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Math 124: Calculus for the Life Sciences Fall 2015
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HW Assignment for Math 124

Assignment Information

This page will give a complete listing of the reading and homework assignments that you are required to do. There is also a listing of the Exam schedule for the semester. The homework will be done with WeBWorK (alternate entrance is http://webwork.sdsu.edu/html/current_courses.html). This is an electronic homework system that is graded automatically on the due date. This system has been extremely successful over many years with only a couple of glitches. The grades of students taking the course were highly correlated with the scores on the WeBWork homework assignments, so it is very important that you take this homework seriously (worth 17% of the lecture grade). If you find an error in one of the problems, then please email Joseph Mahaffy. On each problem of each assignment, you are allowed 10 tries to get the correct answer. Information on logging into WeBWorK is given by this hyperlink.

Week 15: The Final is Tues, Dec 15, 8:00-10:00. More details are below about the scope of the final. PDF lectures notes for Qualitative Analysis for Differential Equations (4-Panel) are available. There are review problems called set ABioc4finrev are due by Tues. Dec 15 at 4 AM. These problems work as a review for the final and count as extra credit toward your HW grade. There is also a set called ABioc2LabExtra are due by Tues. Dec 15 at 4 AM, and these problems count as extra credit toward your lab score. (Ignore any parts of the questions that suggest a written lab report.)

Week 13-14: A review sheet (with solutions) is available to help you prepare for the lecture part of the exam.There is a practice lab (with solutions) for the Lab Exam on Friday, Dec. 4. Lecture material continues differential equations and integration. PDF lectures notes for Separation of Variables (4-Panel), Integration by Substitution (4-Panel), Riemann Sums and Numerical Integration (4-Panel), and Definite Integrals (4-Panel) are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2sepde are due by Thur. Nov. 19 at 4 AM. There are related homework problems in the text for the sections on Separation of Variables. Solutions are available for Separation of Variables. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2intbysub are due by Sun. Nov. 22 at 4 AM, and set ABioc2riemann are due by  Wed. Nov. 25 at 4 AM. There are related homework problems in the text for the sections on Integration by Substitution and Riemann Sums and Numerical Integration. Solutions are available for Integration by Substitution and Riemann Sums and Numerical Integration. The problems on definite integrals in WeBWork called set ABioc2definte_int are due by Tues. Nov. 30 at 4 AM. There are related homework problems in the text for the sections on Definite Integrals. The solutions are available for Definite Integrals. There are practice exercises in WeBWorK (set ABiocInt_rev), which review integration and allow some extra-credit toward earlier quiz scores. These will be open through December 9.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday are from separable differential equations and integraton by substitution. Thursday the I-Clicker questions are from the integration by substitution, midpoint and trapezoid rules, and possibly definite integrals.

Homework Quiz: The quiz questions will be similar to the HW problems from the Separation of Variables HW (#4, 5, 10, 14) and Integration by Substitution HW (#3, 4, 9, 11, 15). There are practice exercises in WeBWorK (set ABiocDer_rev), which review differentiation and allow some extra-credit toward earlier quiz scores. These will be open through November.

Lab Help: In lab we showed what is expected for graphs (do and don'ts). We have a document on the step-by-step methods to produce a good graph in Excel 2010. Also, there is additional documentation on what is expected through the link to the Good Graph Document. For those interested in purchasing Maple, you can access the Maple adoption sheet through this hyperlink.

Tutoring

There is a Math Learning Center in Love Library room 410, which has free tutoring. This is a good place for help on HW problems, but not the Computer Lab questions. The Department of Math has additional information, which can be found at the Math Office. They also have a list of Private Tutors .

Grading and Exam Information

This section will give you information about exams throughout the semester. The grading for this course is based on 70% from the lecture material and 30% from the lab. The lecture grade is 7% from lecture participation (I-Clicker), 9% from the WeBWorK homework assignments, and 84% from the HW Quizzes, three Exams, and a Final. The lab grade is from approximately 14 computer labs and the 3 Lab Quizzes, which each count twice a normal lab. (You will be able to drop one lab score.) The labs are due by Thursday at 9 PM, after which no credit is given.

