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Biocalculus Computer Laboratory
MAP 2480 Spring 2015 All Sections
GOTO Current: MAP 2480



Google Calendars: Current Tuesday Schedule Thursday Schedule with Assignments

Lessons Link (mild password protection) All Lessons and the top ten scilab errors made by biolab students.
MapleTA Links

Bookmark these pages, they run independently of everything else. If your fsu id is abc08z and your EmpId is 987654321, then your login will be abc08z and your password 987654321. You can find your EmpId via the FSUID Identity Management application in Secure Apps which is now hidden inside myFSU.

FAQ on mapleTA. There are several things that can cause confusion about the way mapleTA shows the correct answers.

Our homework problems generate lots of computation, sometimes the server is slow to present the problem. Sometimes it stops and needs to be given a kickstart, do not count on the server being available at the last minute or even the last day.

READ THIS

Althought the homework server will allow you to complete your work a little later than 6PM, it is a fickle machine. Homework is due at 6pm, it you wait longer and the server doesn't like you, you are out of luck. (And yes it will be your fault.)

If for some reason the server is not working, immediately email bellenot with a careful description of your problem. Include exactly where the error occurred and what the error message was. Do not assume that someone else also has the same problem or error.

What you need to do for each lab

Task Where to Find It Due Where to Do It How Rough Value
Read lesson.pdf lessons before lab/prelab anywhere Available Thurs Week Before everything
Do prelab prelab/postlab server 6pm day before lab anywhere but 107 MCH 5 tries/all questions at once 25%
Do hardcopy lessons day of lab anywhere STAPLED, NO electronic copies 10%
Short Closed Book Quiz lab server First 5 minutes of the lab/no make-ups 107 MCH Single attempt/all questions at once Part of postlab
Do lab part a lab server day of lab to day before next lab 107 MCH unlimited tries/question at a time 0.8*40% = 32%
Do lab part b lab server day of lab to day before next lab 107 MCH unlimited tries/question at a time 0.2*40% = 8%
Do postlab prelab/postlab server 6pm day before next lab anywhere but 107 MCH 2 tries/all questions at once 25%


The Class Syllabus(aka Handout) in PDF(Acroread Format). And here are more details Acroread is freely available from Adobe.

Your private gradebook This has the same username password which is needed for the lessons. [You will also have to add your-code.html to the url above.] This grade book has the participation grade. At the end of the course the MapleTA grades get moved here and your final grade will get computed and reported here.

The free fsu email account are now managed from the FSUID site, this link will point you in the correct direction. You can have your email forwarded to your favorite ISP or you can read your mail directly from the web from this link or you can read your fsu email by several other methods.


MAP 2480 is a computer calculus LAB course mainly for Biologists

Course Description From the Bulletin:

MAP 2480. Biocalculus Computer Laboratory (1). Prerequisite: MAC 2311. A computer laboratory that applies calculus methods to solve problems in biology, medicine, and physiology.


The Dropbox:

You Can Drop Files Here
References

Last Modified: 2015-01-05

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