| Instructor: | Dr. Peter Howard, Blocker 620D |
| Phone: 862-3459 | |
| Email: phoward@math.tamu.edu |
Textbook: Calculus
for Biology and Medicine,
2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).
Prerequisites:
Math 150 or equivalent.
Course
Goal: The goal of this course is to introduce students to
differential calculus in a context that emphasizes applications in the
biological sciences.
Grades: Final grades will be determined in the following manner: Homework assignments: 15%; Quizzes: 15%; In-class exams: 15% each; Final exam: 25%. Grade ranges will be standard: 89.50-100, A; 79.50-89.49, B; 69.50-79.49, C, 59.50-69.49, D; below 59.50, F.
Make-up policy: Make-ups for exams will only be given if the student can provide a documented University-approved excuse (see University Regulations). According to University Student Rules students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise the student forfeits his or her right to a make-up.
Scholastic
Dishonesty: Copying work done by
others, either
in-class
or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be
prosecuted
to the full extent allowed by University policy. "An Aggie does not
lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." Please refer to the
Honor Council Rules and Procedures, available at the Office of the Aggie Honor System.
Students
with Disabilities: The following
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provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with
disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all
students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that
provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If
you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please
contact the Department of Student Life, Services
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Class Schedule: We will cover the following material from Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 2nd Edition, by C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2004).
| Week |
Material Covered |
|---|---|
| Week 1 |
Chapter 1: Preliminaries, Elementary Functions, and Graphing |
| Week 2 |
Section 2.1: Exponential Growth and Decay Section 2.2: Sequences |
| Week 3 |
Section 2.3: More Population Models Section 3.1: Limits Section 5.6: Difference Equations: Stability (Optional) |
| Week 4 |
Section 3.2: Continuity Section 3.3: Limits at Infinity Section 3.4: The Sandwich Theorem and Some Trigonometric Limits |
| Week 5 |
Section 3.5: Properties of Continuous Functions Exam 1 |
| Week 6 |
Section 4.1: Formal Definition of the Derivative Section 4.2: The Power Rule, the Basic Rules of Differentiation, and the Derivatives of Polynomials |
| Week 7 |
Section 4.3: The Product and Quotient Rules, and the Derivatives of Rational and Power Functions Section 4.4: The Chain Rule and Higher Derivatives |
| Week 8 |
Section 4.5: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions Section 4.6: Derivatives of Exponential Functions Section 4.7: Derivatives of Inverse and Logarithmic Functions |
| Week 9 |
Section 4.8: Approximations and Local Linearity Exam 2 |
| Week 10 |
Section 5.1: Extrema and the Mean Value Theorem Section 5.2: Monotonicity and Concavity |
| Week 11 |
Section 5.3: Extrema, Inflection Points, and Graphing Section 5.4: Optimization |
| Week 12 |
Section 5.5: L'Hospital's Rule Section 10.1: Functions of Two or More Independent Variables Section 10.2: Limits and Continuity |
| Week 13 |
Section 10.3: Partial Derivatives Section 10.6: Applications (Optional) Exam 3. |
| Week 14 |
Section 10.4: Tangent Planes, Differentiability, and Linearization Section 10.5: More about Derivatives (Optional) |