MATH 103 - Integral Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences
Course Overview
This course in integral calculus complements technical content with applications and examples drawn primarily from life sciences. The course starts by calculating areas and approximating the area using thin stripes as an introduction to Riemannian sums, which then lead to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Applications of integration include determining the center of mass, calculating volumes and lengths of curves. After introducing different techniques of integration further applications are discussed in the context of continuous probability distributions as well as differential equations. After an exploration of series and sequences the course ends with an introduction to Taylor polynomials.
See the UBC Calendar entry for Math 103 for course prerequisites.
Important Dates
Term start: | Tuesday, January 3, 2017 |
Midterm break: | February 20-24, 2017 |
Term end: | Thursday, April 6, 2017 |
Family day: | Monday, February 12, 2017, no classes |
Midterm 1: | Thursday, February 4, 2016, 5:30-6:30 pm. Location: See below. |
Midterm 2: | Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 5:30-6:30 pm. Location: See below. |
Final exam: | TBA |
Announcements
- Happy 2017 and a good start into the new term!
- Requests for joining Math 103 or changing sections should be directed to the undergraduate chair ugradchair@math.ubc.ca after carefully reading the registration issues information page.
Exam Information
The final exam will be held on Monday April 25th from noon-2:30pm at the locations posted below. The exam will cover material from the entire course. Please give yourself extra time to make sure that you can find you exam location. A list of formulas to be given on the exam can be found on the formula sheet page. The exam can be written in pencil or ink. Solutions to the 2015 final are here.
For an excellent preparation for exams, please check out the Math Exam/Education Resource. The Math 103 syllabus is embedded in the front page, so you can directly access problem types that potentially appear on your midterms and final exam.
Section Name and Instructor | Room Location |
Section 201, 203: Ed Perkins | OSBORNE A |
Section 202, 208: Uriya First | ESB 1013 |
Section 206: Joshua Scurll | WESB 100 |
Section 207: Oscar Lopez | OSBORNE A |
Section 209: Ka Fai Li | WESB 100 |
Section 212: Dong Li | HEBB 100 |
Sections
Section 201 - Ed Perkins
Section 202 - Uriya First
Section 203 - Ed Perkins
Section 206 - Joshua Scurll
Section 207 - Oscar Lopez
Section 208 - Uriya First
Section 209 - Ka Fai Li
Section 212 - Dong Li
Course Material & Resources
For relevant links, see navigation menu to the left.
- Course Schedule and Syllabus
- Outline of the course schedule and syllabus (containing a number of problems and answers) as well as the grading scheme.
- Course Notes & Exercises
- The course notes by Prof. Leah Keshet. Either download as you wish for free or purchase a bound version at copiesmart
- WeBWorK
- Online WeBWorK homework is assigned on a weekly schedule (with few exceptions due to midterms). In case of troubles, first check out the WeBWorK FAQ. If this fails technical queries can be forwarded to ubcmath103winter2016@gmail.com
- Old-School Homework
- Traditional homework is assigned on a bi-weekly schedule. Your work and solutions must be submitted on paper to your instructor.
- Online Forum
- We are using Piazza as a class forum for online discussions - see instructions on how to sign up on Piazza.
- Other Resources
- Other resources including past exams and policies.