Your Final for the semester occurs Tues, Dec 15, 8:00-10:00.  Final questions will be similar to ones in the previous Exams, Quizzes, WeBWorK assignments (including the Extra one), and the review sheets for all the exams. Material covers the entire semester with heavier emphasis on the Calculus portions (Exam 2 and Exam 3). Note that you will only be able to use a Scientific Calculator. Due to cheating in the past, we are restricting the choice to the TI-30X series (TI-30Xa, TI-30XS, or TI-X IIS). In addition, you can have three 3x5 notecards (both sides). Cell phones must be turned off and not be visible!

The Solutions to Exams are available through the links below:

Exam Dates

    1. Exam 1: Thur, Sep 24- Lab Quiz 1: Fri, Sep 25

    2. Exam 2: Tues, Oct 27 - Lab Quiz 2: Fri, Oct 23

    3. Exam 3: Thur, Dec 3- Lab Quiz 3: Fri, Dec 4

    4. Final: Tues, Dec 15, 8:00-10:00

Anyone receiving a score less than 50% on the Final may not obtain a grade higher than a C-.

Course Drop Deadlines: The University has a very strict policy on the drop deadline. You must drop this course by Sep. 2.

Old Assignments

Week 1: Add Codes will be distributed after class or in the Lab based on the space available and number of students crashing the course. You should start the WebWork assignments immediately and let me know if I made any mistakes entering your name or RedID number for the login and password. See the WeBWorK login instructions for details. We will give very limited help on problems on the Algebra Self-Test, and we will not give any assistance during the semester for questions asked within 24 hours of the problems being due.

You need to familiarize yourself with this website so that you will know where to get the appropriate information for doing well in this course. There is a page that should help you navigate this website if you are not comfortable with the web. Students are entitled to a free account on rohan for receiving email and accessing many of the University computer facilities. (I highly recommend that you obtain this account as rohan has certain abilities that you may want for this course and future courses, which are unavailable by private providers.) More information on this is provided at the SDSU computer facilities website.

Preparation: The experience of the Biology and Mathematics Departments with this course in the past has shown that many of you, who are taking this course, are not properly prepared. Many of you have had a large time gap between your last math course and this one or you simply had poor preparation (often severe disinterest) in basic algebra. In the past Math 124 had over 50% of the students who enrolled either dropped the course or failed it (usually from inadequate preparation or unwillingness to work). To help you understand the expectations of students entering this course, there is a Algebra Review using WeBWorK. It is your responsibility to work through this Algebra worksheet and try to honestly access your abilities. (When you discuss problems later in the course, we are likely to ask you how you did on this examination.) If you score over 70%, then you are probably prepared for this course. If you score 50-70% on this algebra review, then you may be able to succeed with very hard work. If you score below 50%, then you are not prepared for this course and should enroll in Math 141 (Precalculus) or a Community College course to refresh your Algebra skills. This Algebra Review will count toward your homework grade, so it is not an optional assignment. This problem set in WebWork is given by Set ABiocAlg and consists of 53 problems that will be due by Sun. Sep 6at 4 AM. (There is also a problem for changing your password and adding email to this account.) Information on logging into WeBWorK is given by this hyperlink. At the end of your first Computer Lab you will take a 20 question Algebra Quiz to test you on your preparation for this course (similar to the Algebra Questions in WeBWorK).

