Calculus for the Life Sciences

Syllabus, Spring 2008

graphical schedule below

This syllabus is tentative. Read each section before class, begin the homework, and finish after the lecture. Homework is divided into problem types. Bring one even solution of each type prepared to turn in.

Date Section Assignment
T 1/15 0.6 p.52 #[1-6] [7-14] [15-20] [27-40] [45-50]
W 1/16 1.1 p.68 #[1-6] [7-26] [27-35] [45-46] [58-60]
F 1/18 1.2 p.75 #[1-8] [9-14] [19-28] [35-38]
M 1/21 MLK Day ---
T 1/22 1.3 p.89 #[1-16] [17-24] [25-32] [33-40] [42-46] [49-56] [59-62] [89-94]
W 1/23 1.4 p.101 #[1-6] [17-28]
F 1/25 " p.102 #[29-32] [49-54] [61-66] [67-62]
M 1/28 1.6 p.116 #[1-38] [39-44] [47,48,55,56] [49-52] [53-54]
T 1/29 1.7 p.124 #[1-10] [11-20] [21-24] [27-30]
W 1/30 1.8 p.133 #[1-4] [5-6]
F 2/1 " p.133 #[7-14] [15-16] [17-22,31]; review
M 2/4 Review pp.137-139; omit concept #13,14; omit p.139 #73,74,76
T 2/5 Test 1 Chapter 1
W 2/6 2.1 p.149 #[1-4] [5-12] [13-16] [17-18] [19-22] [23-32] [35-38]
F 2/8 2.2 p.158 #[1-6] [7-12] [13-18]
M 2/11 " p.158 #[19-24] [25-32] [33-38]
T 2/12 2.3 p.171 #[1-8] [9-16] [17-24] [25-29] [33-34] [41-44]
W 2/13 2.4 p.178 #[1-8] [9-22]
F 2/15 " p.178 #[23-32] [33-36]
M 2/18 2.5 p.186 #[1-14]
T 2/19 " p.187 #[15-24]
W 2/20 2.6 p.197 #[11-14] [16-22]
F 2/22 " p.197 #[23-27]; review
M 2/25 Review pp.210-213; omit p.213 #58-63
T 2/26 Test 2 Chapter 2
W 2/27 3.1 p.221 #[1-10] [11-28] [29-36] [37-40]
F 2/29 " p.221 #[45-46,50-54]
☺ Spring Break ☺Relax. Have fun. (Catch up?)
M 3/10 3.2 p.229 #[1-4] [5-10] [11-20] [29-44]
T 3/11 " p.229 #[45-46] [47-48] [49(recall V=x3),51,52] [50,55]
W 3/12 4.1 p.248 #[1-14] [17-32]
F 3/14 4.2 p.253 #[1,2,7] [5-6] [8-12] [13-18]
M 3/17 " p.253 #[19-24] [25-36] [37-42] [43-44] [45-46]
T 3/18 4.3 p.258 #[1-14] [27-32]
W 3/19 " p.258 #[15-26] [35-38] [41-44]
F 3/21 Good Friday ---
M 3/24 4.4 p.264 #[1-6] [7-18] [19-26]
T 3/25 " p.264 #[27-38] [39-42] [45-46]
W 3/26 4.5 p.268 #[1-20]
F 3/28 " p.268 #[24-30]; review
M 3/31 Review p.241 #1-3; p.242 #1-18,21-26,40,51; p.273 #1-12; p.274 #1-74
T 4/1 Test 3 Chapters 3-4 (no fooling!)
W 4/2 6.1 p.324 #[1-6] [7-24] [25-36] [37-40] [41-46]
F 4/4 6.1,6.2 p.325 #[47-48,51-54] [49-50] [55-56]
p.333 #[1-4] [5-10]
M 4/7 6.2 p.333 #[11-14] [19-22]
T 4/8 6.3 p.345 #[1-3] [4-6] [7-16 dynamic approach] [35-36]
W 4/9 " p.345 #[7-16 FTOC] [17-28] [29-34] [37-40]
F 4/11 6.4 p.354 #[1-4] [5-10] [11-18]
M 4/14 " p.354 #[19-24] [30-33]
T 4/15 6.5 p.363 #[1-10]
W 4/16 6.8 p.385 #[1-2] [3,4,7,8] [9-12]
F 4/18 " p.385 #[5-6] [13-15]; review
M 4/21 Review p.386 #1-11a; p.387 #1-41,45-50,53,55,59,60,64,65,67,69-70
T 4/22 Test 4 Chapter 6
W 4/23 5.1 p.284 #[1-4] [5-6] [7-8] [9-11] [12-16]
F 4/25 " p.286 #[17-18] [19-24] [25-29] [31]
M 4/28 5.4 p.311 #[1-2] [3-5], worksheet
T 4/29 " p.312 #[7,11-14], finish worksheet
W 4/30 Review, evaluations Chapter 5 p.313 #1-4,8-9; p.314 #1-2,5-7,10-14,23-25
M 5/5 1-3 pm Final Exam

syllabus spring 2008


spring 2008 course description
prerequisites
instructions for the TI-83/84
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