam will be on Thursday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The final grade is based on your grades for homework, midterms and the final.
| Homework |
Midterm I |
Midterm II |
Final Exam |
| 20% |
20% |
20% |
40% |
Academic Participation Requirements
The campus requires students to verify that they have begun each course for which they are registered via the Academic Participation program. This program also encourages students to acknowledge their responsibilities regarding academic integrity and the Code of Academic Conduct, reinforcing our campus culture of honesty.
MyUCDavis will notify students online and through email on the first day of instruction to complete their Academic Participation verification no later than the quarter add deadline. Failing to verify academic participation by this deadline may result in a reduction of the financial aid award.
Please see more details by this link .
The homework will have two parts: written homework on Gradescope and WebAssign.
We will use Gradescope for written homework assignments. You should be able to access Gradescope directly from Canvas.
More information on Gradescope for students: link
Webassign instructions: How to Register for WebAssign in Canvas.
The homework will be assigned every week on Monday, and it will be due the following Monday before the start of the class.
It must be legible, and written in connected sentences that explains what you are doing.
Just the answer (whether correct or not) is not enough.
Please put your name on every page and upload to Gradescope.
Homework should be handed in on time, late homework will not be graded.
Though it is fine to discuss the HW problems with others, you must always write up
the solutions in your own words. Copying will be penalized. Of course, in the exams
you must work on your own: no calculators, textbooks etc will be allowed.
| Week |
Sections |
Written
Homework |
| Jan 5, 7, 9 |
1.1-1.3 |
|
| Jan 12, 14, 16 |
1.4-1.6 |
|
| Jan 21, 23 |
2.1-2.3 |
No class Jan 19
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
|
| Jan 26, 28, 30 |
2.4, review |
Midterm on Jan 30 |
| Feb 2, 4, 6 |
2.5, 3.1-3.3 |
Drop deadline on Feb 2
|
| Feb 9, 11, 13 |
3.4-3.6 |
|
| Feb 18, 20 |
3.7-3.8 |
No class on Feb 16 (Presidents' Day)
|
| Feb 23, 25, 27 |
4.1, Review |
Midterm on Feb 27 |
| Mar 2, 4, 6 |
4.2-4.3 |
|
| Mar 9, 11, 13 |
4.4-4.5, review |
|
Disability Services
Any student with a documented disability 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 (530)752-3184 or sdc@ucdavis.edu.