Reading assignment: Read all sections in the introduction to be familiar with the course policies and what is expected of you. (You may want to read the CSU and SDSU College of Sciences policy statement also.)  PDF lectures notes for the Introduction (4-Panel) and Linear Models (4-Panel) are available. (More reading material can be found in the text under Introduction and Linear or from the lecture notes from Math 121.) The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioclinear. These problems are due by Sun. Sep 6 at 4 AM. The problems in the text, which closely parallel the WeBWorK problems, are available over the web at homework problems for Linear Modeling. Solutions for these problems are available on the web at Linear Modeling homework solutions. Before your Computer Lab on Friday, you should read the Help page for Lab 1 and work ABiocLab1A in WeBWorK that quizzes you on significant points about the Computer Lab that you will be working. These problems are due by Wed. Sep 2 at 4 AM. You may want to review the Sample Lab that explains many of the steps to creating a good lab for this course. Note: You need to be careful about submitting work to WeBWorK.You have a limited number of attempts (10 for HW problems and various numbers for Lab problems, and we will not give extra attempts unless you have a VERY good reason.

The Computer Lab has a computer portion using WeBWorK and a written part, which is due in GMCS 425 on Thurs.  Sep 3 by 9 PM (in the labeled box). The WeBWorK portion (ABiocLab1) is due by Fri. Sep 4 at 4 AM. The first computer lab consists of 3 primary questions and a question associated with the Help page. You can get more information to answer the Help page question from the Lab 1 Help page. More help for the lab can be found in a Lab Manual. The other 3 questions have multiple parts. You answer some of the questions in WeBWorK much like your homework problems based on the answers that you derive in the Computer Lab. The first part of the Lab (ABiocLab1A) is due by Wed. Sep 2 at 4 AM, while the second part of the Lab (ABiocLab1) is due by Fri. Sep 4 at 4 AM (before the next lab). The questions in WeBWorK have parts that are written in a Lab Report and are clearly labeled. You and your partner will turn in a single Lab Report with 2 cover pages (or one Cover Page for each member of the group if different from 2) in GMCS 425.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material in the linear and quadratic function notes. For Thursday, the questions will come from material on quadratics.

Homework Quiz: The first week Computer Lab has an Algebra Review Quiz. Every week, in which you do NOT have a Lab Quiz, will be a HW Quiz based on the problems that you work on WeBWorK. You will work this HW Quiz under the same conditions as the Lecture Exams, meaning that you can have a 3x5 note card and a TI-30X Scientific Calculator.

Week 2: To encourage prompt work on the WeBWorK assignments, we may not answer any email about WeBWorK problems within 24 hours of the time that the problems are due.  Results of the Algebra Quiz are available. If you had difficulties with the Self-Test on Algebra, then you should know that the Drop date is Sep. 2. Continue reading the notes in Linear Models (4-Panel), then work the problems in WeBWorK called set ABioclinear. These problems are due by Sun. Sep 6 at 4 AM. The WeBWorK problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. Similar problems to the WeBWorK are available at Linear Modeling hw problems in the Linear section. From the web, there are solutions to these problems in the text, linear homework solutions and complete solutions to selected problems are available. Formulate questions about both the lab and homework to ask in class. Formulate questions about both the lab and homework to ask in class. PDF lectures notes for Quadratics (4-Panel), Least Squares (4-Panel) and Function Review (4-Panel) are available. (More reading material can be found in the text under Least Square Analysis or Function Review and Quadratics from the lecture notes from Math 121.) WeBWorK set for Least Squares called set ABioclstsq are due by Fri. Sep 11 at 4 AM. Parallel homework problems for Least Squares follow the ones in WeBWork. Solutions for the Least Squares are available. There are also problems for the Function Review and Quadratics in WeBWorK called set ABiocquad (due by Wed. Sep 9 at 4 AM) and set ABiocfcnrev (due by Sun. Sep 13 at 4 AM). Similar homework  problems to the WeBWork for the lectures on Quadratics and Function Review are available. Solutions for the Quadratics and Function Review sections are available.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material in the least squares and function review notes, including basic definitions of functions. For Thursday, the questions will come from material on polynomial or rational functions.

