Class Section: Section
02 – KLLY 102 MWF 10-10:50 –
Section 03 – Klly 103 , MWF
2:00
– 2:50 PM Instructor: Dr.
Koffi B. Fadimba
See web
page for contact information.
Calculators:
A graphing calculator is required.
The following are approved calculators:
TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-85, TI-86, Casio fx-7700GB, Sharp EL9200, Sharp
EL9300, HP-48S, HP-48G. The TI-83
tends to be the most popular graphing calculator used by students in this
course. However, most of the
in-class demonstrations are given with TI-86’s.
About
the course: This is a calculus
course for students of life sciences and other areas.
The main emphasis will be on the interpretation of calculus in numerical,
graphical, algebraic, as well as practical terms.
The authors of the textbook have gone to great lengths to fill the book
with many exciting, real-life examples, which show how calculus concepts
appear in life sciences and other areas.
The main topics of the course are applications of the definite integral,
differential equations, and functions of many variables (chapters 6, 7,
and 8 of the textbook).
Further
Informaion: Scroll down this
page or click on one of the following topics.
There
will be three exams given during class.
Some homework will be
assigned to hand in and quizzes will be given.
You must be in class to earn the “Class Work” portion of your grade.
Course grades will be calculated according to the following distribution:
Read
the textbook. An important part of your mathematical education
is acquiring the knack of learning mathematics on your own, from books.
You may not be used to reading mathematics texts, but you will be actively
encouraged to read this one. By reading the text before class you will
have a better chance of making good use of your time in class.
Don't worry if you don't understand everything.
Ask questions in class and read the material again later.
Come
to Class. It is very
important that you don't miss any classes.
If you miss class, you will fall behind and it will be very difficult to
keep up with the class after that.
Take
Notes. Learn
to take careful notes of the examples and concepts given in class.
At the very least, copy down all examples that are put up on the board
in class. Do
the homework problems. The
homework problems are the core of this course.
An important purpose of the problems is to make you think through and master
the ideas of the subject so that you can confidently apply your knowledge
in new situations. You don't
learn much from a problem you can do immediately.
It is essential that you devote adequate time attempting to solve each
assigned problem. Discipline
yourself not to check the solution manual too quickly, be willing to spend
an occasional half hour or more on a challenging problem.
You may learn a great deal from honest hard work on a problem, even if
you don't succeed in solving it.
Read the text material before working on the problems.
Solutions to the odd problems are in the back of your book.
You are responsible for doing all of the assigned problems.
From time to time some of these problems will be assigned for you to hand
in. The
Exams will reflect the variety of the homework problems. Practice
exams will be handed out during class.
If you attend class, understand how to do every assigned homework problem,
and the examples from the practice exams you should be well prepared for
the exams.
Exams:
If you must miss an exam, follow this guide.
Ask for permission to take a makeup exam before the time of the
exam, which you are missing.
If permission is given, submit a written note to me explaining why you
missed the exam and attach documentation such as a doctor's note.
Schedule a makeup exam with me soon after the time of the exam.
I will strictly enforce this procedure.
Expect to get a zero on the exam if you don't follow this procedure.
Quizzes:
No
make-ups will be given for missed quizzes.
To compensate for missed quizzes due to illness or other excused absences,
I will drop the two lowest quiz grades before computing your final grade.
Classes:
It
is to your benefit to attend class.
Students who attend class on a regular basis perform better on tests than
those who don't. I cover all
the test material in class and go over difficult homework problems.
If you miss class for whatever reason, it is your responsibility to
find out what was covered and what announcements were made. Arrive
to class on time and do not leave class early, it disrupts the class
by interrupting my chain of thought when presenting material and preventing
the students from keeping their attention on the work.
Text: Applied
Calculus, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al.
To see the schedule of sections covered and assigned homeowork
problems.
Click on this link
Three exams at 100 points each
300 pts
Quizzes and Homework
100 pts
Class Work
50 pts
Final Exam
200 pts
Total
650 pts