This page will give a complete listing of the reading and homework assignments that you are required to do. From this page you can find a link to the class ranking to date.

Week 12 and 13: We continue work on integration and solving differential equations. The lecture material can be found in the notes for an Separation of Variables, Riemann Sums, and Definite Integrals. Work the homework problems in the sections on Separation of Variables (note that a new problem has been added) and Definite Integrals. The solutions are in the process of being prepared for the homework problems from the sections on Separation of Variables (with some complete solutions) and Definite Integrals (with some complete solutions).Your last Exam of the semester will be on Wed. Dec. 5.

Week 14: The third exam will be on Wed. Dec. 5. More information about this exam can be found below. A review sheet for Exam 3 is now available. Solutions are available.

Exam 3: The last exam is on Wed. Dec. 5. The emphasis of this exam will be on the material that we have been doing on integration. This includes all of the material from the lectures on Differential Equations and Integration, Separation of Variables, and Definite Integrals. You should review the homework problems from these sections (Differential Equations and Integration, Separation of Variables, and Definite Integrals). As you may have noticed, these HW problems often review back to the earlier work on differential equations. A review sheet for Exam 3 is now available. Solutions are available.

Exam 2 - Wed. Nov. 7
Quiz 4 - Mon. Nov. 19
Exam 3 - Wed. Dec. 5
Final - Mon. Dec. 17 - 10:30-12:30

The Solutions to Quizzes and Exams are available in the Library Reserve room. You can access these solutions through the Electronic Course Reserve materials. You will need to enter the password "tangent" to be able to access the material.

There is tutoring available in BA 248 for most of the hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. You should check the schedule on the door for details and to see who is working during that hour. All of the assistants should be able to help with Math 121, but experience shows that they are unfamiliar with the Mathematical Modeling of Biological problems that are central to this course.

Note: The computer lab in BA 120 is open for most of the hours 9-10 M-Th, 9-4:00 F, and 10-4:00 Sat. Please let me know if you have any problems accessing this lab.

Course Drop Deadlines: There is a grace period for Dropping the course, which lasts until mid October. When that date is determined, I'll list it here. Class drops after 4 weeks will show a "W" on the transcript. After the grace period, students will have to submit a documentation form to appeal a drop, and the documentation must indicate a serious and compelling reason to drop (not just that you are doing poorly).

Week 1: 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. (Students from my Math 121 section before will already know how to navigate my webpage and should help those students entering from other sections.) There is a general information 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 getting one of these accounts. (Email will be very important for communicating with your lab partners and asking questions to me.) More information on this is provided at the SDSU computer facilities website.

Reading assignment: Read all sections in the introduction to be familiar with my course policies and what is expected of you. (You may want to read the CSU and SDSU College of Sciences policy statement also.) After an introduction to what the Math 122 course will be covering, we will quickly review some parts of the Math 121 final. Since many of you had a different instructor, this final may seem to cover substantially different material. However, you should have the basics in Differential Calculus, so I will try to show you how your course relates to what I have taught my Math121 class. The primary difference between the course that I teach and the other Math 121 sections is the emphasis on connecting the Mathematics to the Biology, which means that you will find most of my problems in class and on exams are word problems. You should begin by reading the Introduction section in the lecture notes. Those of you unfamiliar with my teaching methods may want to review the course notes for Math 121. Copies of the final (2 versions) and their solutions will be available in the reserve room of the library. (See the note below.)

The course will begin with the study of optimization, which allows the review of Differential Calculus. Your first reading assignment for this week is the Optimization section. The Examples section from the reading assignment should give you good advice on types of problems you must understand and work in the homework. You are to work the homework problems found under the HW problems section under Optimization. Solutions for the Optimization problems are available also.

Week 2: Our studies will continue with the material from the section on Optimization. The first Quiz is on Sept. 12 and more information is below in the Quiz information section. You should work the first 6 problems in the Optimization homework section. There are solutions to the Optimization homework and more complete solutions to a selection of those problems.

Week 3: Our studies will continue with the material from the section on Optimization, then begin Trignometry. Work all of the problems in the Optimization homework section and begin work on the problems for Trigonometry HW. There are solutions to the Optimization homework (with more complete solutions) and solutions to the Trigonometry HW (with more complete solutions). Several students have asked about help with Math 121. There is a free tutor room in BA 248, where you may receive help. You are encouraged to visit my office hours. Finally, students should review the HW problems listed on the special hyperlink to selected problems from my Math 121 notes on the web.

Week 4: Our studies will continue with the material from the section on Trignometry. We will also begin the lecture material from the section on Differentiation of Trigonometric functions.Work all HW problems on Trigonometry. There are solutions to the Trigonometry HW (with more complete solutions). The HW problems on Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions should be started, then continued next week.

Week 5: Our studies will continue with the material from the section on the Differentiation of Trigonometric functions.Work all HW problems on the Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions. There are solutions to the Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions HW (with more complete solutions to follow soon).

Week 6: This week is your first exam. The exam will cover all of the material that we have done to date in class. You should review your HW and labs. There is a review sheet available. Solutions for the review sheet are now available.

Week 7: Your first objective should be to rework your first exam. You can receive half of the points missed on this exam by reworking the exam and turning in the correct solutions (stapled to the back of the original exam on new sheets of paper). Turn in your solutions by Wed. Oct. 17 during class. I would highly recommend going to the Lab and letting Maple help you find the correct solution, then practice working these problems by hand in an unpressured situation. The lecture material for this week will be Newton's Method and an Introduction to Differential Equations. You should work the homework problems in the sections for Newton's Method and an Introduction to Differential Equations. Solutions are available for both Newton's Method and the Introduction to Differential Equations.

Week 8: This week is your third quiz. (See information below.) We continue the lecture material on differential equations. The lecture material can be found in the notes for an Introduction to Differential Equations. Your homework problems are in the section an Introduction to Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Introduction to Differential Equations.

Week 9: Your next exam is next week and will cover previous material and the work we have done recently on Differential Equations. See the complete Exam and Quiz schedule below. This week continues work on the lecture material for an Linear Differential Equations and begins the section on Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. Your homework problems are in the sections on an Linear Differential Equations and Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. Solutions are available for the Linear Differential Equations and Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. More complete solutions are available for the HW problems on Linear Differential Equations and Numerical Methods for Differential Equations.

Week 10: The second exam will be on Wed. Nov. 7. More information about this exam can be found below. There is a review sheet available. Solutions for the review sheet are being prepared with some preliminary results.

Week 11: This week begins integration. The lecture material can be found in the notes for an Differential Equations and Integration. Your homework problems are in the section an Differential Equations and Integration. Solutions are available for the Differential Equations and Integration (with more complete solutions also available). Next week the Quiz will be on Monday, Nov. 19.