COURSE SYLLABUS
College of Arts and
Sciences
Department of
Mathematics
Date: Fall, Winter,
Spring 2005-06
Course: MATH 154 Name: Calculus for Life Sciences 1
Credit
hours: 4 Lecture
hours/week: 4 Lab hours/week: 0
Instructor: Staff
Usual
student level: Freshman/Sophomore
Course
required of students in: Pharmacy
Course
frequency per year: Offered fall,
winter, and spring
Average
enrollment per year: 240
This course
has a prerequisite: MATH 120 or its equivalent
This course
is a prerequisite for: MATH 155
Catalogue
Description:
Concepts of
differentiation and integration applied to algebraic, exponential, and
logarithmic functions.
Course
Objectives:
To introduce the students to the essential ideas of calculus and its
applications.
Textbook: Applied Calculus for Business, Economics,
Life Sciences, and Social
Sciences, Eighth
Edition, by Barnet, Ziegler, and Byleen
Outline of
content follows:
(see attached)
Course
Outline
MATH 154
Calculus
for Life Sciences 1
Chapter 1 A Beginning Library of Elementary
Functions 4 class meetings
Sections 1.1 – 1.4
Chapter 2 Additional Elementary Functions 4 class meetings
Section 2.1 – 2.3
Chapter 3 The Derivative 7
class meetings
Sections
3.1 – 3.6
Chapter 4 Graphing and Optimization 7 class
meetings
Sections 4.1 – 4.5
Chapter 5 Additional Derivative Topics 6 class
meetings
Sections 5.1 – 5.5
Chapter 6 Integration 5
class meetings
Sections 6.1 – 6.3
Examinations
and Review 7
class meetings
TOTAL 40 class meetings
Comments:
1. A steady pace must be maintained if all of
the material in this syllabus is to be covered in one four-credit hour course.
2. It is assumed that the students are familiar
with the content of Appendix A (Basic Algebra Review). However, portions of this material can be
reviewed as needed during the course.
3. A
first exam should be given at the end of the second week of class so that
students who need more work with elementary functions may be referred to MATH
120.
4. Since the audience for this course is life
science oriented, material and applications relating to business and economics
should be omitted.
5. The
material in section 5.1 concerning the constant e can be included in the review
of exponential and logarithmic functions (sections 2.2 and 2.3).
6. The
material in sections 5.2 and 5.2 can be included with sections 3.4, 3.5, and
3.6 on techniques of differentiation.
7. If
necessary one or more of sections 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, and 5.5 may be covered lightly
so that there is time to cover the material in sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
8. Appropriate use of graphing calculators is
encouraged. The textbook does a good job
of integrating this technology.