Math 127H: Honors Calculus for Life and Social Sciences I, Fall 2006

Math 127H: Honors Calculus for Life and Social Sciences I
Fall 2006




Instructor

    Hao Wu

    Office: LGRT 1546
    Office Hours:     Monday and Wednesday 3:30--5pm
    Phone: 545-1709
    Email:
    Class Website: http://www.math.umass.edu/~wu/127h.html



Textbook

    Claudia M. Neuhauser, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Second (2nd) edition
    



Class Schedule

Time: Location:
MWF 1:25 - 2:15         LGRT 115        



Exam Schedule (tentative)

When: Where: On What: Review Session: Practice Exams:
Midterm 1         Thursday, Oct. 12, 6:30 - 8:30pm         LGRT 101         Sections 1.1-3, 2.1-3, 3.1-6, 4.1         Wednesday, Oct. 11, in class          Practice Exam 1
Practice Exam 2 (ignore problem 2)
Midterm 2         Thursday, Nov. 16, 6 - 8pm         LGRT 115         Sections 4.2-8, 5.1         Wednesday, Nov. 15, in class          Practice Exam
Final Exam         Wednesday, Dec. 20, 8 - 10am         LGRT 323         Entire semester         Dec. 11 and 13, in class          Practice Exam



Makeup Policy

  1. Multiple evening and/or final exams at the same time: By Official University Regulations, you should go to the Registrar's Office for a statement of conflict. The Registrar will determine which course has precedence. If I am required to give you a makeup, you should then give Registrar's form to me. Two weeks notice is required; failure to complete this procedure in timely fashion may result in a ZERO on the examination.
  2. Medical problems: For these you must submit a statement from a medical professional. It is your right not to disclose any details, but we must be assured that you are medically incapable of performing the activity for which you are requesting a makeup; a statement from a medical professional to this effect will suffice. If advance notice is possible and not given I may refuse your request.
  3. Emergency absences from campus: Notify the Dean of Students (5-2684), who will then centrally verify the details and notify each of your instructors (including me). This is more efficient than going to each instructor separately and verifying your reason.
  4. Religious observances: State Law and University regulations require that a student be excused from academic pursuits on days of religious observances. The University provides a list of major observances, of which there are none on the days of the tests. The regulations also require that the student notify instructors, in writing, at the beginning of the semester or the student may not be excused. The deadline for notification is September 13, 2006.
  5. Other circumstances: Contact me and explain the problem. (You should provide a written statement.) I will evaluate the reasons that you have given and come to a decision. Note that it will not be possible to give makeups to accommodate travel plans.
To contact me to give prior notice of an absence you may use one of the following methods:


Calculators

Calculators are a useful auxiliary tool for the course. However, it will be expected that you can work all of the problems without the aid of a calculator. Calculators will be permitted on exams, but it will be expected that all non-arithmetic work is present and explained in your answer.


Homework

Homework problem sets will be assigned and collected weekly. These constitute 20% of the course total. Late problem sets will not be accepted for any reason.
Homework Grading Policies:


Grading

Your grade will be made up of the following components:
The total of these scores will be converted into a letter grade by the following scale:


A: 90% - 100%         C: 70% - 73%        
A-: 87% - 90% C-: 67% - 70%
B+: 83% - 87% D+: 63% - 67%
B: 80% - 83% D: 60% - 63%
B-: 77% - 80% F: 0% - 60%
C+ 73% - 77%



Course Coverage (tentative)

Chapters 1--5.


Problem Sets

Due Date         Problems
09/15         Sec.1.1: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 17, 20
Sec.1.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19
09/22         Sec.1.3: 1,2,13,14,15,47(semi-log plot),59(log-log plot),90(compare Example 10)
Sec.1.5: 1,2,7
Sec.2.2: 4,13,26,27,32,37,41,69(give formal proof)
09/29         Sec.2.3: 8,20,25,36,47,56
Sec.2.5: 3,4,7,9,
Sec.3.1: 5,10,11,32,37,41,46,49,52,54
10/06         Sec.3.2: 1,7,12,18,23,25,41,42,46,47
Sec.3.3: 1,2,3,4,5,14,15,16,23,24
Sec.3.4: 2,4,10,13,15,17,18
10/20         Sec.4.1: 1,2,14,17,32
Sec.4.2: 7,8,9,10,11,28,42,43
10/30         Sec.4.3: 4,5,6,7,42,43,50,51,89,90
Sec.4.4: 7,10,36,37,40,45,56,58,61,62,69,70,76,85,87
11/03         Sec.4.5: 8,11,14,32,33,36,52,54
Sec.4.6: 14,20,24,34,46,50,56,60
Sec.4.7: 2,6,8,9,11,16,30,34,59,63,66,74
11/13         Sec.4.8: 4,12,14,20,24,31,33,38,42,45
Sec.5.1: 4,8,24,29,32,34,39,46,52,56
12/04         Sec.5.2: 4,5,6,15,19,26,30
Sec.5.3: 6,14,15,20,21,22,37,38,40
12/11         Sec.5.4: 6,10,12,15,18
Sec.5.5: 2,4,6,8,10,16,18,23,32,34,38,42,52
Sec.5.8: 2,8,12,16,20,30,36,42,48,52,58,65,66

Last updated on Dec. 09, 2006.