110.106 Calculus 1 for Biological and Social Sciences

General Information

Fall 2012
Lectures
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM, Remsen, Room 101 (sections 1,2,3,4,5,10)
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM, Remsen, Room 101 (sections 6,7,8,9,11)
First day of class is Wed, September 5th.

Instructor: Nitu Kitchloo
Office: Krieger 214
Email: nitu(at)math(dot)jhu(dot)edu
Office Hours: Wed, Fri: 12-1PM

Section arrangements:
section TA Time Place
1 Lorman T 4:30 Gilman, 17
2 Lorman T 3 Krieger, 308
3 Farhat Th 4:30 Krieger, 300
4 Tran Th 3 Latrobe, 107
5 Tran Th 1.30 Krieger, 304
10 Ozdemir Th 3 Bloomberg, 274
6 Luo Th 1:30 Krieger, 302
7 Sun T 3 Shaffer, 100
8 Sun T 1:30 Shaffer, 300
9 Ma Th 3 Hodson, 316
11 Ma Th 4:30 Maryland, 114


Text: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Claudia Neuhauser, Third Edition
Course Description
Limits and Continuity, Differential and Integral Calculus with applications. 4 credits. The core course material will center on the text. Here is a link to a rough outline of the schedule. COURSE SYLLABUS

Supplementary Material and Notices will appear here:


Grading Policy I
HW (11) : 10 % (top 7 scores)
Midterm Exams (2) : 25% (each)
Final : 40%

Grading Policy II
HW (11) : 10 % (top 7 scores)
Midterm Exams (1) : 25%
Final : 65%

Homeworks
Homeworks will be based on the week's lectures and will be posted online. They will be due on the Monday of the following week, in class (Remsen 101) before 11.50 am. If Monday is a holiday, then they are due at the next lecture. You are encouraged to work on the Homework in groups but you must write up the material on your own. Your TA will grade three questions (of their choice) from your HW. There are 11 HWs in all, and your final course grade will have a 10% contribution from these. We will drop the lowest four HW scores in this calculation. For this reason, there will be no late HW's accepted. If you cannot turn the HW in on Monday, then have someone else drop it in for you. The graded HW will be returned to you the following week in section, and you must bring up grading errors or omissions during that section, and not later. Notice that there will be no HW's due the week of the two Midterm exams (i.e Week 6 and Week 11).

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS/ PRACTICE MATERIAL

Exams
There will be two midterms and one final exam. Books, notes or calculators will not be allowed. You must bring your I.D to the exam, and may be called upon to show it. If you don't have your I.D, and your TA cannot attest to your identity, you may not get a grade for the exam. The midterm exams will be held during lecture on Monday as written on the syllabus. The first midterm is scheduled so that the grades will be available before the final add/drop date. There will be no makeup exams. If you miss a midterm for any reason, please come talk to me. If I find your reason for missing the exam valid, then I will use the second grading policy for you. For students you do not miss any midterms, your course grade will be the better of the two grading policies. You have the one hour of section time to bring up grading errors or omissions on the Midterm, once they have been returned to you. You may not take the exam home and bring it back for corrections.

Exams dates
Midterm 1 Monday, Oct 8 in lecture
Midterm 2 Monday, Nov 12 in lecture
Final 9am - Noon, Wednesday, Dec 12 Sections 1-9: Location: Hodson 110
Sections 10,11: Location: Hodson 210.


Course Policy
You are responsible for lecture notes and any course material handed out. While I will not formally record your attendance, I suggest you make it a point to attend as many lectures as possible. The lectures will be conducted as if you have already read the material and attempted some homework problems. In this manner, you can focus mainly on those parts of the lectures that cover the areas of your reading you found difficult to understand. You may attend any lecture you please, however, please take exams and turn in the HW with the section you are officially registered in. This prevents your HW's and exams from being accidently lost.

Ethics Statement: The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of students and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on "Academic Ethics for Undergraduates" and the Ethics Board web site http://ethics.jhu.edu for more information.

Students with Disabilities: Students with documented disabilities or other special needs that require accommodation must register with the Office of Academic Advising. After that, remind me of your needs at least 5 days prior to each exam; we will need to have received confirmation from Academic Advising.


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