| Course: | Math 172 (section 1) • Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences • Spring 2008 |
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| Class times: | Tue/Thu, 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM, LeConte 113 |
| Instructor: | Bob Murphy |
| Office: | LeConte 400H |
| Office Hours: | Mon/Tue, 2 PM – 3:30 PM, or by appointment. |
| Phone: | 803-777-4713 |
| Email: | murphy |
| Home page: | www.math.sc.edu/~murphy/teaching/ |
| Prerequisite: | A grade of C or better in Math 122 or 141. |
| Text: | A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution © 2007 by Sarah P. Otto and Troy Day. |
| Calculator: | A graphing calculator is required for this course. A TI-83 or TI-84 is highly recommended since my in-class instructions will be for these two calculators. You should always bring your calculator to class. |
Attendance: You are expected to come to every class on time and stay until the end of class.
Work Load: There will be daily reading and homework. Homework is never turned in, but always discussed. There will be weekly quizzes for which I will give feedback, but quizzes do not count toward your course grade. You should expect to work at least 6 – 9 hours per week outside of class.
Test and Final Exam Dates: (no make-ups allowed)
| Test 1: | Thursday, February 14 |
| Test 2: | Thursday, March 20 |
| Test 3: | Thursday, April 17 |
| Cumulative Final Exam: | Friday, May 2, 2 PM – 5 PM |
Course Grade: The final exam and the three tests are each worth 100 points. I use the best three of your four 100-point scores to determine your course grade using the straight scale shown below.
| A | [270, 300] |
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| B+ | [261, 269] |
| B | [240, 260] |
| C+ | [231, 239] |
| C | [210, 230] |
| D+ | [201, 209] |
| D | [180, 200] |
| F | [0, 179] |