Homework Quiz: Every week, in which you do NOT have a Lab Quiz, will be a HW Quiz based on the problems that you work on WeBWorK. You will work this HW Quiz under the same conditions as the Lecture Exams, meaning that you can have a 3x5 note card and a TI-30X Scientific Calculator. For this first HW Quiz, there will be two questions to work from the Linear (ABioclinear) and Quadratic (ABiocquad) HW assignments. The problem from the Linear section will be similar to one of the HW Problems 17, 18, 19, and 20. The problem from the Quadratic section will be similar to one of the HW Problems 6, 7, 9, and 10.

Week 3: PDF lectures notes for the Other Function and Asymptotes (4-Panel) and Allometric Modeling (4-Panel) are available. We will begin trigonometry, and the PDF lectures notes for Trigonometry (4-Panel) are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioclstsq are due by Fri. Sep 11 at 4 AM. There are problems for the Function Review and Quadratics in WeBWorK called set ABiocfcnrev (due by Sun. Sep 13 at 4 AM) and set ABiocquad (due by Wed. Sep 9 at 4 AM). In addition, problems for the Other Functions and Asymptotes in WeBWorK called set ABiocotherfcn are due by Tues. Sep 15 at 4 AM. The WeBWorK problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. Similar homework  problems to the WeBWork for the lectures on Quadratics and Function Review are available. Solutions for the Quadratics and Function Review sections are available. Also, homework problems for the section on Other Functions and Asymptotes are available with Solutions for the Other Functions and Asymptotes. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocallometric are due by Thur. Sep 17 at 4 AM. The WeBWorK problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website.  Similar problems for the Allometric section are available at homework problems with Solutions for Allometric Modeling.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on rational, exponential, and/or logarithmic functions. Questions on Thursday relate to material on exponential and/or logarithmic functions and trigonometric functions.

Homework Quiz: The second HW Quiz will have three questions to work from the Function Review (ABiocfcnrev), Other Functions, (ABiocotherfcn), and Allometric (ABiocallometric) HW assignments. The possible problems from the Function Review section will be similar to one of the HW Problems 16 and 17. From the Other Functions section concentrate on HW Problems 5, 7, and 9. From the Allometric section possible problems will relate to HW Problems 3 and 4.

Week 4: The lectures continue Trigonometric functions. This week will begin material on Discrete Dynamical Models. PDF lectures notes for Trigonometry (4-Panel) and Discrete Dynamical Systems (4-Panel) are available. There are also notes for Linear Discrete Dynamical Models (4-Panel), which will be covered in the Lab this week. Your first Exam of the semester occurs on Thursday, Sep. 24. A review sheet (with solutions) is available to help you prepare for the lecture part of the exam along with a practice lab (with solutions) for the Lab Exam on Friday, Sep. 25. The problems in WeBWorKcalled set ABioc2trig are due by Mon. Sep. 21 at 4 AM. You can find parallel problems to the Web Work problems on Trigonometry. There are solutions to the Trigonometry HW. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocdiscrete are due by Wed. Sep. 23 at 4 AM. The WeBWorK problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has similar homework problems with Solutions for the Discrete Dynamical Systems.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on trigonometric functions. Questions on Thursday relate to material on trigonometric functions and discrete models.

Homework Quiz:The third HW Quiz will have 2-3 questions from the Allometric (ABiocallometric) and Trigonometric (ABioc2trig) HW assignments. The possible problems from the Allometric section relate to HW Problems 4, 6, and 10, while the emphasis from the Trigonometric HW are problems like 12, 14, 16, and 23.

