CALCULUS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES WITH APPLICATIONS I

The University of Toledo

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
MATH 1750-040 (CRN: 46854)

MWF 11:30-12:35, Off Campus Location Remote ALL 2020

INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Hanh Nguyen
Office: University Hall 3018
Phone: 419-530-4489
e-mail: [email protected]

OFFICE HOURS
Online office hours only and by appointments

RECITATION SECTIONS
Section 1750-031 (CRN: 46855): TR 11:50-12:45, Memorial Fields House 2030
Section 1750-032 (CRN: 46856): TR 01:00-01:55, Memorial Fields House 2220
Recitation Instructor: Sareeta Manandhar
e-mail: : Sareeta.Manandhar @rockets.utoledo.edu
Office phone: TBA
Office hours: TBA

CREDIT HOURS: 4

SPECIAL COURSE EXPECTATIONS DURING COVID-19

ATTENDANCE
The University of Toledo has a missed class policy. It is important that students and instructors
discuss attendance requirements for the course. Students must perform a daily health
assessment, based on based on CDC guidelines, before coming to campus each day, which included
taking their temperature. Students who are symptomatic/sick should not come to class and should
contact the Main Campus Health Center at 419-530-3451. Absences due to COVID-19 quarantine or
isolation requirements are considered excused absences. Students should notify their instructors and
these absences may not require written notice.
FACE COVERINGS
All students must wear face coverings while on campus, except while eating, alone in an enclosed
space, or outdoors practicing social distancing. NO students will be permitted in class without a face
covering. If you have a medical reason that prevents you from wearing a face covering due to a health
condition deemed high-risk for COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
you should submit a request for an accommodation through the Student Disability Services Office
(SDS) by completing the online application. Students will need to provide documentation that
verifies their health condition or disability and supports the need for accommodations. If a student is
already affiliated with SDS and would like to request additional accommodations due to the impact of
COVID-19, should contact their accessibility specialist to discuss their specific needs.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
Students should practice social distancing inside and outside the classroom please follow signage and
pay attention to the seating arrangements. Do not remove stickers or tape from seats and/or tables,
this is there to provide guidance on the appropriate classroom capacity based on the recommended 6
feet of social distancing between individuals. Please be conscious of your personal space and
respectful of others. Also be cognizant of how you enter and exit the room; always try to maintain at
least 6 feet of distance between yourself and others.
DESKS AND WORK SPACES
Students will need to sanitize their desks and/or work space before class with the University provided
sanitizing spray and paper towels their desks.
SPECIAL NOTES
It’s important to note that based on the unpredictability of the COVID-19 virus things can change at
any time so please be patience and understanding as we move through the semester. I also ask that
you keep me informed of concerns you may have about class, completing course work/assignments
timely and/or health concerns related to COVID.

REQUIRED MATERIALS
• The required material for this course is provided online, and its cost ($52.78) is included in
your course fees. It consists of an e-text of Neuhauser/Roper: Calculus for Biology and
Medicine, 4th Ed., Pearson, along with access to the MyLab Math software (for online
homework).
• Students who used MyLab Math based on the same text in Fall 2019 or later, and purchased a
2-year access code, may continue to use their access code and avoid the $52.78 fee by opting
out of inclusive access before the 100% tuition refund deadline (see
https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/treasurer/InclusiveAccessInformation.html ).
• Alternatively: Neuhauser/Roper, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Pearson, 4th Ed., 2018,
access code with e-text plus loose-leaf text, ISBN 9780135260302.

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
• Moyer & Ayres, Trigonometry, Schaum's Outlines, McGraw-Hill,
6th Ed., 2018 (ISBN 9781260011487) or
5th Ed., 2013 (ISBN 9780071795357) or
4th Ed., 2008 (ISBN 9780071543507)
• Basic scientific calculator (non-graphing, non-programmable, not capable of symbolic
manipulation, no enhanced mathematical functionality).

