Math 34A-Winter 2006


Final Exam

The final exam will be held on Monday, March 20th, 4-7pm in our usual classroom, Engineering I, Room 1104.
I'll have office hours Friday, 3/17 4-5:30pm; Sunday 3/19 4-6pm (downstairs in the UCen!).
Matt will have office hours Friday, 3/17 12-2pm; Sunday 3/19 6-8pm (downstairs in the UCen!); Monday 3-4pm.

Webwork


You may download a hardcopy of your homework set from Webwork, and the answers must be typed into Webwork before the due date.

Homework

Homework Set 1: 1.2, 1.3
Homework Set 2: 1.4, 1.5
Homework Set 3: 1.6, 1.7
Homework Set 4: Ch. 2, 3.1
Homework Set 5: 3.1,3.2
Homework Set 6: 4.1, 4.2, 4.6
Homework Set 7: 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.2
Homework Set 8: 5.1, 5.3
Homework Set 9: 6.1
Homework Set 10: 6.2, 6.3
Homework Set 11: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5
Homework Set 12: 7.6, 7.7, 7.9
Homework Set 13: 7.8, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13
Homework Set 14: 8.1, 8.2
Homework Set 15: 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.9
Homework Set 16: 8.6, 8.7, 8.8
Homework Set 17: 8.10, 8.12, 8.13



Midterm I (1/27)

Practice Problems , Answers

Midterm II (2/17)

Practice Problems, Answers

Midterm III (3/10)

Practice Problems, Answers




Syllabus


Math 34A: Calculus for Social Sciences, Winter 2006



Instructor:
Helena McGahagan
Office: South Hall, Room 6515
Email: helena-A.T.-math.ucsb.edu
Website: http://math.ucsb.edu/~helena/teaching

Teaching Assistants:
Matt Macauley, matt-A.T.-math.ucsb.edu

Lectures: MWF, 2:00-2:50pm, Engineering I, Room 1104
Please check GOLD for the time and location of your discussion section.

Office Hours: Mon. 10:00-11:00, Wed. 12:50-1:50, Fri. 10:00-11:00 , or by appointment. The TA will announce his office hours in the discussion sessions.

Textbook: Calculus and Mathematical Reasoning for Social and Life Sciences, Daryl Cooper.

Course Description: We will cover chapters 1-8 of your textbook. This includes a review of algebra, graphing, word problems, units, linearity, exponentials and logarithms, and derivatives.

Wait List: Please read the list of Frequently Asked Questions at http://www.math.ucsb.edu/ugrad/RegistrationFAQ.pdf before joining the waiting list.

Homework: There will be a problem set due each day class meets, which you will submit your answers to on the computer, using WebWork. You will receive your login and password by email by Wednesday, Jan. 11th, and your TA will describe WebWork further for you in the first discussion session. Please contact your TA with any questions or concerns regarding the use of WebWork. No late homework will be accepted, but your lowest three homework scores will be dropped from your grade.

Quizzes: There will be quizzes every week in discussion section. The lowest two scores will be dropped from your average for your final grade. No makeups will be given.

Midterms: There will be three midterms, given in class on Friday, Jan. 27th; Friday, Feb. 17th; and Friday, March 10th. No makeups will be given for midterms; however, your lowest midterm grade will be dropped.

Final Exam: The final exam will be on Monday, March 20nd, 4-7pm. The location will be announced in class and listed on the course website when it is known. An incomplete for the course will be given only for documented medical reasons or emergencies.

NO calculators, books, or notes will be allowed on any of the quizzes or exams. For the midterms and exams, you will be required to show picture ID when you turn in the exam.

Grading:
Homework & Quizzes: 20%
Midterms: 30%
Final: 50%



Tentative Class Schedule

(Subject to change)
    Date         Reading     Topics
M 1/09 Ch. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Order of Operations; Fractions; Percentages
W 1/11 Ch. 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 Solving Equations; Functions
F 1/13 Ch. 1.7, 2.1 Pythagoras' Theorem, Graphs  
M 1/16   Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
W 1/18 Ch. 2.1, 2.2 Graphing Equations
F 1/20 Ch. 3.1 Problem Solving
M 1/23 Ch. 3.2, 3.3 Word Problems; Logic
W 1/25   Review
F 1/27   First Midterm
M 1/30 Ch. 4.1,4.2 Units; Area and Volume
W 2/01 Ch. 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 More Area and Volume
F 2/03 Ch. 5 Errors and Limits; Summation
M 2/06 Ch. 6.1, 6.2 Equations of Lines; Proportionality
W 2/08 Ch. 6.3, 6.4 Linear Interpolation
F 2/10 Ch. 7.1, 7.2 Exponentials and Logarithms
M 2/13 Ch 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 Arithmetic with Logs
W 2/15   Review
F 2/17   Second Midterm
M 2/20   Presidents' Day
W 2/22 Ch. 7.7, 7.8, 7.10 Solving Equations; Applications of Logarithms
F 2/24 Ch. 7.9, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13 Applications of Exponentials; Bases
M 2/27 Ch. 8.1, 8.2 Average Rates of Change; Instantaneous Rates of Change
W 3/01 Ch. 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 Secants and Tangents; Derivatives; Rates of Change
F 3/03 Ch. 8.6, 8.7 Tangent Line Approximation; Power Rule
M 3/06 Ch. 8.8, 8.9 Exponentials; Calculating Derivatives with Limits
W 3/08 Ch 8.10 Sign of the Derivative; Review
F 3/10   Third Midterm
M 3/13 Ch. 8.11, 8.12 Acceleration and the Second Derivative
W 3/15 Ch. 8.13 Maxima and Minima
F 3/17   Review