Week 5: Your first Exam of the semester occurs on Thursday, Sep. 24. A review sheet (with solutions) is available to help you prepare for the lecture part of the exam along with a practice lab (with solutions) for the Lab Exam on Friday, Sep. 25. The lecture exam will cover through the material on Discrete Dynamical Models. This week continues material on Discrete Dynamical Models and Linear Discrete Dynamical Models. We may begin introducing the derivative. PDF lectures notes for Discrete Dynamical Systems (4-Panel) and Linear Discrete Dynamical Models (4-Panel)are available. Also, the PDF lectures notes for the Introduction to the Derivative (4-Panel) are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocdiscrete are due by Wed. Sep. 23 at 4 AM. The WeBWorK problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has similar homework problems with Solutions for the Discrete Dynamical Systems. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioclindiscrete are due by Wed. Sep. 30 at 4 AM. The text also has similar homework in the Linear Discrete Dynamical Models section. Solutions for the Linear Discrete Dynamical Models are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocintroderiv are due by Sat. Oct. 3 at 4 AM. The WebWork problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has related homework problems for the Introduction to the Derivative section. Solutions for the Introduction to the Derivative are available.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on annual growth, linear discrete models, or growth rates. (Exam Thursday.)

Week 6: The Exam 1 has been graded, and a summary of the results is available. There is wide span of performances in the class. Those in the yellow and red regions of the graphs might want to consider additional help through our ALEKS program. I want to reiterate that 70% of your grade is based on lecture material. We will be opening additional Office hours for the HW and lecture material, but we have some guidelines for assistance. Lecture material continues our beginning of the derivative. PDF lectures notes for the Introduction to the Derivative (4-Panel),  Velocity and Tangent Lines (4-Panel)Limits, Continuity, and the Derivative  (4-Panel), and Rules of Differentiation (4-Panel) are available.The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioclindiscrete are due by Wed. Sep. 30 at 4 AM. The text also has similar homework in the Linear Discrete Dynamical Models section. Solutions for the Linear Discrete Dynamical Models are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocintroderiv are due by Sat. Oct. 3 at 4 AM. The WebWork problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has related homework problems for the Introduction to the Derivative section. Solutions for the Introduction to the Derivative are available. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABiocveltang are due by Sat. Oct. 3 at 4 AM. The text has related homework problems for the Velocity and Tangent Lines sections. Solutions for the Velocity and Tangent Lines sections are available. WeBWorK problems are available for the Limits, Continuity, and the Derivative material and are called set ABioclimits are due by Mon. Oct. 5 at 4 AM. The text has related homework problems for the Limits, Continuity, and the Derivative section. Solutions for the Limits, Continuity, and the Derivative  are available. The problems in WeBWorK are available for the Rules of Differentiation material and are called set ABiocrules are due by Wed. Oct. 7 at 4 AM. The text has related homework problems for the Rules of Differentiation section. Solutions for the Rules of Differentiation  are available.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on the relationship between velocity and position and properties of limits. On Thursday, the graded questions are on derivatives, maxima and minima, and points of inflection for polynomials.

Homework Quiz: The HW Quiz will have 2-3 questions similar to the HW problems from the sections Velocity and Tangent 3,5,7, Limits 7,8, and Rules of Differentiation 2,3,9.

Week 7: Lecture material continues techniques of differentiation. PDF lectures notes for the Applications of the Derivative (4-Panel), Derivative of ex and ln(x) (4-Panel), Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions (4-Panel) and Product Rule (4-Panel) are available. The problems in WeBWorK are available for the Rules of Differentiation material and are called set ABiocrules are due by Wed. Oct. 7 at 4 AM. The text has related homework problems for the Rules of Differentiation section. Solutions for the Rules of Differentiation  are available. WeBWorK problems are available for the Applications of the Derivative material and are called set ABioapplder (due by Sat. Oct. 10 at 4 AM). WeBWorK problems are available for the Derivative of ex and ln(x) material and are called set ABioexpln (due by Mon. Oct. 12 at 4 AM). The text has related homework problems for the Applications of the Derivative section. Solutions for the Applications of the Derivative are available. The text has related homework problems for the Derivative of ex and ln(x) section. Solutions for the Derivative of ex and ln(x)  are available. The problems in WeBWorKcalled set ABioc2difftrig is due by Wed. Oct. 14 at 4 AM. The HW problems on Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions are available with solutions to the Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions HW. WeBWork problems are available for the Product Rule and are called set ABioproduct (due by Sat. Oct. 17 at 4 AM) The text has related homework problems for the Product Rule section. Solutions for the Product Rule are available.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on derivatives, maxima and minima, and points of inflection for polynomials, and the derivative of an exponential and logarithmic functions. Also, graphing and minima or maxima of exponential, orlogarithmic functions. On Thursday, the graded questions are derivatives from trig functions and product rule.