CREATE ACCOUNT TO ACCESS DIGITAL MATERIALS AND HOMEWORK

• https://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/mymathlab/
• Using the course ID for this section: nguyen61876
• Using access code: WMNCBM-BLIDA-TRONE-WATAP-GIBBY-BOARD
• No extra payment is required

PREREQUISITES AND COREQUISITES

Grade of C- or better in MATH1320 or MATH1340, or satisfactory SAT/ACT or placement test
score.

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Definitions of trigonometric functions, solving trigonometric equations, functions, limits and
derivatives, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications. Course is not applicable toward
the undergraduate Mathematics major requirements.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
The successful MATH1750 student should be able to:
• Trigonometric identities: Define the six trigonometric functions in terms of right triangles
and the unit circle. Simplify trigonometric expressions by algebraic manipulation and the use
of fundamental trigonometric identities.
• Graphs of trigonometric functions: Recognize and sketch the graphs of trigonometric and
inverse trigonometric functions. Perform transformations of trigonometric functions –
translations, reflections, stretching, shrinking. Determine amplitude, period, phase shift,
intercepts and asymptotes of trigonometric functions.
• Trigonometric equations: Solve trigonometric equations, in degrees and radians, for both
special and non-special angles.
• Exponential models: Use exponential functions to formulate growth and decay models and
solve the resulting exponential equations.
• Limits: Determine the existence of limits, including one-sided limits, estimate limits
numerically and graphically, and evaluate limits algebraically. Recognize and determine
infinite limits and limits at infinity and interpret them with respect to asymptotic behavior.
Apply l’Hopital’s Rule to limits leading to indeterminate forms of the type or .
• Continuity: Determine continuity of a function at a point or on an interval. Analyze and
classify the discontinuities at a point.
• Derivatives: Determine the derivative of a function using the limit definition and
differentiation rules. Interpret the derivative as the slope of a tangent line to a graph, and as
the rate of change of a dependent variable with respect to an independent variable. Find
higher order derivatives.
• Graph sketching: Use the first derivative of a function to determine intervals on which the
graph of a function is increasing or decreasing and to determine the critical points of the
function. Use the second derivative to determine intervals on which a function is concave
upwards or concave downwards and to determine points of inflection. Use these techniques to
sketch the graph of a function, to determine relative and absolute extrema, and to solve
optimization problems.
This course is part of our institutional General Education Program (Core Mathematics, Trans Mod
mathematics).

NOTE ABOUT QUIZZES AND EXAMS

• All quizzes and exams will be in written format and online.
• Quizzes and exams will be posted on Blackboard:
o Quizzes: Blackboard\Quizzes.
o Exams: Blackboard\Exams.
• Students should download the quizzes/exams to your computers/laptops before start working
on them. Students can either print out the files or use a blank sheet of paper to show your
work.
• After finishing the work, students must scan your work into pdf or word format and upload to
Blackboard\Quizzes or Blackboard\Exams.
GRADING SCALE
Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D-
Minimal Percentage Required 93% 90% 87% 83% 80% 77% 73% 70% 67% 63% 60%

GRADING POLICY
Attendance/participation for remote lecture and recitation: 5%
In all cases, if a student cannot attend the class, he/she must contact the instructor/TA at
the earlies possible time.

Online Homework: 25%

All online assignments will be at
• https://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/mymathlab/
• Using the course ID for this section: nguyen61876
• Using access code: WMNCBM-BLIDA-TRONE-WATAP-GIBBY-BOARD

10 Quizzes: Only the 8 highest scores are counted. No make-ups; in case of an excused 20%
absence (see below) the quiz score will be prorated.

