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Dr. Peter Howard, Blocker 620D |
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Phone: 862-3459 |
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Email: phoward@math.tamu.edu |
Office hours: MW 2:30-3:30; T 4:00-5:00. Also, by appointment.
Class times and places: All sections: TR 2:20-3:35, Blocker 166. MW Schedules: Section 507: 8:00-8:50 a.m., Blocker 161; Section 508: 3:00-3:50 p.m., ZACH 119D; Section 509: 4:10-5:00 p.m., CE 222.
Course TA's: The TA for Sections 507, 508, and 509 will be Casey Rodriguez.
Help Sessions: The schedule of help sessions for M147 will be announced the second week of classes. We expect to have help sessions Sunday through Thursday in the evenings.
Week in Review: A review of the week's material will be given on Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30 by Dr. Hester. The room will be announced the first week of classes.
Section web page: /~phoward/M147.html
Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 3rd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2010).
Prerequisites: Math 150 (precalculus) or equivalent.
Course Goal: The goal of this course is to introduce students to differential and integral calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the biological sciences. First semester topics will include limits, continuity, differentiation, differentiation techniques and applications, integration, integration techniques and applications.
Homework Assignments:Homework assignments will be posted on the course web site. Homework will not be collected, but problems on the weekly quizzes will be taken directly from these assignments.
Recitation Assignments: A short set of problems will be assigned during recitation each Monday, due during recitation. Students can work on these problems in groups of up to three. The grade for these assignments will be an average of the student's best eight scores during the semester.
Quizzes: A short quiz will be given during recitation each Wednesday, except during exam weeks. No quizzes will be dropped.
Exams: There will be three evening exams during the semester as well as a comprehensive final. The evening exams will be 7:30-9:30 p.m. on the following dates: Thursday, Sept. 30, Thursday, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Nov. 30. The final exam for this class will be on Wednesday, Dec. 15 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Please make a note of these dates.
Grades: Final grades will be determined in the following manner: Recitation assignments: 5%; Quizzes: 15%; Evening exams: 20% each; Final exam: 20%. Grade ranges will be standard: 89.50-100, A; 79.50-89.49, B; 69.50-79.49, C, 59.50-69.49, D; below 59.50, F.
Make-up policy: Make-ups for exams will only be given if the student can provide a documented University-approved excuse (see University Regulations). According to University Student Rules students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise the student forfeits his or her right to a make-up.
Scholastic Dishonesty: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." Please refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures, available at the Office of the Aggie Honor System.
Copyright policy: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by copyright laws. One xerox copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
Students with Disabilities: The following statement was provided by the Department of Disability Services: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.
Class Schedule: Roughly speaking, we should cover the following material on the following schedule:
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August 30 |
Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. (Fri. Sept. 3 is last day for drop/add.) |
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September 6 |
Sections 1.3 (continued) and 3.1. (We will return to Chapter 2 later in the semester.) |
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September 13 |
Sections 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4. |
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September 20 |
Sections 3.5 and 4.1. |
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September 27 |
Sections 4.2 and 4.3. (Exam 1 is Thurs., Sept. 30.) |
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October 4 |
Sections 4.4 and 4.5. |
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October 11 |
Sections 4.6 and 4.7. |
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October 18 |
Sections 4.8 and 5.1. |
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October 25 |
Sections 5.2 and 5.3. (Exam 2 is Thursday, Oct. 28.) |
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November 1 |
Sections 5.4 and 5.5. (Fri. Nov. 5 is last day for Q-drop) |
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November 8 |
Sections 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. |
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November 15 |
Section 5.6, and return to Section 2.3. |
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November 22 |
Section 6.1. (Thurs.-Fri. Nov. 26-27 is Thanksgiving holiday.) |
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November 29 |
Sections 6.2 and 7.1. (Exam 3 is Tues., Nov. 30.) |
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December 6 |
Section 6.3 (Tuesday, Dec. 7 is the last day of class, redefined as Thursday.) |
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Learning outcomes: During the course of M147, students will gain the following specific knowledge and skills:
Students will be able to graph linear, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
Students will be able to read semilog and double-log plots and derive functional relationships associated with such plots.
Students will be able to compute basic limits of functions.
Students will understand the concept of continuity and be able to determine whether or not a given function is continuous.
Students will be able to compute limits of functions using the Sandwich (Squeeze) Theorem.
Students will understand the Intermediate Value Theorem and be able to apply it in locating roots of algebraic equations.
Students will be able to compute derivatives using the limit definition of the derivative.
Students will be able to compute the equation of a line tangent to a curve at a given point.
Students will be able to compute derivatives of polynomials, rational functions, trigonometric functions, exponential functions, inverse functions, and logarithmic functions.
Students will be able to compute derivatives with the product rule, the quotient rule, and the chain rule.
Students will be able to solve problems of related rates.
Students will be able to compute the linear approximation of a function and use it in applications of approximation and error estimation.
Students will be able to locate critical values of a function and categorize them as minima, maxima, or inflection points.
Students will be able to compute intervals of monotonicity and intervals of concavity.
Students will be able to graph complicated functions using information obtained by differentiation.
Students will be able to analyze optimization problems.
Students will be able to compute limits using L'Hospital's Rule.
Students will be able to compute limits of sequences and recursions.
Students will be able to model single-species populations and analyze single-species population models.
Students will be able to compute integrals using Riemann sums.
Students will be able to compute integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Students will be able to compute integrals using the method of substitution.
Students will be able to use integration to compute areas, volumes, average values and acrlengths.