Math 031L - Section 14
Wednesday 1:10pm - 2:55pm
Gross Chemistry Room 111
Lab Instructor: Michael Kozdron
Office:
Physics 025
Telephone:
660-2832
E-mail:
kozdron@math.duke.edu
Home Page:
http://www.math.duke.edu/~kozdron/index.html
| September 2 | Risk Factors for Breast Cancer |
| September 9 | Log Plots |
| September 16 | U.S. Population Growth |
| September 23 | Introduction to Euler's Method |
| September 30 | To Be Announced |
| October 7 | Newton's Law of Motion |
| October 14 | To Be Announced |
| October 21 | Chemical Rate Equations |
| October 28 | First & Second Derivatives and Roots |
| November 4 | Test #2 |
| November 11 | Riemann Sums |
| November 18 | Gateway Test |
| November 25 | Gateway Makeup / Review |
| December 2 | Net Worth of a Company |
| December 9 | To Be Announced |
When required to submit a written report, it is expected that all members of the group contribute to, and proofread, the final submission.
Furthermore, it is expected that the lab reports are presentable and are written in complete and grammatically correct English sentences. Consequently, typing mathematics is necessary. Microsoft Word, which is available on the OIT IBM PC public computer cluster machines, is adequate for the purposes of preparing the final lab report. Alternatively, you may use LaTeX to typeset your paper. It is available on the OIT UNIX public computer cluster machines.
The labs will require the use of a scientific graphing calculator. Although many calculators are adequate for the purposes of the lab, the calculator of instruction will be the TI-83. This means that all lab demonstrations will be conducted using the TI-83. I will also be able to provide technical advice only for users of the TI-83. This is because I am not proficient with any other calculator, including the HP48G series.
However, if you own a calculator other than the TI-83 which conforms to the calculator specifications outlined on pages 85 to 90 of the Duke Laboratory Calculus Coursepack, and you are proficient with it, then you are certainly welcome and encouraged to use it in the lab.
The Mathematics Department operates a Help Room where students can get assistance on a drop-in basis. It is staffed by calculus teachers, lab instructors, and assistants. The Help Room is located in Room 08A of the West Duke Building on East Campus.
The hours of operation are available from the first-year calculus web site.
If you need extra help, please stop by the Help Room first. I will be available there on Mondays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
However, if you are around the Physics Building, or if your questions are not satisfactorily answered in the Help Room, feel free to stop by my office. Alternatively, if you would like to schedule an appointment, then just e-mail me.
It is expected that all students abide by the Duke University Undergraduate Honor Code.