3 Tests: 55 minutes each. 3 x 10% = 30%

Make-ups only in case of an excused absence in accordance with The University of
Toledo Missed Class Policy (e.g. illness, see
http://www.utoledo.edu/policies/academic/undergraduate/pdfs/3364-71-
14%20Missed%20class%20policy.pdf ).
You must provide official documentation for the absence and contact me at the earliest
possible date by phone, e-mail or in person to make arrangements for a make-up exam.
In particular, in case of a planned absence (such as an athletic competition), contact me
well in advance of the scheduled exam.
Final Exam: 120 minutes; comprehensive. 20%
total: 100%

A basic scientific calculator (non-graphing, non-programmable, not capable of symbolic manipulation,

no enhanced mathematical functionality) may be used on all exams and quizzes.

Any errors in posted scores must be brought to the instructor’s attention within a week of returning the
quiz/exam.

There will be NO extra-credit assignments for individual students to boost their grades towards the
end of the semester.
Homework: Online homework counts towards the grade. For most problems, if you get stuck on the
problem you have access to an interactive, step-by-step solution. You may then work the problem
again (more precisely: a new version of the problem), as many times as you wish, and practice until
you have mastered the topic. To obtain full credit for your online assignments, you must submit them
by the due date. After the due date, you will still be able to work on the questions that you previously
missed, but you will encounter a 30% late submission penalty for those questions.
All online assignments must be submitted by the last day of classes
Additional homework from the textbook will be assigned daily for practice but will not be collected.
Attendance/participation: Students are expected to attend all classes and recitations from beginning to
end and to participate in discussions and activities. Attendance will be tracked. Credit will be assigned
as follows:
Attendance Percent earned Attendance Extra credit for excellent attendance
< 50%: 0% of course grade 92%-93%: 1% added to course grade
50%-59%: 1% of course grade 94%-95%: 2% added to course grade
60%-69%: 2% of course grade  96%: 3% to course grade
70%-79%: 3% of course grade
80%-89%: 4% of course grade
 90%: 5% of course grade

Midterm Grades: You can use the overall course percentage posted on Blackboard anytime during the
semester for an estimate of where you stand academically in the course. \Attendance is also reported
during midterm grading to meet state and federal laws regarding financial aid disbursement.
Please note: Not attending class could impact your financial aid.

Classroom Etiquette: To avoid distraction and provide an environment conducive to learning, please do
not use cell phones, iPads, or laptop computers in class, and set cell phones to silent. Food and drink are
generally not allowed in classrooms.

IMPORTANT DATES
Exam 1 will be around week 4
Exam 2 will be around week 8
Exam 3 will be around week 12
Final exam will be on Mon 11/30/2020 at 12:30AM-02:30PM
**The dates of the mid-terms may shift slightly based on the pace of the class**

The last day to ADD classes: via web: 08/21; in-person 08/31/2020.
The last day to DROP classes: via web and in-person 08/31/2020.
The last day to WITHDRAW: 10/31/2020.
Any student who has not withdrawn from class by 10/31/2020 will receive a letter grade for this class.
It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw; an instructor cannot withdraw a student.

Note: An INCOMPLETE grade is given only in exceptional circumstances, and only if the student has
completed most of the coursework with a passing grade. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the
instructor and provide documentation.

SOME ADVICE FOR SUCCEEDING IN THIS CLASS

• Attend class regularly. Try to read ahead over the material to be covered. This will allow you
to participate actively in the class, ask relevant questions, clear up points that you didn't
understand. After class, review your notes, edit and annotate as needed, to gain a deeper
understanding and reinforce the material.
• Attend recitation regularly. Recitation sessions are study sessions – go over your homework
before recitation and come prepared with your questions.
• Don’t hesitate to ask questions, either in class/recitation or during office hours. If you can't
make it during my office hours, make an appointment or contact me by email.
• Don’t postpone clarifying a point that you missed. It's the nature of mathematics that
something new will soon build on it!
 • Work exercises daily. This allows you to absorb concepts and techniques one at a time, and
prevents you from falling behind. Regular exercise is just as important for the mind as for the
body.
• Don’t give up if you don’t “get it” after the first try. Everybody struggles at some point when
confronted with new material; everybody has to work at understanding new concepts.
• Always strive for understanding, not just memorization. Understanding a concept, and how
concepts relate to one another, will make remembering much easier (and more enjoyable).
• Study with fellow students. Take turns explaining the material to each other. Teaching
someone else is the best way of learning.
• Schedule sufficient time for studying outside the classroom – 8-10 hours per week is the
expected out-of-class study time for a 4-credit class.