Homework Quiz: The HW Quiz will have three questions with problems similar to the HW problems from the sections Applications of the Derivative (#5,6) or Differentiation of ex and ln(x) (#4, 5, 6), and Differentiation of Trigonometric functions (#2, 3, 4).

Week 8: Your second Exam of the semester occurs on Tuesday, Oct. 27. A review sheet (with solutions) is available to help you prepare for the lecture part of the exam. There is a practice lab (with solutions) for the Lab Exam on Friday, Oct. 23. Lecture material continues techniques of differentiation. PDF lectures notes for the  Product Rule (4-Panel), Quotient (4-Panel), Chain (4-Panel), and Optimization (4-Panel) are available.The problems in WeBWorKcalled set ABioc2difftrig is due by Wed. Oct. 14 at 4 AM. The HW problems on Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions are available with solutions to the Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions HW. WeBWork problems are available for the Product Rule and are called set ABioproduct (due by Sat. Oct. 17 at 4 AM) The text has related homework problems for the Product Rule section. Solutions for the Product Rule are available. WeBWork problems are available for the Quotient Rule and are called set ABiocquotient (due by Mon. Oct. 19 at 4 AM). The text also has homework problems for the Quotient Rule section. Solutions for the Quotient Rule  are available. WeBWorK problems are available for the Chain Rule and are called set ABioc2chain (due by Wed. Oct. 21 at 4 AM). Similar problems are available in the text for the Chain Rule section. Solutions for the Chain rule homework are available. Optimization problems are available for WeBWorK(Set Bioc2opt) and are due by Sat. Oct. 24 at 4 AM. Related problems to the WeBWorK ones are available from in the Optimization homework section. There are solutions to the Optimization homework  problems.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on the Trig. Derivatives and Product and Quotient rules. On Thursday, the graded questions are related to Optimization (foraging or box) and Discrete Logistic Growth.

Homework Quiz: The next HW Quiz will have three questions with problems similar to the HW problems from the sections Product rule (#2, 6, 13, 15) and Quotient Rule (#1, 2, 5, 7).

Week 9: Your second Exam of the semester occurs on Tuesday, Oct. 27. A review sheet (with solutions) is available to help you prepare for the lecture part of the exam. There is a practice lab (with solutions) for the Lab Exam on Friday, Oct. 23. Lecture material continues techniques of differentiation. PDF lectures notes for the  Quotient (4-Panel), Chain (4-Panel), and Optimization (4-Panel) are available. We may begin more applications of differentiation with PDF lectures notes for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Part 1 Logistic Growth (4-Panel), and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Part 2 Other Models (4-Panel). WeBWorK problems are available for the Chain Rule and are called set ABioc2chain (due by Wed. Oct. 21 at 4 AM). Similar problems are available in the text for the Chain Rule section. Solutions for the Chain rule homework are available. Optimization problems are available for WeBWorK(Set Bioc2opt) and are due by Sat. Oct. 24 at 4 AM. Related problems to the WeBWorK ones are available from in the Optimization homework section. There are solutions to the Optimization homework  problems.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday relate to material on the Quotient and Chain rules. On Thursday, the graded questions are related to Optimization (foraging or box) and possibly Discrete Logistic Growth.

Homework Quiz: This week is your Lab Exam instead of a Quiz.

