Math 130 (02xx) Ð Joel M Cohen (Fall, 2017)


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Lectures:     12:30-1:45 T-Th

    Recitations:  8:00 (0211), 11:00 (0231),

    12:00 (0241), 1:00 (0251) M-W

Room:        ARM 0131

    Room: MTH 0306

Instructor:   Joel M. Cohen
 Office:        MTH 2313

Office Hours: T-Th 11:00-11:50 


Biology TA (Wednesday)Riya Samanta
 Email:  riya@terpmail.umd.edu

Office Hours:  Fridays, 1:00Ð4:00
 Office: IPST 1102

    Math TA (Monday): Renjie Zhao
    Email: rjzhao@math.umd.edu


    Office Hours: 11Ð12 Tuesdays, 2Ð4 Thursdays
    Office: IPST 1102

This course is the first semester of an introduction to calculus for students in the life sciences. Applications of calculus to these disciplines form an important part of the course. Concrete calculations are emphasized and provide an opportunity to practice algebraic skills introduced in earlier courses.

Text:  

 Biocalculus by James Stewart and Troy Day, Cengage Learning, 2015
This book is available at the Library Services Desk in McKeldin Library, either by title or
by course number, and can be checked out for 4 hours at a time.


 Canvas:

You may use your Canvas account to check your grades.  Warning: Canvas is

unreliable in computing the overall averages.

Calculators:
 

No calculators of any kind will be allowed during the Monday quizzes or Thursday exams. It may be useful

to have an arithmetical calculator for the Wednesday biology quizzes.  And you will need your phone, pad, or laptop for classes.

 


Order of Topics:
 

Chapter

Topic

Sections

Number of Lectures

1

Functions and Sequences

¤¤1.1 Ð 1.6

6

2

Limits

¤¤2.1 Ð ¤¤2.5

4

3

The Derivative

¤¤3.1 Ð ¤¤ 3.8

6

4

Applications of the Derivative

¤¤4.1 Ф¤ 4.6

5

5

Integration

¤¤5.1 Ð ¤¤5.4

4

 Review periods and Tests

4

 

Total Lectures:  29

 

Exams:

Sept. 28 (Thurs),  Oct 26 (Thurs), and Nov 16 (Thurs)

 

Final Exam: Dec. 13, 1:30-3:30   Final exam rooms: TBA



Top Hat: During some lectures, a question will be asked which you will answer by means of the Top Hat classroom response system (www.tophat.com).  In addition to these "quizlets" Top Hat will also be taking attendance.   The total of all these will count 5% of your grade.  For each question, half credit will be given for a wrong answer and full credit for a correct answer.  You will be able to submit answers to in-class questions using Apple or Android smartphones and tablets, laptops, or through text message. 

You can visit the Top Hat Overview (https://success.tophat.com/s/article/Student-Top-Hat-Overview-and-Getting-Started-Guide) within the Top Hat Success Center which outlines how you will register for a Top Hat account, as well as providing a brief overview to get you up and running on the system.

An email invitation will be sent to you by email, but if donÕt receive this email, you can register by simply visiting www.tophat.com
Click on "signup," register as a student and give the course code 497574.  You should then see a reference to this class, so accept this.

Top Hat will require a paid subscription, and a full breakdown of all subscription options available can be found here: www.tophat.com/pricing. The proces range from $26 for this semester to $75 for the next four years.

Should you require assistance with Top Hat at any time, please contact their Support Team directly by way of email (support@tophat.com), the in app support button, or by calling 1-888-663-5491.




Resources:


Testbank archives of past exams There are some examples of each of the exams.  Since the book has changed, you may find some problems covered earlier and some later.

 

Math Success walk-in tutoring

Mathematics Department walk-in tutoring schedule Ð Tutors of Math 140 and 220 may be able to spend some time with you, once they deal with students in their courses. However, your prime source for Math Dept. help will be the TA office hours listed above.

Learning Assistance Service

Office of Multi-Cultural Student Education (OMSE)

Mathematics Tutorial Databank  (online tutorials:  Follow the Math 140 Ð Calculus I .)
The undergraduate office (the big window in math building rotunda) has a list of private tutors.

 

You should bring your university picture I.D. to all exams. Makeup exams will  not be given.  If you have an excused absence for an exam, the grade will be replaced by the average of the other two exam grades.  If you have taken all three exams, the lowest grade will count for half.  Excused absences will be given only for valid medical reasons, University business, appearances in court, or death (upon presentation of your obituary).  Excused homework or quizzes will not be used in computing the final grade.   Make-up quizzes will not be given.  Any unexcused absences on quizzes, projects, or exams will be counted as 0, including the final exam.  Any student with a valid reason to be excused from an exam must contact me prior to the exam, either by email or by phone, and present documentation at the next class session attended.   If you need to be excused for a religious observance, you should let me know as soon as possible, but in any case no later than the end of the schedule adjustment period.   If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations with me, please contact me as soon as possible.
Please check your final exam schedule. If there is a potential conflict, contact me during the schedule adjustment period so we can discuss the situation.


E-MAIL: Students will get email throughout the semester. Email is sent by a course reflector to email addresses officially registered with the University, and students are responsible for maintaining a correct address. If your official email address is not correct, then click here to update it.

