Dr. Don Mills' Math 141 Home Page

Dr. Mills' Math 141 Home Page

I am teaching Math 141 during the Fall 2003 term. What follows are links that I have posted during said term.

NEW Course Grades (posted at 5:50 p.m. on 12/13/03)

a. Syllabus (updated at 11:15 p.m. on 8/30/03)
b. Class Notes (updated at 12:30 p.m. on 11/10/03)
c. Sample Mathematical Biology Paper 1 (link provided at 6:50 a.m. on 8/15/03)
d. Sample Mathematical Biology Paper 2 (link provided at 6:45 p.m. on 8/16/03)
e. Homework Set 1 Graphs [MSWord] (posted at 3:25 p.m. on 8/18/03, due when Exam 1 is administered, worth 20 points): 20 (Sect. 1.1), 58 (1.2), 34 (1.3), 36 (2.1), 10 (2.2), 20 (2.3), 28 (2.4), 16 (2.5)
f. Exam 1 Graphs [MSWord] (posted at 3:05 p.m. on 9/16/03)
g. Homework Set 2 (posted at 5:00 a.m. on 9/15/03, the ones for Sections 3.1 through 3.4 are due on 9/22/03 in class, and the rest are due when Exam 2 is administered -- can earn 40 points on this assignment, any points earned above 30 will be credited to Exam 1 score): 14 & 18 (Sect. 3.1); 18 & 24 (3.2); 22 & 28 (3.3); 10 & 20 (3.4.1); 22 & 26 (3.4.2); 38 & 42 (3.4.3); 54 & 58 (3.4.4); 8 & 14 (3.5); 6 & 12 (3.6); 6 & 10 (3.7.1); 16, 20 & 24 (3.7.2); 30 & 34 (3.7.3); 4, 8, 16, 24 & 28 (3.8) Answers: Homework Set 2a (Sections 3.1-3.4) Graph [MSWord] (posted at 2:05 p.m. on 9/29/03) Homework Set 2b (Sections 3.5-3.8) (posted at 3:00 p.m. on 10/10/03)
h. Exam 2 (posted at 3:00 p.m. on 10/10/03)
i. Exam 3 Graphs (MSWord) (posted at 11:05 a.m. on 12/6/03)
j. MAPLE Tutorial on Graphs of Logarithmic Transformations [MSWord document] (posted at 4:45 p.m. on 8/26/03)
k. Practice Related Rate Problems (updated at 3:05 p.m. on 9/26/03) [now with answers]
l. Homework Set 3 (posted at 9:30 a.m. on 10/8/03; to be submitted in increments to be determined): 12 & 18 (Sect. 4.1); 20 & 26 (4.2) [use MAPLE for the graphs]; 10, 26, & 32 (4.3) [do not use a graphing device for these problems]; 10 & 22 (4.4); 16, 30, & 38 (4.5); 12 & 18 (4.7) Answers: Homework Set 3a (Sections 4.1-4.3) Graphs [MSWord] (posted at 12:30 p.m. on 10/27/03) Homework Set 3b (Sections 4.4, 4.5, and 4.7) Graph (MSWord) (posted at 11:25 p.m. on 11/23/03)
m.Homework Set 4 (updated at 9:35 p.m. on 11/23/03; to be submitted in increments to be determined -- see announcement below): 24, 50, and 70 (Sect. 5.1); 8, 34, 56, and 58 (5.2); 12, 22, and 32 (5.3); 6, 20, and 42 (6.1); 6, 10, and 14 (6.2); 4, 6, 12, 28, 30, 36, and 42 (6.3) Answers: Homework Set 4a (Sections 5.1-5.2) (posted at 10:40 p.m. on 11/23/03) Homework Set 4b (Section 5.3) & Graphs for HW Set 4b (MSWord) (posted at 5:55 p.m. on 12/4/03) Homework Set 4c (Section 6.1) (posted at 5:55 p.m. on 12/4/03) Homework Set 4d (Section 6.2) (posted at 5:10 p.m. on 12/8/03) Homework Set 4e (Section 6.3) (posted at 6:20 p.m. on 12/8/03)
n. Answers to Quizzes 1-5 (updated at 10:30 a.m. on 12/8/03) Graph for Quiz 2
o. Mathematical Biology Paper (posted at 2:15 p.m. on 9/29/03): The groups for the mathematical biology paper assignment (see syllabus) are as follows: Group 1 (Abbott, Boswell, Hallock, Hill); Group 2 (Hite, Jiles, Kerwin); and Group 3 (Smith, Tanksley, Watkins). Each group will read one of the eight papers whose links are given below.
    o1. Mathematical Biology Paper 1
    o2. Mathematical Biology Paper 2
    o3. Mathematical Biology Paper 3
    o4. Mathematical Biology Paper 4
    o5. Mathematical Biology Paper 5
    o6. Mathematical Biology Paper 6
    o7. Mathematical Biology Paper 7
    o8. Mathematical Biology Paper 8

Announcement (posted at 9:40 p.m. on 23 Nov 03): There will be a 20-point quiz over Section 6.2 on Tuesday, 2 Dec 03. The homework for this section is due at the time of the quiz. Also, there will be a 20-point quiz over Section 6.3 on Friday, 5 Dec 03. The homework for this section is due at the time of the quiz.

Announcement (posted at 3:45 p.m. on 24 Nov 03): The final exam, which is comprehensive, will be on Thursday, December 11, from 12:50 to 2:50 p.m. in AG 170. Review Document

Announcement (posted at 3:50 p.m. on 24 Nov 03): Your grade in the course will be posted online, as well as on the bulletin board located across from the lecture hall on the third floor of the A-wing of Neckers Hall, by noon on Monday, December 15. Your ID number will be a three-digit number (a different number for each person) located on your final exam. You must therefore memorize this number in order to find out your grade. The grades will be listed in a pseudo-random order (that is, non-alphabetically, etc.), so again, it is imperative that you remember your three-digit identification number!

Note 1 (updated at 4:15 p.m. on 22 Aug 03): There was a tutorial session on the use of the MAPLE computer algebra package on Thursday, August 21 from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. in Neckers 258. When the opportunity arises, be sure to visit the lab to give MAPLE a try. Bring a copy of this document with you to the lab when you do so.

WORTH A LOOK! Note 2 (updated at 7:35 p.m. on 23 Aug 03): My teaching mentor from my West Point experience was kind enough to provide me with the following link. Professor Gross, a member of the University of Tennessee's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been active in mathematical biology for many years. Professor Gross is President-Elect of The Society for Mathematical Biology.

Note 3 (posted at 12:10 p.m. on 09 Sep 03): In regards to the discussion on Tilman's model for resource competition, I encourage you to visit this site, and encourage you to do your own search on Yahoo! or some search engine. The Lotka-Volterra equations, mentioned at the beginning of the just-referenced page, are explained here.

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Most recently updated on 04 May 05 at 9:10 a.m.
Contact Dr. Mills at dmills@math.siu.edu.

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