MATH 206 Applied
Calculus for Business
Fall 2011
Section 005 3:00 to 5:00 M W
Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards Phone: 424-1358 or 948-3969 Office: Swart 123
Classroom: Swart 203 Text: Applied Calculus 3rd
edition, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason,
Lock, Flath, et al. Link to Day by Day notes.
Required Calculator: TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 Plus, by Texas Instruments. Other TI graphics calculators (like the TI-86) do not have the same commands we will be using and may cause you troubles.
Catalog
Description: This course follows Mathematics 204. Topics include
logarithmic and exponential functions, differential and integral calculus and
their application to business problems.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 104, 108 or 204 with a grade of C or better or
placement.
Course Objectives: (Click here for full document.) Topics introduced in Math 206, such as marginal analysis, optimization, and finding total change, are used in subsequent Business and Economics courses. The ideas covered include function, derivative, and integral concepts. Upon completion of Math 206 students will be familiar with basic functions and be able to calculate and estimate derivatives and integrals using a variety of methods. A firm grounding in these topics will prepare students for success in later classes.
Grading: Final grades are based on 500 points:
|
Topic |
Points |
Tentative Date |
Exam 1 |
Functions |
80 pts. |
October 3 |
Exam 2 |
Derivatives |
90 pts. |
November 7 |
Exam 3 |
Integrals and Multivariate Derivatives |
90 pts. |
December 14 |
Group Presentations |
20 Points Each |
60 pts. |
Before Exams |
Quizzes |
10 Points Each |
90 pts. |
Weekly |
Homework |
10 Points Each |
90 pts. |
Weekly |
Attendance is a very important component of success in my class because many of the skills and lessons we will learn will be a direct result of classroom activities that cannot be reproduced easily. Thus, final grades are based on attendance as well as total points earned. The number of quiz scores that may be dropped is based on absences.
Presentations:
There will be three presentations, each worth 20 points. The descriptions of the presentations
are in the Day By Day Notes. I
will assign you to your groups for these presentations randomly, but I want to
avoid you having the same members each time. I expect each person in a group to contribute to the work;
you can allocate the work in any way you like. If a group member is not contributing, see me as soon as
possible so I can make a decision about what to do. Part of your presentation grade will be based on your own
evaluations of how each person contributed to the presentation. The topics are: 1 – Modeling
Population Growth (September 28). 2 – Describing Functions Using Derivatives
(October 31). 3 – Multivariate Functions (December 12).
Quizzes: Approximately once a week, we will have a quiz on the current material. These quizzes are a way for me to provide feedback to you on your progress in the course. You will be allowed to drop up to 2 quizzes, based on your course attendance.
Homework: I will collect several homework problems approximately once a week. The due dates are listed on the course outline below. While I will only be grading a few problems, I presume that you will be working on many more than just the ones I assign. I suggest that you work together in small groups on the homework for this class. What I expect is a well thought-out, complete discussion of the problem. Please don't just put down a numerical answer; I want to see how you did the problem. (You won't get full credit for just numerical answers.) The method you use and your description is much more important to me than the final numerical answer. Important Grading Feature: If your homework percentage is lower than your exam percentage, I will replace your homework percentage with your exam percentage. Therefore, your homework grade cannot be lower than your exam grade.
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 2011 semester are 10:20 to 11:00, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 3:00 to 4:00 Thursday, 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. The textbook we will be using for this class will require you to actually read it to master the material.
My idea of education is not "Teaching is telling and learning is listening". I believe that you must be active in the learning process to succeed. 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 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.
Homework 1, due
September 19 |
Section 1.1: #14
page 5, #6 page 71 |
Homework 2, due
September 26 |
Section 1.4: #12
page 30 |
Homework 3, due
October 17 |
Section 1.9: #24
page 62 |
Homework 4, due
October 24 |
Section 2.5: #12
page 129 |
Homework 5, due
October 31 |
Section 4.1: #18
page 181, #28 page 181 |
Homework 6, due
November 16 |
Section 4.4: #4
page 199 |
Homework 7, due
November 28 |
Section 5.4: #10
page 258 |
Homework 8, due
December 5 |
Section 7.1: #50
page 304, #56 page 304 |
Homework 9, due
December 12 |
Section 9.1: #20
page 348 |
Monday |
Wednesday |
September 5 |
September 7 Day 1 |
September 12 Day 2 |
September 14 Day 3 |
September 19 Day 4 |
September 21 Day 5 |
September 26 Day 6 |
September 28 Day 7 |
October 3 Day 8 |
October 5 Day 9 |
October 10 Day 10 |
October 12 Day 11 |
October 17 Day 12 |
October 19 Day 13 |
October 24 Day 14 |
October 26 Day 15 |
October 31 Day 16 |
November 2 Day 17 |
November 7 Day 18 |
November 9 Day 19 |
November 14 Day 20 |
November 16 Day 21 |
November 21 Day 22 |
November 23 |
November 28 Day 23 |
November 30 Day 24 |
December 5 Day 25 |
December 7 Day26 |
December 12 Day 27 |
December 14 Day 28 |
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