MATH 255A

MATH 255A:
Calculus for the Life Sciences I

Lecture schedule: TTh 9:30-10:45am in EH 2028

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

Office hours: SN 129, TTh 11-12noon, 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 .

Exams:

Midterm 1 Thursday, February 21, 2008, in class Review, Solutions
Midterm 2: Thursday March 27, 2008, in class. Review, Solutions
Midterm 3: Thursday April 24, 2008, in class. Review, Solutions
Final Exam: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00-10:00 am in EH2028 (see full final exam schedule) Review.

Announcements:

Jan. 24. This week we covered most of Chapter 1. We skipped section 1.2 and we haven't finished section 1.5 (to be done on Tuesday Jan. 29). Solutions to the 11 problems given in the assignment are due at 9:30am on Thursday Jan. 31. The rest of the problems will not be collected but they are part of the homework as well! We may do some of them in class as time permits.
Jan. 31. This week we covered sections 1.5, 2.1, 2.2. Homework assignment 2 is due on Thursday Feb. 7.
Feb. 8. This week we covered sections 2.3, 2.4. Homework assignment 3 is due on Thursday Feb. 14. Next week things are going to speed up as we will work on Chapter 3. You can start reading ahead, Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
Feb. 19 The first Midterm Exam will be this Thursday, Feb. 21. The exam will cover all of Chapters 1 and 2 (except 1.2). For more information about the exam look here.
Mar. 23 The second Midterm Exam will be on Thursday, Mar. 27. The exam will cover all of Chapters 3 and 4 (except 3.5). More information about the exam can be found here.
Mar. 26 Assignment 7 has been graded and you can pick up your copy from my office SN 129 today 11-12 or after 2pm.
Apr. 17 The "Your grades" link below is finally working, and you can now check your grade and the class averages. If you notice any problem with the recorded grades please let me know by email.

Homework assignments

Assignment	Due date	Practice problems	Results
Assignment 1: 1.1: 50, 72; 1.3: 33, 68; 1.4: 30; 1.5: 32, 33; 1.R*: 48, 50, 54, 59.	January 31	1.1: 1, 5, 9, 15, 35, 45, 47, 49; 1.3: 21, 23, 27, 29, 35, 67; 1.4: 25-29, 53; 1.5: 3, 5, 27, 29, 31, 39; 1.R*: 3, 7, 11, 19, 23, 39, 47, 55, 69.	Your grades
Assignment 2: 2.1: 36; 2.2: 44, 48, 61, 67; 2.3: 22; 2.R: 11, 42, 91.	February 7	2.1: 3-11, 15, 19, 23, 38; 2.2: 9, 15, 19, 23, 31, 35, 39, 49, 55, 70, 75; 2.3: 6, 15, 21, 27, 29; 2.R: 2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 27, 29, 35, 39, 45;
Assignment 3: 2.4: 58, 64, 66, 69, 78; 2.R: 4, 5, 72, 97.	February 14	2.4: 1-6, 21-24, (sin, cos, tan only), 25-48 (sin, cos, tan only), 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 64, 65, 67, 81, 82; 2.R: 71, 73, 84; Study graphs of trig. functions on p. 127.
Assignment 4: 3.1: 30, 32, 34, 38, 48 3.2: 8, 14, 22, 24	February 28	3.1: 1-11 (odd), 15, 17, 18, 19-49 (odd), 53, 61, 78, 79; 3.2: 1-25 (odd), 37.
Assignment 5: 3.1: 44; 3.3: 6, 10, 14, 27, 34; 3.4: 12, 16, 20, 35, 44 3.R: 16, 20, 22	March 6	3.3: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 22, 25, 35 3.4: 1, 2, 4, 5-21 (odd), 31-33, 36, 37, 43 3.R: 15, 17, 19, 46
Assignment 6: 4.1: 10, 26, 42, 45, 55; 4.2: 6, 10, 16, 22, 28, 36, 38.	March 13	3.5: 9, 10, 15; 3.R: 2, 6, 7, 47(b), 54; 4.1: 3-23 (odd), 29, 31, 33, 37, 40, 41, 43, 52, 59, 67; 4.2: 3-23 (odd), 27, 31, 37, 41, 43, 45; 4.R: 5, 17, 59, 69.
Assignment 7: 4.3: 30, 39, 46, 54; 4.4: 20, 26, 34, 50; 4.5: 8, 14, 20, 48.	March 25	4.3: 9, 11, 17, 19, 20, 25-37 (odd), 45, 49, 53, 57, 59; 4.4: 1-21 (odd), 27, 30, 35, 45; 4.5: 2, 5, 7, 9, 17, 18, 21, 23, 27, 49, 52; 4.R: 13, 27, 29, 33.
Assignment 8: 4.6: 12, 22, 38; 4.R: 66; 5.1: 12, 22, 40.	April 10	4.6: 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 20, 23, 26, 31, 33, 43, 44, 4.R: 51, 67; 5.1: 1-7 (odd), 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 30, 38, 41, 43. 5.2: 1-9 (odd), 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 27, 29, 40, 44
Assignment 9: 5.2: 16, 26, 44; 5.3: 20, 24, 38, 44; 6.1: 16, 22, 34; 5.4: 6, 17.	April 17	5.3: 9, 11, 21, 25, 27-33 (odd), 39, 45, 53, 54, 63; 5.4: 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27; 6.1: 1-11 (odd), 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 31, 37, 48, 49; 5.R: 25, 41, 43, 52.
Assignment 10: 6.2: 6, 18, 20, 24, 36	May 1	6.2: 13, 14, 19, 23, 25-29, 31-33, 35, 39, 46
Assignment 11: 7.1: 10, 18, 24, 34, 39, 46; 7.2: 6, 8, 14, 22, 26, 29; 7.3: 12, 20.	May 8	7.1: 4, 5-15 (odd), 20, 23-31 (odd), 32, 33, 35, 45, 50; 7.2: 3-13 (odd), 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 32, 33, 34, 37 7.3: 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 7.4: 3-9 (odd), 13, 19, 25, 27, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41-43, 46, 58, 59

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

last modified on 4 May 2008