Math 121 - Calculus for Biology I
Fall Semester, 2003

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Homework Problems

Here you will find a listing of homework problems for practice. Each set of problems is listed within their chapter. The solutions are listed below. From here you can link to the Algebra Self-Test and the solution pages for the Self-Test, including a set of the complete solutions.

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Homework Problems and Solutions:

Below is a list of the homework assignments and their solutions.

  1. Linear (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  2. Least Squares (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  3. Function Review and Quadratics (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  4. Other Functions and Asymptotes (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  5. Allometric Modeling (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  6. Discrete Dynamical Systems Discrete Dynamical Systems (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  7. Linear Discrete Dynamical Models (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  8. Logistic Growth and Nonlinear Dynamical Models (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  9. Introduction to the Derivative (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  10. Velocity and Tangent Lines (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  11. Limits, Continuity, and the Derivative (Solutions and Complete Solutions)
  12. Rules of Differentiation Rules of Differentiation (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  13. Applications of the Derivative (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  14. Derivative of ex and ln(x) (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  15. Product Rule (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  16. Quotient Rule (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  17. Chain Rule (Solutions and Complete Solutions )
  18. Optimization (Solutions and Complete Solutions)