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ONLINE HOMEWORK

• Before you start working on your homework, review the textbook material/class notes relating
to the homework material.
• Get out your paper & pencil before you do homework. Write down the question that you're
working on, the question number and homework title. Work out your solution on paper,
writing out every step, before entering your answer. This avoids frustrating mistakes. A good
record of your work (detailed solutions, kept well-organized by chapter/section) will also be
very helpful for reviewing once test time comes around.
• Strive for understanding, not just for a good homework grade. Before you use the online help
("Help me solve this"), ATTEMPT THE PROBLEM ON YOUR OWN and work it as far as
you can get. When you use the online help, ask yourself what the purpose of each step is,
don't just memorize the steps or guess the pattern how the numbers change.
• Do the homework as soon as possible after the lecture in which the material was introduced.
At the latest, do the homework corresponding to quiz material before the quiz, so that it serves
as practice for the quiz. It's best if you work the homework at least 2 days ahead of the quiz,
that leaves you time to seek help if there's something you don't understand.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Tutoring: Free mathematics tutoring on a walk-in basis is available in the Learning Enhancement
Center/Math Learning and Resource Center in the lower level of Carlson Library (419.530.2176).
Hours: MTWR 9:30 am - 9 pm, F 9:30 am - 5 pm, Sun 4 pm - 8 pm.
Study skills: For help with study skills, test taking strategies, and test anxiety, contact Julie
Radwanski at the Learning Enhancement Center, [email protected] , 419.530.2449.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES

Non-Discrimination on the basis of Disability (ADA): The University is an equal opportunity

educational institution. Please read The University’s Policy Statement on Nondiscrimination on the
Basis of Disability – Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance .

Academic Accommodations: The University of Toledo is committed to providing equal access to

education for all students. If you have a documented disability or you believe you have a disability and
would like information regarding academic accommodations/adjustments in this course, please contact
the Student Disability Services Office (Rocket Hall 1820; 419.530.4981; [email protected])
as soon as possible for more information and/or to initiate the process for accessing academic
accommodations.
ACADEMIC POLICIES

Student Privacy: Federal law and university policy prohibit instructors from discussing a student’s
grades or class performance with anyone outside university faculty/staff without the student’s written and
signed consent. This includes parents and spouses. For details, see the “Confidentiality of student records
(FERPA) section of the University Policy Page at
https://www.utoledo.edu/policies/academic/undergraduate/

Academic Dishonesty: Any act of academic dishonesty as defined by the University of Toledo policy
on academic dishonesty (found at https://www.utoledo.edu/policies/academic/undergraduate/ ), e.g.,
turning in work that is not your own or using unauthorized materials during an exam, will result in a
score of 0 on the item in question for the first incident, and an F in the course for a repeat. Please note
that any use of, or visibility of, a cell phone or smart watch (or any other device capable of connecting
to the internet or storing information) during a test, quiz or exam will be considered academic
dishonesty. A course grade received due to academic dishonesty cannot be deleted, and may lead to
probation, suspension, or dismissal.

Media Use Policy: Media produced by the course instructor are solely for class use by students currently
registered for the course, and under no circumstances can they be posted, linked to, or made available for
distribution or copying to any persons, institutions, or servers (for example, no portion of them may be
downloaded and posted on YouTube or sent to friends). This includes media that appears on the course
site and in VoiceThread. As the author of these teaching materials the instructor or university holds the
copyright (though not to the commercial artworks contained within them), and the only authorized use by
students is for the purposes of the course. Violating this policy constitutes a serious infraction of UT’s
computer use policy and may result in consequences up to and including expulsion from the University
and legal action (both criminal and civil) from the various rights holders whose copyrights you may have
infringed.

