Math 127H, Calculus I for Life and Social Sciences
Fall 2008
- Instructor: Eduardo Cattani
- Time and Place: TuTh 11:15 - 12:30 in Arnold 120
- Textbook : Calculus for Biology and Medicine,
Second Edition, by Claudia Neuhauser,
Peason/Prentice Hall.
- E-mail: cattani at math dot umass dot edu
- Office: Lederle GRT 1235E
- Office Hours:
- Monday: 1 to 2
- Wednesday: 2 to 3
- By appointment.
Course Description
This is the honors section of M127. Students taking the course should
be interested in gaining an understanding of the principles of
Differential and Integral Calculus. While the course will not
emphasize formal mathematical rigor it will go beyond computational
techniques. We will also emphasize applications to biology and
medicine.
Brief Outline
We will review Chapter 1 of the Neuhauser textbook and cover most of
Chapters 3 - 6, as well as some sections of Chapters 2.
Course Structure and Grading Policies:
- There will be two types of regular homework assignments:
- Online homework sets through WebWork. Students will
be introduced to WebWork in the first or second week of classes.
Your scores in the online homework will account for 15% of your final grade.
- Homework assigned from the textbook. This homework will
not be collected but at least one of the problems will appear in the
weekly quiz.
- There will be weekly quizzes (usually on Thursday). The
lowest two scores will be dropped. Quiz scores will account for 15% of the final grade. The
quiz will typically consist of two problems and at least one of them
will be from the textbook homework.
- There will be two hour-exams and a final exam. The lowest
hour-exam will count for 20% of the
final grade and the other two exams will count for 25% of the final grade. The
hour-exams will take place during class-time and the date will be
announced at least one week in advance. The final exam will be
comprehensive, although weighted towards the material not covered in
the hour-exams. You must take the
final exam during the scheduled time except in case of conflict with
another exam or if you have three exams during the same day.
Exam Schedule:
First Exam: Thursday, Oct. 9. In class.
Review: Tuesday,
Oct. 7, 6 pm. LGRC A201
Second Exam: Thursday, November 20. In class.
Review: Tuesday,
November 18, 6 pm. LGRT 123
Final Exam: Thursday, December 18, 8 am, LGRC A203.
Review: Tuesday,
December 16, 6:15 pm. LGRC A203