Spring Quarter 2006, Math 34B, Lect. 3, Calculus for Life and Social Sciences II


Instructor:
A. Agboola
Lecture:
TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm, PSYCH 1824
Office:
6724 South Hall, (805) 893-3844
Office hours:
Wed. 10:00am-12 noon
Textbook:
Daryl Cooper, Calculus and mathematical reasoning for social and life sciences, Kendall/Hunt (2000).

We shall aim to cover Chapters 9, 12, 13, and 15 in the text. Homework problems may also be assigned from other chapters as appropriate.


Teaching Assistants:
Rena Levitt (rmlevitt@math.ucsb.edu)
Chad Wiley (cwiley@math.ucsb.edu)

Office (TAs):
Levitt: SH 6431D
Wiley: SH 6431N

Office hours (TA):
Levitt: Mon. 10am--11am (in office); Mon., Tues. 2pm--3pm (in Mathlab).
Wiley: Tues. 2pm-3pm (in office); Thurs. 2pm--3pm, 4pm--5pm (in Mathlab).


Discussion Sections:
Attendance at a discussion section is mandatory. All discussion sections are held on Mondays, and each section meets once a week. The sections are as follows:

Sect. 01, Levitt, M 8:00am-8:50am, PHELP 1420.
Sect. 02, Wiley, M 7:00pm-7:50 pm, PHELP 1420.
Sect. 03, Levitt, M 5:00pm-5:50pm, PHELP 1420.
Sect. 02, Wiley, M 6:00pm-6:50 pm, PHELP 1420.

IMPORTANT: You must write your name, the name of your TA, and the time of the discussion section that you are attending on EVERY piece of work that you hand in (including examinations!).

Homework:
Homework will be assigned each week via the online system Webworks, located at

  • http://webwork.math.ucsb.edu


    • During the first week of the quarter, you will receive an email message containing your login name and password.
    In general, homework that is assigned during a particular week will be due by 11:59pm on Tuesday of the following week. Exceptions to this rule will be announced as they occur.

    PLEASE NOTE THAT LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.


    Examinations:
    There will be one midterm examination during the course. It will be held in class on Thursday, May 4th.

    The final examination for the course will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 12 noon--3:00pm in the regular classroom PSYCH 1824. You may bring one 3x5 note card (on which you may write anything you wish) with you to the examination.

    Electronic calculators will not be permitted during any examination in this course.

    PLEASE NOTE THAT NO MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN IN THIS COURSE.

    Solutions to the Midterm Examination:

    The midterm examination took place as scheduled. The average score was 35.7 out of 42. Most people experienced the greatest amount of difficulty with Question 5.
    The following links will take you to solutions of the two different versions of the examination:

  • Solutions(i)

  • Solutions(ii)

    • Grading Policy:
    The final grade on the course will be determined as follows: homework 20%, midterm 40%, final exam 40%. You will not receive letter grades for the midterm examination; letter grades will only be awarded at the end of the course and will be based on your overall score. An overall score of 60% or more on the course will guarantee at least a ``C''; an overall score of 80% or more will guarantee at least a ``B-''; an overall score of 90% or more will guarantee at least an ``A-''.