Calculus I (Special Section for Life Sciences Major)
Spring 2007
Class Time : 10:00-11:40am MW
Bldg. 10/Rm. 1343 / Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718
Office hour: 12:00-1:00pm MW/Appointment
Textbook: Calculus for Life Sciences, Greenwell, Ritchey, and Lial, Addison-Wesley. / e-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Prerequisites: Pre-calculus or College Algebra and Trigonometry.
Credit hours: 4
Tentative Schedule:
Chapter 2. Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric Functions / § 2.1-2.3; ReviewChapter 3. The Derivative / § 3.1-3.5
Chapter 4. Calculating the Derivative / § 4.1-4.6
Chapter 5. Graphs and the Derivative / § 5.1-5.4
Chapter 6. Applications of the Derivative / § 6.1-6.4
Chapter 7. Integration / § 7.1-7.6
Grade Allocation:
Final Exam: 30 %
Homework + Lab + Quiz- 30% / 90 to 100 %A
80 to 89 % B
70 to 79 % C
60 to 69 % D
Below 60 % F / The “ `` will be included only to improve your grades
Important Deadlines:
· Last day to withdraw ( with 25% refund)– February 2nd
· Last day to withdraw (no refund)– March 26th
· Holidays (no classes or office hours) –MLK Jr. Day- Jan. 15th, Spring break- March 19-24th.
· Exam 1: February 21st, 2007(Wednesday)
· Exam 2: April 11th, 2007(Wednesday)
· Final Exam is Wednesday, May, 02, 9:00-10:50am.
Technology: I will be using the TI-83.You are free to use a TI /Casio CFX-9850GB PLUS graphing calculator, however it is your responsibility to learn how to use it. Class time will be spent on how to graph, plot points, find regression curves, etc. only for the TI-83. I highly recommend using the same calculator as I will be using this semester.Calculators with QWERTY keyboards or those that do symbolic algebra such as the TI-89, or the Casio FX2 or 9970G cannot be used in class or during an exam.We will demonstrate interesting applications in calculus and biology using the computer algebra system MAPLE 10. MAPLE can be accessed from PCs at the ITS computing sites on campus and mathematics department computer lab. Meeting time, day and location of the computer lab session will be announced in the class.
Attendance: is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be assigned group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result in lowering your grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must make arrangements for making up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework: is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. All homework must be written on paper. Write on one side of the paper. Staple the pages in the upper left corner. In addition, there will be laboratory projects and occasional group projects assigned. No late homework or projects will be accepted without a valid reason.
Quizzes: Quizzes may be either announced or unannounced, and are given at the discretion of the instructor. Quizzes frequently reflect material that has recently been discussed in the class.
NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES unless in case of sickness or accident - medical certificate required.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact “ Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 10-Room 1201.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes.
General Education Outcomes:
MAC 2311 is designed to satisfy the following criteria from the Central Student Outcomes of General Education:
· II D. 1. Students should be able to demonstrate general knowledge of the breadth, power, and development of major areas of mathematics.
Calculus I introduces the concept of limit. This concept is used to define two important sets of functions: continuous functions and differentiable functions. These functions are then used to create mathematical models of real-world problems. We reach this goal by devoting most of the course to limits, continuity, and differentiation. Course lectures cover limits of algebraic and transcendental functions, optimization problems, and related-rates problems. These lectures also include the concepts needed to understand the topics, the skills needed to apply the concepts, and a discussion of the scope of these concepts.
· II. D. 2. Students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in solving problems using mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning.
We reach this goal by evaluating limits, translating word-problems into mathematical models, and calculating derivatives. The acquired techniques will be applied to graph functions, solve optimization problems, and solve related-rates problems.