Fall 2007 MATH 266A Calculus with Applications to Biology Secton A01 Daily Announcements
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, September 4, 2007
- Pick up a "Course Information Sheet" from the table at the front of the room.
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #1 due in class this Friday, September 7.
- MATLAB Project 1 to be turned with Homework #1. Get the MATLAB project from the course web page.
- Homework should be stapled, with name printed clearly on front of first page and back of last page.
- Late homework will not be accepted.
- Exam #1 in class Friday, September 14, covers Chapter 1.
Math 266A Section A01 Thursday, September 6, 2007
- Students who were not here on Tuesday: see me after class.
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #1 due in class this Friday, September 7.
- MATLAB Project 1 to be turned with Homework #1. Get the MATLAB project from the course web page.
- Homework should be stapled, with name printed clearly on front of first page and back of last page.
- Late homework will not be accepted.
- Exam #1 in class Friday, September 14, covers Chapter 1.
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, September 7, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #1 due in class today.
- MATLAB Project 1 to be turned with Homework #1. Get the MATLAB project from the course web page.
- Homework should be stapled, with name printed clearly on front of first page and back of last page.
- Late homework will not be accepted.
- Exam #1 in class Friday, September 14, covers Chapter 1.
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, September 10, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- New Stuff on the Blackboard site:
- Homework #1 Solutions
- Homework #1 Score
- Current Course Grade
- Exam #1 in class this Friday, September 14, covers Chapter 1.
Math 266A Section A01 Thursday, September 13, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Exam #1 in class tomorrow, Friday September 14, covers Chapter 1. No Calculators
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, September 14, 2007
- No calculators, notes, or other reference materials.
- Exam is 6 problems.
- Exam ends at noon.
- Show work on every problem.
- Label key points on every graph. These include all axis intercepts and coordinates of important features.
- GOOD LUCK!
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, September 17, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #2 (including MATLAB 2) due in class this Friday, September 21.
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, September 18, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #2 (including MATLAB 2) due in class this Friday, September 21.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts from the course web page
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments from the course web page
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions from the Blackboard site
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions from the Blackboard site
Math 266A Section A01 Thursday, September 20, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #2 (including MATLAB 2) due in class tomorrow, September 21.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, September 21, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #2 (including MATLAB 2) due today.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, September 24, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, September 24, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Please pick up a copy of Handout 5 on your way in.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, September 25, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Please pick up a copy of Handout 5 on your way in.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class on Friday, September 28.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Thursday, September 27, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class tomorrow.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
- Study strategy: Keep a notebook containing the following things:
- the Course Information Sheet (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the supplemental handouts (from the course web page)
- Printouts of the MATLAB assignments (from the course web page)
- your class notes
- your work on the assigned & suggested homework problems
- your graded homework sets
- printouts of the homework solutions (from the Blackboard site)
- your graded exams
- printouts of the exam solutions (from the Blackboard site)
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, September 28, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Homework #3 (including MATLAB 3) due in class today.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, October 1, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, October 2, 2007
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
- Exam #2 in class on Friday, October 5.
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, October 5, 2007
- Exam is 5 problems.
- Print your name on the cover sheet, but do not write anything else on the cover sheet.
- Do all of your work and write your answers on the scrap paper provided.
- Please do each problem on its own page. When you start a new problem, start a new page.
- Please put your name on each page.
- Leave upper left corner of paper empty, for the staple. (about 1" x 1")
- At the end of the exam, please assemble your pages in order and staple them.
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, October 8, 2007
Before class starts:
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
After Class:
- Pick up graded exams at 11:55.
- Before asking me to discuss your exam with you, please printout and study the exam solutions.
- Today is the last day to drop a class.
Coming up:
- Homework #4 due in class this Friday, October 12.
- Homework #5 due in class this Friday, October 19.
- Exam #3 in class On Friday, October 26.
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, October 12, 2007
Before class starts:
- Turn in Homework #4. (Staple your work.)
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Homework #5 due in class next Friday, October 19.
- Exam #3 in class two weeks from now on Friday, October 26.
Math 266A Section A01 Monday, October 15, 2007
Before class starts:
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Homework #5 due this coming Friday, October 19.
- Exam #3 in class on Friday, October 26.
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Before class starts:
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Homework #5 due this coming Friday, October 19.
- Exam #3 in class on Friday, October 26.
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Today:
- Pick up your graded homework and exam papers after class.
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Exam #3 in class Friday.
- The exam will include the following topics:
- the definition of the derivative
- the product rule
- the quotient rule
- the chain rule
- implicit differentiation
- higher derivatives
- derivative of trig functions
- derivative of exponential functions
- derivative of log functions
- linear approximation
- Two or more topics may be combined in a single problem, so the number of problems may be less than ten.
Math 266A Section A01 Thursday, October 25, 2007
Today:
- Pick up your graded homework and exam papers after class.
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Exam #3 in class tomorrow.
- The exam will include the following topics:
- the definition of the derivative
- the product rule
- the quotient rule
- the chain rule
- implicit differentiation
- higher derivatives
- derivative of trig functions
- derivative of exponential functions
- derivative of log functions
- linear approximation
- Two or more topics may be combined in a single problem, so the number of problems may be less than ten.
Math 266A Section A01 Friday, October 26, 2007
- Exam is 7 problems.
- Print your name on the cover sheet, but do not write anything else on the cover sheet.
- Do all of your work and write your answers on the scrap paper provided.
- Write on one side of the page: Leave the back side blank.
- Do each problem on its own page. When you start a new problem, start a new page.
- Put your name on each page.
- Leave upper left corner of paper empty, for the staple. (about 1" x 1")
- At the end of the exam, assemble your pages in order and staple them.
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, October 31, 2007
Today:
- Pick up your graded exam & homework papers.
- If you were not here yesterday, print a copy of Class Drill 3 from the course web page.
- Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Coming up:
- Homework #6 due in class on Friday Nov 2.
- Homework #7 due in class on Friday Nov 9.
- Final Exam Tuesday, November 20, 10:10am-12:10pm, here.
- The exam is cumulative: it covers all of the course.
- About half of the exam will cover new material (Chapter 5).
- About half of the exam will cover old material (Chapters 1-4).
Math 266A Section A01 Tuesday, November 20, 2007
- Exam is 7 problems.
- Print your name on the cover sheet, but do not write anything else on the cover sheet.
- Do all of your work and write your answers on the scrap paper provided.
- Write on one side of the page: Leave the back side blank.
- Do each problem on its own page. When you start a new problem, start a new page.
- Put your name in the upper right corner of each page.
- Leave upper left corner of paper empty, for the staple. (about 1" x 1")
- At the end of the exam, assemble your pages in order and staple them.
Grades are due at the registrar's office on November 27th. Please do not e-mail asking when the grades will be posted.
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Last updated October 30, 2007