MATH 106 CALCULUS I FOR BIOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FALL 2011

JOSE MANUEL GOMEZ

Instructor infomation:

Instructor: Jose Manuel GomezOffice: 222 Krieger HallEmail: jgomez@math.jhu.eduOffice hours: Tuesdays 12:30pm -2:30pm

Meeting times: The class meets MWF 10-10:50 am, 11-11:50am Room: Shaffer 3.

Course Web Page: www.math.jhu.edu/∼jgomez

Text: Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 3rd Edition, Claudia Neuhauser. ISBN-10:0321644689.

Grading: There will be a final exam worth 40%, 2 midterms worth 25% each, and aHomework grade worth 10%. There will be a weekly homework collected at the start ofthe class every Wednesday. To compute the Homework grade I will drop the two lowestgrades on your homework sets. Due to this policy no late homework will be accepted.

Test Dates:

Midterm1: Wednesday, September 28. In class.Midterm 2: Wednesday, November 9. In class.Final Exam: Wednesday, December 7. Room TBA.

Assignments: There will be weekly written assignments, posted on the course web page.These will be collected at the start of the class every Wednesday. We will drop the twolowest grades on your homework sets. No late homework will be accepted.

Math Help Room: The Math Help Room is a free drop in tutoring program providedby the Mathematics department. The Math Help Room is located in 213 Krieger Halland is open Monday - Thursday from 9 am to 9 pm and Fridays from 9 am - 5 pm.

Ethics Statement: The strength of the university depends on academic and personalintegrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include

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cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet andelectronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgeryand falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean ofstudent affairs and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on Aca-demic Ethics for Undergraduates and the Ethics Board Web site (http://ethics.jhu.edu)for more information.

Disability Services: Any student with a disability who may need accommodations inthis class must obtain an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services, 385Garland, (410) 516-4720, studentdisabilityservices@jhu.edu.