67-206 Mathematics for Business Analysis II

Spring 2002

Section 001 8:00 to 9:00 MTW F

Section 002 9:10 to 10:10 MTW F

Section 008 3:00 to 5:00 M W

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

Classroom: Swart 203 (Sections 1 and 2) Swart 303 (Section 8)

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

Required Calculator: TI-83 Plus, by Texas Instruments. (I will use the TI-83 Plus 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 400 points: (Exam dates in parentheses are for Section 008.)

 

Topic

Points

Tentative Date

Exam 1

Functions

100 pts.

Mar 1 (Feb 27)

Exam 2

Concepts of Differentiation/Integration.

100 pts.

Apr 5 (Apr 3)

Exam 3

Derivative Applications

100 pts.

Apr 26 (Apr 23)

Exam 4

Integration Applications

100 pts.

May 17 (May 15)

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 plan.

Homework: I have the homework assignments on a different handout. While these problems will not be collected for grading, working on them will ensure an adequate mastery of the material. I suggest that you work together in small groups on the materials for this class. To aid in your study groups, I will be distributing a class roll of all three sections I am teaching this semester.

 

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 Spring 2002 semester are 10:20 to 11:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 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 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 exams. (Incidentally, if you have truly learned the material, the test results will take care of themselves.)

The tentative schedule below details the course content and exam dates.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday

Feb 4

Intro/Review

Handout - Groups

Feb 5

Handouts —TI-83, Limits

1.1

Feb 6

1.2

Feb 8

1.3

Feb 11

1.3/1.4

Feb 12

1.4

Feb 13

1.5

Feb 15

1.5/1.6

Feb 18

1.6

Feb 19

1.7

Feb 20

1.8

Feb 22

1.9

Feb 25

1.10

Feb 26

1.11

Feb 27

Review

Mar 1

EXAM 1

Mar 4

2.1

Mar 5

2.1

Mar 6

2.2

Mar 8

2.3

Mar 11

Handout - Derivatives

2.3

Mar 12

2.4

Mar 13

2.5

Mar 15

2.6

Mar 25

3.1

Mar 26

3.2

Mar 27

3.3

Mar 29

Handout - Areas

3.4

Apr 1

3.5

Apr 2

3.5

Apr 3

Review

Apr 5

EXAM 2

Apr 8

4.1

Apr 9

4.2

Apr 10

4.3

Apr 12

4.3

Apr 15

Handout - Rules

4.4

Apr 16

5.1

Apr 17

5.2

Apr 19

5.3

Apr 22

Handout - Extrema

5.4

Apr 23

5.6

Apr 24

Review

Apr 26

EXAM 3

Apr 29

6.1

Apr 30

6.2

May 1

6.5

May 3

6.6

May 6

Handout - Integration

6.7

May 7

7.1

May 8

7.2

May 10

7.3

May 13

7.4

May 14

7.5

May 15

Review

May 17

EXAM 4