Fall 2006
Instructor: Sorin POPA
(popa@math.ucla.edu)
Office: MS 7308;
Office hours: Mo 2:30-4, Wed 2:30-4.
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262074201 |
1a |
MS 5117 |
T 8:00A-8:50A |
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262074202 |
1b |
MS 5117 |
R 8:00A-8:50A |
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262074203 |
1c |
MS 5118 |
T 8:00A-8:50A |
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262074204 |
1d |
MS 5118 |
R 8:00A-8:50A |
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262074205 |
1e |
BOELTER 5436 |
T 8:00A-8:50A |
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262074206 |
1f |
BOELTER 5436 |
R 8:00A-8:50A |
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Topics: Calculus, which is a useful technique for dealing with changing quantities. The goal is to introduce the concepts involved in calculus, and to show how to apply these concepts to various problems. See the Mathematics Department's description of this course, and their course outline.
Prerequisites: You must have passed the Mathematics Department's diagnostic test, or have passed Math 1.
Textbook: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, second edition, by Claudia Neuhauser. The same book will be used in Math 3B and 3C. Be sure to get the second edition, not the first! You can also get the Student Solutions Manual, second edition, which has solutions to odd-numbered problems. (I assign mainly even-numbered ones, but it can be useful to see the solution to similar problems.)
Honors contracts: Sorry, I will not do honors contracts this quarter.
Homework: Homework
problems will be
assigned at each (or nearly each) lecture (Monday, Wednesday, Friday),
and are
to be turned in at your discussion section (Tuesday or Thursday),
according to
the following rule: At a Tuesday discussion section, all problems
assigned
through the previous Friday are due; at a Thursday discussion section,
all
problems assigned through the previous Monday are due. Please work the
problems
as they are assigned (try not to wait until the night before they are
due).
The way the homework counts for the grade is explained below (see
Grading). I strongly encourage you to do evry one of
them, if
you want to do well in this class, and to TURN THEM ON TIME: this is
both
because late homework is not accepted, and because you will need the
graded HW
back to you on time to be useful for the exams. Also, problems for
exams will
be very much in the style of HW problems.
Tests: There will be a first midterm exam on Friday, October 20, and a second midterm on Friday, November 17. The final exam is on Thursday, December 14, 8-11 (exam code 01). Mark these dates on your calendar now. Please bring your photo ID to the tests. On the tests, you should show whatever work you use to get your answers.
Grading: Each of the two midterms is worth 25 % of the grade. The final exam is worth 40 %. The homework counts for 10 % .