For further details on the policies that govern the institution’s academic processes, please refer to the
Undergraduate Academic Policies (found at https://www.utoledo.edu/policies/academic/undergraduate/ ).
CLASS SCHEDULE

Week Chapter/ Section Topic Learning Outcome Hours

Week 1 Neuhauser: Calculus for Biology and Medicine
08/17-08/23 Chapter 1 Preview and review (2.5hours)
1.2 Preliminaries 0.5
1.3 Elementary Functions Exponential models 2.0
Section 2.1 (2.1.1) Exponential Growth and Decay Exponential models (1 hour)
Schaum’s Outlines Trigonometry
Sections 1.1-1.5 Angles and Applications 0.5
Week 2 Chapter 2 Trigonometric Functions of a General Trigonometric 1.0
08/24-08/30 Angle identities
Chapter 3 Trigonometric Functions of an Acute Trigonometric 1.0
Angle identities
Chapter 6 Reduction to Functions of Positive Acute Trigonometric 0.5
Angles identities
Week 3 Chapter 7 Variations and Graphs of the Graphs of 2.0
08/31-09/6 Trigonometric Functions trigonometric
functions
Chapter 8 Basic Relationships and Identities Trigonometric 1.0
identities
Chapter 9 Trigonometric Functions of Two Angles 1.0
Week 4, Chapter 13 Inverses of Trigonometric Functions 0.5
09/07-09/13 Chapter 14 Trigonometric Equations Trigonometric 1.0
equations
Exam 1
Week 5 Neuhauser: Calculus for Biology and Medicine
09/14-09/20 Chapter 3 Limits and Continuity (5 hours)
3.1 Limits Limits 2.0
3.2 Continuity Continuity 1.0
Week 6 3.3 Limits at Infinity Limits 1.0
09/21-09/27 3.4 Trigonometric Limits and the Sandwich 0.5
Theorem
3.5 Properties of Continuous Functions 0.5
Week 7 Chapter 4 Differentiation (11.5
09/28-10/4 hours)
4.1 Formal Definition of the Derivative Derivatives 1.0
4.2 Properties of th3 Derivative Derivatives 0.5
4.3 The Power Rule, the Basic Rules of Derivatives 1.0
Differentiation, and the Derivatives of
Polynomials
Week 8 4.4 The Product and Quotient Rules, and the Derivatives 1.5
10/05-10/11 Derivatives of Rational and Power
Functions
Exam 2

Week 9 4.5 The Chain Rule Derivatives 2.0

10/12-10/18 4.6* Implicit Functions and Implicit Derivatives (optional/a
Differentiation s needed
for 4.10)
Week 10 4.7 Higher Derivatives Derivatives 0.5
10/19-10/25 4.8 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions Derivatives 1.5
Week 11 4.9 Derivatives of Exponential Functions Derivatives 1.5
10/26-11/01 4.10 Derivatives of inverse Functions, Derivatives 1.5
 Logarithmic Functions, and the Inverse
Tangent Function
Week 12 4.11 Linear Approximation and Error 0.5
11/02-11/08 Propagation
Chapter 5 Applications of Differentiation (7.5 hours)
5.1 Extrema and the Mean Value Theorem Graph sketching 0.5
5.2 Monotonicity and Concavity Graph sketching 2.0
Week 13 5.3 Extrema, Inflection Points, and Graphing Graph sketching 3.0
11/09-11/15

Week 14 5.4 Optimization Graph sketching 1.0

11/16-11/22

Exam 3

Week 15 5.5 L’Hospital’s Rule Limits 1.0

11/23-11/29 Total Number of Lecture Hours 36.0
Final week Final Exam is at Mon 11/30/2020 at 12:30AM-02:30PM

The instructor reserves the right to change the content of the course material if she perceives a need
due to postponement of class caused by COVID-19 or due to the pace of the course.