Quizzes:    Student participation in the recitation classes on  Mondays and Wednesdays is an important part of the course. A short math quiz will be given during the Monday recitation, and a biology project will be done in groups during the Wednesday class.  Makeup quizzes or projects may be given only when you have a legitimate reason for being absent. (Here "legitimate" is interpreted more liberally than for exams. Present your evidence to your recitation instructor, as soon as possible after a missed quiz or project.) At the end of the semester, the total of the quiz scores will be converted to a 100-point basis. A quiz grade and as project grade will be dropped.


Academic Dishonesty

Please consult the following website regarding university policy on academic dishonesty: http://www.shc.umd.edu/code.html.  You should be familiar with the University's policies on Academic Integrity, including the Honor Pledge. 

Quiz and exam questions will be similar if not identical to homework questions.  Any changes in the syllabus will be announced in class and posted to the website. Extra help is available during office hours and in the tutoring room, MTH 0301.

Tentative Schedule of Lectures



Homework:  I am assigning many even numbered problems. If you get stuck, you may get ideas by looking at the problem immediately preceding, because the odd numbered ones are done in the back of the book.  You do not need to hand in the assignments.  The Monday quiz will be based on the previous week's homework, however.  It is probably a good idea to read the chapter the night before the lecture to get an idea of what you want to be looking for in class.  It might also be useful to try some of the problems in advance.  When, after doing several problems, you have understood the methods, feel free to simply read the rest and if you can see how they are done, there is no need to write them all down. . 


Day

Date

Section

Problems

Tues

August      29

1.1

2, 4, 12, 16, 22, 26, 28, 50, 54, 56, 68, 70, 72, 74

Thurs

               31

1.2

2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 20, 26

Tues

September  5

1.3

2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 44, 48, 50, 54, 56, 58

Thurs

                   7

1.4

1.4 Ð2, 4, 6, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 30, 32, 34;

1.5Ð2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 38, 40, 46, 48, 50, 52

Tues

                 12

1.5

1.6Ð2, 6, 12, 20, 24, 26, 34, 36, 40

Thurs

                 14

1.6, 2.1

2.1Ð2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, 26, 36, 40

Tues

                 19

2.1, 2.2

2.2Ð2, 4, 610, 12, 14, 26

Thurs

                 21

2.3

2.3Ð4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34

Tues

                 26

Review

Thurs

                 28

Exam I

Tues

October     3

2.4

2, 4, 6, 8. 10, 14, 16, 18, 24, 30, 36, 40, 46, 50

Thurs

                    5

2.5

4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 22, 30, 34, 36, 40

Tues

                  10

3.1

6, 8, 14, 18, 28, 30, 34, 38, 40

Thurs

                  12

3.2,3.3

2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16, 24, 26, 34, 38, 40, 44, 48

Tues

                  17

3.3, 3.4

3.3:2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, 34, 36, 42, 44, 50, 52, 58, 62, 66, 72

Thurs

                  19

3.4, 3.5

3.4: 4, 6, 14, 18, 24, 30, 38, 44, 46, 54, 56, 60; 3.5: 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 28, 40, 46, 52, 58, 66, 70, 80, 84, 88, 92

Tues

                  24

3.5

2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16; 2,6, 10, 14, 20, 24, 32, 34, 38, 42, 50, 54

Thurs

                  26

Exam II

 Covers ¤¤2.4 Ð 3.5

Tues

                   31

3.6, 3.7

3.7: 2, 6, 10, 14, 20, 32, 42; 3.8: 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 18, 22, 26, 32, 44

Thurs

November 2

3.8, 4.1, 4.2

4.1: 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 26, 28, 32, 36, 42, 46, 50, 56, 62;
4.2: 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 24, 30, 32, 40, 46, 50, 56, 64


Tues

                     7

4.2, 4.3

4.3: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 20, 24, 32, 41, 44, 48, 52, 57, 58


Thurs

                     9

4.4

2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30


Tues

                  14

4.6, Review

2, 4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 36, 40, 42, 44


Thurs

                  16

Exam III

 Covers ¤¤3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6

Tues

                  21

4.5, 5.1

2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22; 2, 4, 8, 14, 18,


Tues

                  28

5.2, 5.3

5.2: 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 4, 42, 48; 5.3: 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 26, 30, 34, 40, 44, 48, 52, 60, 64, 66, 82, 84


Thurs

                  30 

5.4

2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 22, 30, 34, 50, 54, 56


Tues

                   5

5.5

5.5: 2, 4 6, 8, 10, 16, 20, 22, 26, 30, 32


Thurs

                   7

Review

Bring to class any problems you want to see done.

Tues

                 12

Study Period

I may have office hours (Math 2313), but whoever wants may go to ARM 0131 and you can go over problems together.

Wed

                  13

Final 1:30-3:30

Will be in Tydings 0130.  It will cover everything up to and including ¤5.4.  ¤5.5 will not be on the final, but will be useful to anyone taking Math 131








Problems to look at between semesters



5.6: 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 18





5.8: 4, 6, 12, 14, 18, 32, 34







Grading:    The final grade will be based on 685 points: Midterm Exams (250), Math Quizzes (100), Projects (100), Top Hat (35), and Final Exam (200).
 
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