Math 34B - Calculus for Social and Life Sciences - Winter 2008 - (Section 2)
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Instructor:
Alex Dugas my homepage
Office: 6510 South Hall
Office Hours: W
Prerequisites: Math 34A or 3A
(with a grade of C or better) or AP credit.
Text: Daryl Cooper. Calculus and Mathematical Reasoning
for Social and Life Sciences. Kendall/Hunt.
Lecture:
MWF
Discussion Sections: You must
sign up for a discussion section via GOLD. The section times and
locations for this course are as follows. As multiple sections
are at the same times, please make sure that your enroll code (EC)
matches the section you are attending.
The TA's for this course and their office hours are
Garrrett Johnson: Office hours: F 12 - 1 ( SH
6432L), and F 3-5 (MathLab)
Charles Martin: Office
hours: W 2 - 3 (SH 6432G), and R 1-2, F 2-3 (MathLab)
Announcements
Course Timetable (subject to change) |
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Date |
Topics |
Reading
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Homework Due |
M 1/7 |
Review of Derivatives. |
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W 1/9 |
Introduction to Integrals. Signed Area. |
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F 1/11 |
Definite Integrals.
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Antiderivatives. |
Ch. 9.2 |
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M 1/14 |
Indefinite
Integrals. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. |
Ch.
9.3 |
Monday 1/21 10:00 pm |
W 1/16 |
Riemann Sums.
Average Value of a Function. |
Ch.
9.4, 9.5 |
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F 1/18 |
Definite
Integrals. Examples. |
Ch.
9.6 |
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M 1/21 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: No
Class! |
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W 1/23 |
Trigonometry Review.
Sine, Cosine. Radians. |
Ch. 12.1 |
Sunday 1/27 10:00 pm |
F 1/25 |
Sine Waves.
Derivatives and Integrals of Trig Functions. |
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M 1/28 |
Product Rule |
Ch. 12.2 |
Sunday 2/3 10:00 pm |
W 1/30 |
Relative Extrema.
Second Derivative Test. |
Ch. 12.3 |
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F 2/1 |
Linear
Approximations. Tangent Lines. Power Series. |
Ch. 12.6 |
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M 2/4 |
Review. |
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W 2/6 |
Review. |
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F 2/8 | Midterm Exam. | ||
M 2/11 |
Differential
Equations. Intro and Examples. |
Ch. 13.1-2 |
Monday 2/18 10:00 pm |
W 2/13 |
Growth/Decay
Equation. Long Term Behavior. |
Ch. 13.3-4 |
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F 2/15 |
Slope Fields.
Graphing Solutions. |
Ch. 13.5 |
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M 2/18 |
President's day Holiday: No
Class! |
Sunday 2/24 10:00 pm |
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W 2/20 |
Isoclines. Autonomous Equations. | Ch. 13.6 |
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F 2/22 |
Exponential Growth and Decay. | Ch. 13.7 |
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M 2/25 |
Logistic Equation. | Ch. 13.8 |
Sunday 3/2 10:00 pm |
W 2/27 |
Numerical
Solutions. Euler's Method. |
Ch. 13.9 |
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F 2/29 |
Euler's Method (cont.) |
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M 3/3 |
Functions of several
variables. Partial Derivatives. |
Ch. 15 intro |
Sunday 3/9 10:00 pm |
W 3/5 |
The Graph of
z=f(x,y). Planes and eqautions of the form z = b +mx + ny. |
Ch. 15.1-2 |
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F 3/7 |
Tangent Planes to
Surfaces. Relative Extrema of functions of 2 variables. |
Ch. 15.2 |
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M 3/10 |
Relative Extrema (cont.) |
Ch. 15.4 |
Friday 3/14 10:00 pm |
W 3/12 |
Tangent Plane
approximations. |
Ch. 15.3 |
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F 3/14 |
Review. |
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Tu 3/18 |
Alternate Final Exam - 4
- 7 pm (Full) |
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Sat 3/22 |
Final Exam – |
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Course Information (Syllabus)
Homework: Homework exercises will be
assigned
every week to be completed online using WebWork.
Your
username is your
Quizzes: There will be a total of 6 short quizzes during your discussion sections. The problems will be very similar to homework questions. You are not allowed to use any books, notes, calculators, etc. There are no make-up quizzes, but your lowest score will be dropped.
Exams: There will be one in-class midterm
exam on Friday February 8 from
8:00 to 8:50 am. Please arrive promptly. The final exam
will be Saturday March 22, 8:00
- 11:00 am. The problems on the exams will closely
resemble those on the homeworks. No books or calculators, etc.
are allowed, but you may bring one 3" x 5" note card, containing
hand-written notes. No make-up exams will be given, except in
extraordinary circumstances. If you have a serious conflict with
any of these exams or miss one for any reason, it is your
responsibility to notify me immediately so that other arrangements may
be made.
Grades: Grades will be computed from your scores on
homeworks, quizzes
and exams as follows: Homework = 20%, Quizzes = 15%, Midterm =
25%, Final
= 40%. No official letter grades will be assigned until the end
of the
semester,
and the exact grading scale will depend on the difficulty of the
exams.
However, a 90% or above will guarantee you at least an A, an 80% will
be at
least a B, and 70% will be at least a C.