Duke University
Mathematics 031L
Laboratory Information

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

Lab Schedule
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

Lab Report

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.

Calculator Expectations

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.

Extra Help

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.

Duke Honor Code

It is expected that all students abide by the Duke University Undergraduate Honor Code.


Michael's 31L Page
Michael Kozdron
8/29/1998