Math 1281 Fall Semester 2006
Calculus with Biological Emphasis I

Text: Neuhauser, Claudia, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Second Edition. We will cover sections 1.1-7.1

Grading Policy: Homework: best 10 homework assignments worth 10 points each, for a total of 100 points; Quizzes: 14 on-line quizzes worth 5 points each, for a total of 70 points; Midterms: 3 midterms worth 160 points each, for a total of 480 points; Final Exam: 350 points. Total Points: 1000.

Exams: The dates of the midterms are Thursdays, September 28, October 26, and November 30. You will take these exams in your discussion section. The final exam is Thursday, December 14, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM.

Make-ups: Students must make arrangements in advance if they will not be handing in homework on time or will miss an exam. Exam absences due to recognized University related activities, religious holidays, verifiable illness, and family/medical emergencies will be dealt with on an individual basis. See official University Policy on Makeup Examinations for Legitimate Absences.

On-line Quizzes: Each week you will be assigned a quiz to be completed on WebCT. The quiz must be completed by 8 AM the following Tuesday (meaning they should really be completed the day before). Attendance: We will conduct the class under the presumption that you have attended all lectures and discussion sections. In particular, you are responsible for any announcements made in class.

Homework: Unless otherwise indicated, the assigned problems for each week are due the following Thursday in discussion section. The lecture schedule and homework assignments as listed on a separate page.

We encourage you to discuss homework problems with your classmates, including strategies for solving different kinds of problems. Indeed, this is one of the best ways to improve your understanding of the course. However, when you actually write up your solutions, you must do this on your own. Your homework should be neatly and clearly written, using complete sentences and correct grammar. You must show your method of solution as well as your answer. Neat crossing out is acceptable, but homework which looks like scrap paper, which contains only answers and no method of solution, or which appears to have been written at the last minute or without reasonable care, will not receive full credit and may not be graded. In particular, if the staple is missing, or you have "notebook frizzies" on the left side of the paper, or if your homework is illegible, then your TA has the right to deduct a point from your homework or (in extreme cases) to hand it back ungraded.

Scholastic Conduct: We expect the highest standards of conduct from members of this class. Cases of academic dishonesty will be treated with utmost seriousness. See Student Conduct Code. More generally, we expect students to be actively involved with the issues presented in class. In particular, you should be prepared each week to ask and answer questions.

Incompletes: We will consider giving you an incomplete if you have successfully completed all but a small portion of the work of the course and some severe, unexpected event prevents you from completing the course. This means that you must have taken at least 2 midterms and must be doing at least C- work. We cannot give you an incomplete simply because you are behind in your work. In that case, you should try to drop the course.

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