1. math 11a calculus with applications instructor: pascale garaud room BE131

2. info website: http:/www.cse.ucsc.edu/classes/math011a/Winter05/ TAs: –Chris Wong –Deboja Das –Wenyi Zhang –Shubhra Sharma

3. syllabus textbook: calculus for biology and medicine, by claudia neuhauser. homework: –quickcheck sheets: not mandatory –homework sheets: mandatory, due on first lecture of following week. sections: –guided section work strongly recommended –quizzes: similar to quickcheck, now and then exams: –2 mid-terms, 1 final –similar to quickcheck + homework and section work

4. calendar holidays: january 17, february 21 mid-terms: january 31, february 22 final: march 15, 16:00-19:00

5. material needed A non-graphic scientific calculator Some graphing paper, linear-linear, linear-log and log-log

6. questionnaire what is your major what are your general interests what previous math courses did you take, what grades did you get placement exam special needs

7. calculus with applications: applied mathematics aim:develop and use mathematical tools to solve important, complex problems in any scientific field

8. calculus: newton, leibnitz ~ 1700

9. tsunami research v. titov, pacific marine environmental laboratory

10. avalanche research jim mcelwaine, cambridge UK

12. protein folding Univ. Mass.

13. stellar formation m. bate, exeter

14. water walkers john bush, mit