MATH 147 – 501/502/503 - Calculus I for Biological Sciences - Fall 2017 Lecture: MWF 9:10-10:00am (in RICH 114)Recitation:Section 501TR 8:00-8:50am in Liberal Arts and Humanities 372Section 502 TR 9:35-10:25am in C E 007Section 503 TR 11:10-12:00pm SCTS 215Instructor: Prof. Anne Shiu, Blocker 601E, [email protected] webpage: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~annejls/teaching/147-fall17.html *Office hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30 and Wednesdays 1:30-3:00, and by appointment**Teaching Assistant: Nida Obatake, [email protected]* Homework is posted on the course webpage. We will also use piazza.com**No appointment necessary to attend regular office hours; for appointments please contact the instructor atleast one day in advance.Required Text: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, (3rd edition), C. Neuhauser, Pearson (2010), ISBN: 0321644689. (The textbook is available on reserve at the Evans library annex.)Course Description: Introduction to differential calculus in a context that emphasizesapplications in the biological sciences. Topics will included limits, continuity, differentiation andapplications, integration and applications. This course meets three times per week in lecture(MWF) and twice per week in recitation (TR). In recitation, students will work onassignments/exercises (activities), discuss homework questions, and complete weekly quizzes. Homework: Homework will be due each week on Thursday at the beginning of recitation. Stapleyour homework, and remove frayed edges from paper torn from spiral notebooks; otherwise the grader will deduct 20 points. Additionally, homework solutions must be clear and well-organized; the grader will impose a 10% penalty for solutions that are lacking in clarity. Group work is encouraged, but please write up your solutions independently. Late homework is not accepted.Help Session: Math Department help sessions for MATH 147 will be offered. This is an excellentsource of help. The schedule will be posted here: http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/helpsessions.htmlStudents interested in finding a tutor should ask Donna Hoffman in Blocker 241C.Grading: Final grade: did you accomplish the learning outcomes?Exam I - 15% 90% + AExam II - 15% 80 – 89% B or better (the precise cut-offs will be Exam III - 15% 70 – 79% C or better determined when finalFinal Exam - 25%. 60 – 69% D or better grades are assigned)Recitation* - 30%. < 60% F or better100%*Recitation points come from homework, quizzes, and activities. For each of these three categories, the lowest two scores will be dropped.Exams:Exam I - 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.5, 4.1 (tentative) Thurs. and Fri., Sept. 28 and 29Exam II - 4.2-4.8, 5.1 (tentative) Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 26 and 27Exam III - 5.2-5.6, 2.1-2.3, 6.1 (tentative) Tues. and Wed., Nov. 28 and 29Final exam - Comprehensive Monday, December 11 (8-10am)*For each exam, students are required to bring a 15-question Scantron form (815-E) and pencils.Calculator Policy: No calculators will be allowed for exams.Attendance Policy: Attendance is required in this class. Make-up Policy: No make-up exams or late assignments are possible or accepted without a University-approved excused absence (see http://student‐rules.tamu.edu/rule07). - An absence for a non-acute medical service or regular check-up does not constitute an excused absence. - To be excused, you must notify the instructor in writing (by email is acceptable) prior to the dateof absence, if possible. Consistent with Texas A&M Student Rules, in cases where advance notification is not feasible (e.g. accident or emergency) the student must provide notification by the end of the second working day after the absence. This notification must include an explanation of why notice could not be sent prior to the class. - For injury or illness too severe or contagious to attend class, you must provide confirmation of avisit to a health care professional affirming date and time of visit. The Texas A&M University Explanatory Statement for Absence from Class form will not be accepted. It is the student's responsibility to schedule a make-up in a timely manner. - This course has regularly scheduled make-up exams. If you are unable to make-up a missed exam at the times listed at http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/makeupexams.html, you will needa second university-approved excused absence for all of the listed times for that exam. - If an exam conflicts with a lab or other academic activity, email the instructor as soon as possible.- If you must miss class, please get notes from another student in the class.Special Services: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statutethat provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things,this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment thatprovides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disabilityrequiring an accommodation, contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students withDisabilities.Academic Integrity Statement:Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the TAMU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System. For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/.As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one's own the ideas, words, writings, etc.,which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copythe work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of thatperson. Any student found guilty of cheating, plagiarism, or other dishonorable acts in academic workis subject to disciplinary action. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a grade of "0" and it couldresult in your failing the course. Copyright Policy: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web, including exams, areprotected by Copyright laws. Distributing copies or sale of any of these materials is