Math 246 FALL 2013, Calculus for Biological Sciences, I, CRN 14629

• Instructor: Victor Ostrik
• Office Hours for Fall 2013: MW 1pm-1:50pm, Deady 10B, or by appointment.
• Class meets: MTWR 3pm-3:50pm, Deady 307.
• Book: "Calculus for the Life Sciences" by Frederick Adler.
• Syllabus: differentiation, limits and their applications; Chapters 1-3; detailed syllabus .
• Useful dates:
  • Last day to drop class without W: Mon October 7.
  • Last day to drop class with W: Sun November 17.
  • Last day to add class: Wed October 9.
  • Last day to change grading option: Sun November 17.
  • Last day of classes: Fri December 6.
  • Thanksgiving: November 28-29.
• Tentative test dates:
  • First midterm: 3pm-3:50pm Thur October 24, Deady 307.
  • Second midterm: 3pm-3:50pm Thur November 21, Deady 307.
  • Final: 3:15pm-5:15pm Mon December 9, Deady 307.
  You must bring photo ID to the midterms and the final.
• Please remember that if you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what happened in that class. You can usually pick up any handouts from here .
• Grading: Homework 15%, quizzes 15%, first midterm 20%, second midterm 20%, final 30%.
• You can look at your current grade on the Blackboard!
• Homework Assignments to be collected on WEDNESDAYS from now on. Late homework will not be accepted. Not all of the assigned homework problems will be graded.
• List of lectures is available here.