Math 113-01, Calculus for Life Sciences I, Fall 2006
Syllabus

The course will cover the fundamentals of differential calculus, with some emphasis on applications to life sciences. This includes limits, differentiation, linear approximation, the Mean Value Theorem, extreme values and optimization, and exponential and trigonometric functions. 

Tests 18% x 2=36% Homework 1% x 9=9% Quizzes 1% x 9=9%       Labs     2% x 9%=18% Final Exam 28% Total 100%

Percentage Letter grade 90-100 A 80-90 B 70-80 C 60-70 D below 60 F

Your letter grade will be calculated according to the formula above. Scores of tests, homework, quizzes and finals will be available on Blackboard website (certainly you can only find your own scores) once they are available.
Tests and Final Exam: We will have two in-class exams during the semester, all at the normal class time. They will be held on October 3rd, and November 7th,,  and the final exam will be held on December 11th, Monday, 8:30-11:30am, in the same classroom. University policy states that you must take the final at the scheduled time. Make-up tests will not be given, except in cases of officially approved absences or for substantiated medical reasons. In some extreme cases, if you are forced to miss the test, you must notify me within three (3) days of the date of the test, preferably before the test is given. An excuse from your doctor or other appropriate authorities must be presented at that time. Each of the first three test accounts for 18% in the semester grade (total 36%). The final exam will be comprehensive and  accounts for 28% in the semester grade. All exams (tests and final) will be closed book and closed notes, but calculators will be allowed.
Homework: Homework list is in next page (and also available from course webpage) and will be collected nine (9) times during the semester. Each assignment accounts for 1 point in the semester grade. Not all problems will be graded. It is your responsibility to check your answers and make sure you do them correctly. No late homework will be accepted for any reason. Some homework will not be collected (since they are just before the test) but still need to be done to better understand the material.
Quizzes: Nine (9)  quizzes will be given in some classes or take home. The schedule of quizzes is also in the class schedule page(and also available from course webpage). Each quiz covers the material from last quiz/test, usually same as the homework assignment due that day.  Each quiz accounts for 1% in the semester grade. Quizzes will be closed book, closed notes. Make-up quizzes will not be given, except in cases of officially approved absences or for substantiated medical reasons.
Calculator/Computer projects: We mostly use the same lab packet as Math 111. Nine (9) projects will be conducted in lab sessions (see class schedule for project schedule). A lab manual that contains the assignments for the lab portion of the course must be purchased at the bookstore. Each project accounts for 2 points in the semester grade, 1 point for lab report (completed in lab) and 1 point for lab homework. Late assignment will not be accepted, except in cases of officially approved absences or for substantiated medical reasons. Lab report can be found in your purchased lab manual, and the lab homework should be downloaded and printed from website:  http://www.math.wm.edu/~klsmit/math111.html  (total 18%)
Tutoring for Math 111/131: Free tutoring (beginning September 3rd, Sunday), is provided by graduate assistants in the math department for Math 111/131 and Math 112/132 in Jones 112 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday evenings.  If you wish to hire a private tutor, a list of tutors  is available from the bulletin board next to the Math Department office in Jones 114.
Attendance of the class: Attendance of the class is necessary for your success in this class. Attendance will not be strictly enforced, but if your absence of one class is confirmed (for example you miss a quiz), then 0.3% will be deducted from your semester grade for each absence.
Textbooks and Calculators: Please write your names on your textbooks (even in pencil inside the front cover) and your calculators as each semester we find some of each lying around the department.