Week 10: Lecture material begins discrete dynamical models and begins differential equations (in lab). PDF lectures notes for the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Part 1 Logistic Growth (4-Panel), Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Part 2 Other Models (4-Panel), and Introduction to Differential Equations (4-Panel) are available. You should begin working the WeBWorK problems from the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Set Bioc2logistic), which are due Sat. Nov. 7 at 4 AM. Related problems to the WeBWorK ones are available in the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems homework, and they are available with solutions to the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems homework. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2introde is due by Mon. Nov. 9 at 4 AM. The text has similar homework problems in the section on Introduction to Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Introduction to Differential Equations.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Thursday are on discrete dynamical models (updating functions and time series).

Homework Quiz: One or two questions will come directly from Exam 2 with minor modifications. The others are closely related to the HW Problems from Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (#1, 3, 5).

Week 11: Lecture material continues discrete dynamical models and begins differential equations.PDF lectures notes for the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Part 2 Other Models (4-Panel), Introduction to Differential Equations (4-Panel), and Linear Differential Equations (4-Panel) are available. In Lab, you cover the lecture material from Numerical Methods for Differential Equations (4-Panel).You should be working the WeBWorK problems from the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Set Bioc2logistic), which are due Sat. Nov. 7 at 4 AM. Related problems to the WeBWorK ones are available in the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems homework, and they are available with solutions to the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems homework. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2introde is due by Mon. Nov. 9 at 4 AM. The text has similar homework problems in the section on Introduction to Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Introduction to Differential Equations. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2linearde are due by Thur. Nov. 12 at 4 AM. The WebWork problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has similar problems on Linear Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Linear Differential Equations. There are a small number of HW problems for the Numerical Methods of Differential Equations, which is covered in the Computer Lab. These are probably best worked using an Excel spreadsheet to help solve. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2numerde are due by Sat. Nov. 14 at 4 AM.The text has similar problems on Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Numerical Methods for Differential Equations.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday are on discrete dynamical models (updating functions and time series) and introducing differential equations. Thursday the I-Clicker questions are associated with basic differential equations and linear differential equations.

Homework Quiz: One question will likely be a differentiation (like exam). The two others are closely related to the HW Problems from Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (#3, 5, 7) and Inroduction to Differential Equations (#2, 3).

Week 12: Lecture material continues differential equations and begins integration. PDF lectures notes for Linear Differential Equations (4-Panel), Differential Equations and Integration (4-Panel) and Separation of Variables (4-Panel) are available. In Lab, you covered the lecture material from Numerical Methods for Differential Equations (4-Panel). The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2linearde are due by Thur. Apr. 16 at 4 AM. The WebWork problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website.The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2linearde are due by Thur. Nov. 12 at 4 AM. The WebWork problems parallel the ones in the text or on this website. The text has similar problems on Linear Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Linear Differential Equations. There are a small number of HW problems for the Numerical Methods of Differential Equations, which is covered in the Computer Lab. These are probably best worked using an Excel spreadsheet to help solve. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2numerde are due by Sat. Nov. 14 at 4 AM.The text has similar problems on Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2deint are due by Mon. Nov. 16 at 4 AM. Other related homework problems are in the section on Differential Equations and Integration. Solutions are available for the Differential Equations and Integration. The problems in WeBWorK called set ABioc2sepde are due by Thur. Nov. 19 at 4 AM. There are related homework problems in the text for the sections on Separation of Variables. Solutions are available for Separation of Variables.

Graded I-Clicker questions on Tuesday are on basic differential equations and integraton. Thursday the I-Clicker questions are on initial value problems, integrations, and possibly separation of variables.

Homework Quiz: The 3-4 quiz questions will be similar to the HW problems from Linear Differential Equations (#2, 5, 9, 11) and Differential Equations and Integration (#2, 5, 7, 10) along with more differentiation. There are practice exercises in WeBWorK (set ABiocDer_rev), which review differentiation and allow some extra-credit toward earlier quiz scores. These will be open through November.

 

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