Math 3B: Calculus for Life Sciences

General Information

Time and Place: MWF 12-12:50pm Moore 100 (Note change of location!)

Instructor: Henry Towsner

E-mail address: hpt at math.ucla.edu

Office:
Mathematical Sciences Building 5634
Office Phone: (310) 825-2697
Office Hours:
Thursday March 10th 10:00-11:50 and 1:00-3:00
Friday March 11th 1:00-4:00
Monday March 14th 1:00-3:00

Course Information

Course Outline

Practice problems for first midterm

First Midterm

Solutions to First Midterm

Example of partial fractions problem

Practice problems for second midterm and some solutions

Solutions to Second Midterm

Practice problems for the final exam

Solutions to final exam practice

Slides

Chapter 10.1, 2/23/11: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Chapter 10.2, 2/25/11: 1 2
Chapter 10.4, 3/2/11: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Chapter 10.6.1, 3/7/11: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Course Text

Neuhauser, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 3rd Ed, Prentice Hall

Homework

Homework 1, due Mon, Jan. 10th:
Review Chapter 1, Section 3.1, Chapter 4.1-4.7
Section 6.1, Problems 5, 6*, 9, 10*, 17, 18*, 19, 20*
Solutions

Homework 2, due Wed, Jan. 19th (Note Due Date):
Section 6.1, Problems 33, 34*, 39, 41, 42*, 49, 50*, 53, 57, 58*, 64*, 65, 68*, 70*, 73, 81, 82*
Section 6.2, Problems 8*, 9
A*: Prove Leibniz's rule in the case where f is continuous everywhere
Solutions

Homework 3, due Mon, Jan. 24th:
Section 6.2: 19, 20*, 57, 58*, 91, 92*
Section 6.3: 7, 8*, 11, 12*, 21, 22*, 25, 26*
Solutions

Homework 4, due Mon, Feb. 7th:
Section 7.1: 37, 38*, 41, 42*, 56*
Section 7.2: 7, 8*, 25, 26*, 31, 32*, 33, 34*, 36*, 37, 46*, 47, 59, 60*, 62*, 63
Section 7.3: 1, 2*, 7, 8*
Solutions

Homework 5, due Mon, Feb. 14th:
Section 7.3: 13, 14*, 21, 22*, 31, 32*, 49, 50*
Section 7.4: 3, 4*, 9, 10*, 17, 18*, 32*, 33*
Section 8.1: 1, 2*, 11, 12*, 21, 22* 27, 28*, 44*, 45
Solutions

Homework 6, due Mon, Feb 28th:
Section 9.4: 4*, 5, 8*, 9, 15, 16*, 27, 28*, 29, 30*, 35, 36*, 41, 42*, 43, 44*, 55, 56*, 65, 66*
Solutions

Homework 7, due Mon, Mar 7th:
Section 10.1: 5, 6*, 15, 16*, 19, 20*, 21, 22*
Section 10.2: 7, 8*, 19, 20*, 21, 22*, 25, 26*
Section 10.3: 11, 12*, 13, 14*, 33, 34*, 41, 42*, 45, 46*
Solutions