67-206 Mathematics for Business Analysis II

Fall 2000

Section 001 Edwards 8:00 to 9:00 MTW F

Section 002 Edwards 9:10 to 10:10 MTW F

Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards Phone: 424-1358 Office: Swart 123 Classroom: Swart 240

Text: Applied Calculus, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al.

Required Calculator: TI-83, by Texas Instruments. (I will use the TI-83 in class; if you have some other TI (like the TI-82, or TI-85, etc.) and find it works for you, that is fine. I cannot support it as well, though.)

Grading: Final grades are based on these 700 points:

 

Topic

Points

Tentative Date

Exam 1

Functions

100 pts.

Oct. 3

Exam 2

Concepts of Differentiation/Integration.

100 pts.

Oct. 27

Exam 3

Derivative Applications

100 pts.

Nov. 17

Exam 4

Integration Applications

100 pts.

Dec. 15

Quizzes

 

100 pts.

Between Exams

Homework

 

200 pts.

Biweekly

Make-up exams will be given only in special circumstances. Please see me at least two class days before an Exam to discuss a make-up Exam.

Homework and Quizzes: There will be eight (8) homework assignments each worth twenty-five (25) points and four (4) quizzes each worth twenty-five (25) points.

Cooperation on homework is encouraged; copying is not. You are urged to work together on homework to solve problems; however, each of you must submit your own write-up.

 

Office Hours: Office hours are times when I will be in my office to help you. There are many other times when I am in my office. If I am in and not busy, I will be happy to help. My office hours for Fall 2000 semester are 10:20 to 11:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 2:00 to 2:50 Monday and Wednesday, or by appointment.

 

Philosophy: I strongly believe that you, the student, are the only person who can make yourself learn. Therefore, whenever it is appropriate, I expect you to "discover" the mathematics we will be exploring. I do not feel that "lecturing" to you will teach you how to do mathematics. I hope to be your "guide" while we learn some mathematics, but you will need to do the learning. I expect each of you to come to class prepared to discuss the day’s material. That means you will have to pre-read each section of the text very carefully before class.

My idea of teaching / learning is not "Teaching is telling and learning is listening". I believe that you must be active in the learning process to learn well. My job as a teacher, therefore, is not to "tell" you the answers to the problems we will encounter; rather it is to point you in a direction that will allow you to see the solutions yourselves. To accomplish that goal, I will work to find different interactive activities for us to work on. Your job is to use me, to use your text, to use your friends, and any other resources. Keep in mind that the goal is to learn mathematics, not to pass the exam. (Incidentally, if you have truly learned the material, the test results will take care of themselves.)

The tentative schedule on the back details the course content, due dates of the homework and quiz and exam dates.

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday

Sept 4

NO CLASS

Sept 5

NO CLASS

Sept 6

Intro/Review

Handout - Groups

Sept 8

Handouts –TI-83, Limits

1.1

Sept 11

1.2

Sept 12

1.3

Sept 13

1.3/1.4

Sept 15

1.4

Sept 18

Homework 1 due

1.5

Sept 19

Quiz 1

1.5/1.6

Sept 20

1.6

Sept 22

1.7

Sept 25

1.8

Sept 26

1.9

Sept 27

Homework 2 due

1.10

Sept 29

1.11

Oct 2

Review

Oct 3

EXAM 1

Oct 4

2.1

Oct 6

2.1

Oct 9

2.2

Oct 10

2.3

Oct 11

Handout - Derivatives

2.4

Oct 13

Homework 3 due

2.5

Oct 16

Quiz 2

2.6

Oct 17

3.1

Oct 18

3.2

Oct 20

Handout - Areas

3.3

Oct 23

3.4

Oct 24

Homework 4 due

3.5

Oct 25

Review

Oct 27

EXAM 2

Oct 30

4.1

Oct 31

4.2

Nov 1

4.3

Nov 3

Handout - Rules

4.4

Nov 6

Homework 5 due

5.1

Nov 7

Quiz 3

5.2

Nov 8

5.3

Nov 10

5.4

Nov 13

Handout - Extrema

5.5

Nov 14

Homework 6 due

5.6

Nov 15

Review

Nov 17

EXAM 3

Nov 20

6.1

Nov 21

6.2

Nov 22

NO CLASS

Nov 24

NO CLASS

Nov 27

6.3

Nov 28

6.4

Nov 29

6.5

Dec 1

Homework 7 due

6.6

Dec 4

Quiz 4

6.7

Dec 5

Handout - Integration

7.1

Dec 6

7.2

Dec 8

7.3

Dec 11

7.4

Dec 12

Homework 8 due

7.5

Dec 13

Review

Dec 15

EXAM 4


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