Course: Mac 2241, CRN 12358
Instructor: Dr. M. Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718
Class Time : 12:00-1:40am MW
Bldg. 10/Rm. 1357
Office hour: 10:50-11:50noon MW/Appointment e-mail: mrahman @unf.edu
Textbook: Calculus for Life Sciences,
Greenwell, Ritchey, and Lial, Addison-Wesley.
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Prerequisites: Pre-calculus or College Algebra and Trigonometry .
Credit hours: 4
Tentative Schedule:
Chapter 2. Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric Functions
§ 2.1-2.3; Review
Chapter 3. The Derivative
§ 3.1-3.5
Chapter 4. Calculating the Derivative
§ 4.1-4.6
Chapter 5. Graphs and the Derivative § 5.1-5.4
Chapter 6. Applications of the
Derivative
§ 6.1-6.4
Chapter 7. Integration § 7.1-7.6
Grading Criteria :
Point Allocation
2 Exams
Final Exam will be comprehensive.
40%
30%
Homework and Group work
Quiz
Cut-Offs:
15%
15%
Grade Assignment
A
B
C
D
90% - 100%
80% - 89%
70% - 79%
60% - 69%
F
The “ 
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< 60%

Important Deadlines:
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Last day to withdraw ( with 25% refund)– 01/25/08
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Last day to withdraw (no refund)– 03/28/08
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Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Jan. 21 st , Spring break- March 17-22
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Exam 1 : March 10 th , 2008(Monday)
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Exam 2 : April 14 th , 2008(Monday)
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Final Exam is Wednesday, April, 30, 11:00-12:50am. nd .
Technology : I will be using the TI-83.You are free to use a TI /Casio CFX-9850 GB PLUS graphing calculator, however it is your responsibility to learn how to use it. Class time will be spent on how to graph, plot points, find regression curves, etc. only for the TI-83. I highly recommend using the same calculator as
I will be using this semester. Calculators with QWERTY keyboards or those that do symbolic algebra such as the TI-89, or the Casio FX2 or 9970G cannot be used in class or during an exam. We will demonstrate interesting applications in calculus and biology using the computer algebra system MAPLE 10. MAPLE can be accessed from PCs at the ITS computing sites on campus and mathematics department computer lab. Meeting time, day and location of the computer lab session will be announced in the class.
Attendance : is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be assigned group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result in lowering your grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must make arrangements for making up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework : is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. All homework must be written on 8
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11 paper. Write on one side of the paper. Staple the pages in the upper left corner. In addition, there will be laboratory projects and occasional group projects assigned. No late homework or projects will be accepted without a valid reason.
Quizzes : Quizzes may be either announced or unannounced, and are given at the discretion of the instructor. Quizzes frequently reflect material that has recently been discussed in the class.
NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES unless in case of sickness or accident - medical certificate required.
Disability Resource Center : If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact “ Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 10-Room 1201.
Disclaimer : The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes.