MATH 255A

MATH 255A:
Calculus for the Life Sciences I

Lecture schedule: MW 4:00-5:15am in SH 282

Instructor: Vladislav Panferov, phone (818)677-2326, email:

Office hours: SN 129, MW 2-3:30pm, or by appointment (email)

First week handouts

Course Syllabus

Tutoring resources for MATH 255A

Learning resource center, BH 408 (They have a schedule: look under 'math')
CSM Student Services, EH 2126 .

Announcements

Homework #3 can be turned in on Monday Sep. 22.
On Wednesday 9/24 there will be a 15 minute quiz in class on the material of Chapters 1 and 2. Problems will be similar to those in the assignments or practice problems.
Answer key to the quiz can be found here.
The first midterm test will be on Wednesday October 8. Here's a review sheet for the test.
On Wednesday, Oct 22 there will be a 15 minute quiz on Derivatives (3.4, 4.1, 4.2).
Here are the answers to Quiz 2.
On Wednesday 11/5 there will be a 15 minute quiz on the material of Assignments 8 and 9. (Exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric functions, increasin/decreasing; relative extrema).
Midterm test #2 will take place on Wednesday November 19. Here is a review for the test.
Quiz #4 will take place on Wednesday Dec. 3. The material covered is Sections 6.2, 7.1, 7.2.
The link to check your grades is finally working. If you find any discrepancy with your records please lt me know!
Quiz #5 will take place on Wednesday Dec. 10. The material covered is Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5.

Homework assignments

Assignment	Due date	Practice problems	Results
Assignment 1: 1.1: 29, 36(b), 50, 72; 1.3: 32, 36, 62, 68, 74; 1.R*: 44, 50, 54, 59.	September 3	1.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 45, 47, 53; 1.3: 3, 4, 7, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 35, 49-54, 63, 65, 67, 74, 75; 1.R*: 3, 7, 11, 19, 23, 39, 47, 55, 69.	Your grades
Assignment 2: 1.4: 10, 16, 26, 31; 1.5: 4, 28, 34, 36, 52; 1.R: 56, 69.	September 10	1.4: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 20-24, 30, 41, 42, 47, 49, 53; 1.5: 3, 5, 21-26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39; 1.R: 37, 40.
Assignment 3: 2.1: 1, 2, 36; 2.2: 44, 48, 61, 67; 2.3: 10, 22. 2.R: 2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 42.	September 17	2.1: 3-11, 17, 19, 23, 38; 2.2: 9, 15, 19, 23, 31, 35, 39, 49, 55, 70, 75; 2.3: 1, 3, 9, 21, 27, 29; 2.R: 7, 10, 27, 29, 35, 39, 45;
Assignment 4: 2.4: 58, 65, 66, 69 + 3 problems on trig. equations (click here!); 3.2: 7, 9, 16, 19, 22, 24; 2.R: 97.	September 24	2.4: 21-32, 33-47 (odd), 57, 61, 64, 67, 78; 3.2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 20, 21; 3.R: 23, 24, 31, 32.
Assignment 5: 3.1: 18, 24, 30, 32, 36, 39, 42, 48, 79; 3.2: 14, 18 (find the left and right limits in these problems!), 31; 3.3: 2, 6, 7;	October 1	3.1: 17, 20, 33, 38, 43, 44, 49, 51, 53, 54, 68, 78; 3.3: 1, 5, 8; 3.R: 5, 6, 7, 15, 18, 21, 22.
Assignment 6: 3.3: 14, 27; 3.4: 3, 12, 16, 31-34 (give answers only), 35, 44; 4.1: 10, 26, 42, 45, 55; 3.R: 16, 20, 22, 40.	October 13	3.3: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 22, 25; 3.4: 1, 2, 4, 5-21 (odd), 36, 37, 43; 4.1: 3-23 (odd), 29, 31, 33, 37, 40, 41, 43, 52, 59, 67; 3.R: 15, 17, 19, 46.
Assignment 7: 4.2: 6, 7, 10, 16, 22, 28, 38, 45; 4.3: 21, 23, 24, 30, 36, 39, 46, 54.	October 22	4.2: 3-23 (odd), 27, 31, 36, 37, 41, 43; 4.3: 9, 11, 17, 19, 20, 25-37 (odd), 45, 49, 53, 57; 4.R: 13, 27, 29, 33.
Assignment 8: 4.4: 6, 16, 20, 26, 30, 34, 50; 4.5: 5, 8, 14, 20, 22, 48 4.6: 2, 6, 12, 14	October 29	4.4: 1-21 (odd), 27, 30, 33, 35, 45; 4.5: 2, 7, 9, 17, 18, 21, 23, 27, 49, 52; 4.6: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 21, 23, 25
Assignment 9: 5.1: 9, 12, 16, 22, 26, 38, 40; 5.2: 12, 16, 26, 30, 44; 5.R: 11, 19.	November 5	5.1: 1-7 (odd), 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 30, 41, 43; 5.2: 1-9 (odd), 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 27, 29, 40, 44; 5.R: 5, 7, 9, 17, 20.
Assignment 10: 5.3: 2, 12, 16, 34, 44, 63; 5.4: 6, 23, 25, 32. 5.R: 18, 19, 36	November 12	5.3: 9, 11, 21, 25, 26, 27-33 (odd), 39, 45, 53, 54; 5.4: 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27; 5.R: 43, 37, 41.
Assignment 11: 6.1: 16, 22, 25, 31, 34; 6.2: 6, 18, 20, 24, 36	November 19	6.1: 1-11 (odd), 18, 19, 24, 25, 37; 6.2: 13, 14, 19, 23, 25-29, 31-33, 35, 39, 46.
Assignment 12: 7.1: 10, 18, 24, 31, 34, 39, 46; 7.2: 4, 6, 8, 14, 17, 22, 26, 29, 37.	December 3	7.1: 4, 5-15 (odd), 20, 23-29 (odd), 32, 33, 35, 40, 45, 50; 7.2: 3-13 (odd), 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35.
Assignment 13: 7.3: 10, 12, 18, 20; 7.4: 6, 8, 14, 19, 38, 42; 7.5: 12, 13, 32.	December 10	7.3: 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25; 7.4: 3-9 (odd), 13, 25, 26, 33, 34, 37, 39, 43, 58, 59; 7.5: 1-3, 7, 9, 11, 14-17.

* 1.R denotes Chapter 1 Review, pp. 68-74.

last modified on 4 Dec. 2008