Section: 11-12 MTWRF, B001 North Gate
email: mashel@math.berkeley.edu
office: 1065 Evans
office hours: M 12-1, T 2-3, W 4-5, R 12-1, F 10-11
or by appointment. I am in the office much of the day, so you are always welcome to come by, but during non-office hours I might ask you to come back later...
mailbox: 940 Evans, under my name
textbook: Hughes-Hallett et al., Applied Calculus, for Business, Social Sciences, and Life Sciences, Wiley, 1996
SYLLABUS: We will cover the first 5 chapters of the textbook. The first three are conceptual; the last two demonstrate how to apply the concepts in actual computations, with or without a calculator. The aim of this course is to provide students, especially those in biological and social sciences, with an understanding of the basic concepts of calculus, so that they will not be at a loss when calculus is used in their fields of interest. Students who expect to make extensive use of mathematics should take Math 1AB instead of 16AB; they will then be prepared to take further math courses as well.
EXAMS: There will be a test at the end of each chapter; the one after Chapter 3 will be a midterm covering all the material up to that point, and the last one will be the comprehensive final. The dates are:
| Test I : | Thursday, July 1 | (30 min) | |
| Test II: | Monday, July 12 | (30 min) | |
| Midterm: | Thursday, July 21 | (1 hour) | |
| Test IV: | Tuesday, August 2 | (30 min) | |
| Final: | Friday, August 13 | (2 hours) |
If you cannot make any one of these, tell me now, as no make-up exams will be given. Instead, if this helps your grade I will drop the lowest test score (including 0 if you miss a test) and increase the weight of your final accordingly.
HOMEWORK will be assigned regularly, and will be due, usually, Tuesdays and Fridays (some alterations near the tests). You are allowed, and indeed encouraged, to ask me questions about the homework before and after it is due, to ask your classmates, to work together, to consult your friends who have done the course before, etc. The homework assignments will not be graded in detail, but doing the homework will be essential for mastery of ideas and techniques required for success on the tests.
GRADING: Tests I, II, IV: 10%; Midterm 20%; Final 35%. The remaining 15% are homework, section participation, and other factors at my discretion, such at improvement throughout the course.
CALCULATORS: In addition to the textbook, you will need a graphing calculator that can compute integrals. If you don't have one, you should buy a TI-85 or HP-48G, (but not a 48GX). You can get by with a TI-82 or TI-83 (suited for statistics and finance). If you have a TI-81 you may wish to upgrade, or else you must learn how to program your calculator.
SUGGESTIONS: The key to the success in the course is to work on the material steadily throughout the week, instead of cramming before the exams or during weekends. We will be moving quite fast, especially in the beginning; do not fall behind. It helps to read the textbook before the lecture; read it as a novel and do not try to understand everything, instead get used to the concepts. It also helps to read it, again, after the lecture, especially looking carefully at the examples. Start the homework when you are learn the material that it covers rather than when it is due. Once again: work together! You are much better off learning the solution of a problem from someone else than just skipping that problem. And if you explain things to one another, your own understanding will improve tremendously as well.