Mathematics for Life Sciences I Syllabus
fall 2003

Instructor: Evan Haskell, LCB 306, 581-6195, haskell@math.utah.edu

Office Hour: T 5:00 - 6:00 or by appointment
Info on the web: http://www.math.utah.edu/~haskell/1170

Teaching Assistant: Angie Marchant, LCB 311, 585-1642, marchant@math.utah.edu

Office Hour: T 11:50 - 12:50

Class Schedule: MWF, 9:40-10:30 am, Behavioral Sciences Building 102

Textbook: Modeling the Dynamics of Life: Calculus and Probability for Life Scientists, F.R. Adler
The Course. Math 1170 is the first semester of a full year calculus sequence designed to introduce the mathematics necessary to do biology in an increasingly qunatitative field. The sequence is for students with little or no previous calculus. We will cover one section of the book per lecture.
Computer Labs. You will meet for one hour weekly with the TA for a computer lab in LCB 115. Lab assignments will be due the on the following Tuesday and will account for 10% of your grade. The material covered in the labs will be fair game for tests and quizzes.

Homework. Homework will be due weekly on Wednesdays. The problems for the book have been extensively revised. I will hand out the problems that are assigned, but consult the web page for other examples. Hand in assigned problems from the previous week.

Exams. There will be three mid-terms, weekly quizzes (Fridays), and a comprehensive final.
Midterm 1 (Chapter 1) Monday, September 22
Midterm 2 (Chapter 2) Monday, October 20
Midterm 3 (Chapter 3) Wednesday, November 12
Final Exam (Chapters 1-4) Wednesday December 10, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m
Grading. Grades will be weighted according to the following scheme. You can drop your worst quiz and either your lowest midterm or halve the final exam grade.
Each midterm 10%
Quizzes 15%
Final Exam 30%
Written homework 15%
Computer lab write-ups 10%
Incompletes:
The grade ``incomplete'' will be given only when, during the final stages of the course, the student is prevented by circumstances beyond his or her control to complete the course.
Withdrawals:
Last day to drop classes: August 29.
Last day to withdraw from classes: October 17.
ADA:
The ``American with Disabilities Act'' requires that reasonable accomodations be made for students with physical, sensory, cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of this semester to discuss any such accomodation for the course.


MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
August 18:

August 20: 1.1

August 22: 1.2

August 25 1.3

August 27 1.4

August 29 1.5

September 1: Labor Day

 September 3: 1.6

September 5: 1.7

September 8: 1.9

September 10: 1.10

September 12: 1.11

September 15: 1.12

September 17: Chapter 1

September 19: 2.1

September 22: Exam 1

September 24: 2.2

September 26: 2.3

September 29: 2.4

October 1: 2.5

October 3: RANDOM DAY OFF

October 6: 2.6

October 8: 2.7

October 10: 2.8

October 13: 2.10

October 15: 2.9

October 17: Chapter 2

October 20: Exam 2

October 22: 3.1

October 24: 3.2

October 27: 3.3

October 29: 3.4

October 31: 3.5 BOO!

November 3: 3.6

November 5: 3.7

November 7: 3.8

November 10: Chapter 3

November 12: Exam 3

November 14: 4.1

November 17: 4.3

November 19: 4.4

November 21: 4.5

November 24: 4.6

November 26: 4.7

November 28: THANKSGIVING

December 1: 4.8

December 3: Chapter 4

December 5: Classes ended yesterday