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Course Outlines

Fall 2017 - MATH 154 D200

Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)

Class Number: 1328

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 8, 2017
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Surrey

    Dec 8, 2017
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Surrey

  • Instructor:

    Mahsa Faizragnemoon

  • Prerequisites:

    Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 157 may not take MATH 154 for further credit.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Designed for students specializing in the biological and medical sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; elementary functions, optimization and approximation methods, and their applications; mathematical models of biological processes. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Topics Covered:
Rational Functions
Limits
Rates of Change
Definition of Derivative
Basic Differentiation Rules
Chain Rule
Linear Approximation
Curve Sketching
Optimization
Related rates and implicit differentiation
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Differential equations for exponential growth and decay
Solving differential equations
Euler's method and numerical solutions
Periodic and trigonometric functions
Applying qualitative analysis to biological models

Grading

  • Quizzes 5%
  • Diagnostic Test (or CSS) 5%
  • Online Questions 10%
  • Midterm 1 15%
  • Midterm 2 15%
  • Final Exam 50%

NOTES:

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION.
Students should be aware that they have certain rights to confidentiality concerning the return of course papers and the posting of marks.
Please pay careful attention to the options discussed in class at the beginning of the semester.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Course Notes: Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences by Leah Edelstein-Keshet available as a downloadable version from your Canvas MATH 154 course container in full format or section by section at the start of the term if you are enrolled in the course.

 

REQUIRED READING:

See Materials section above.

Registrar Notes:

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