MATH 206
Mathematics for Business Analysis II
Spring
2009
Section
001 8:00 to 9:00 MTW F
Section
002 9:10 to 10:10 MTW F
Instructor:
Dr. Chris
Edwards Phone: 424-1358 or 948-3969 Office: Swart 123
Classroom: Swart 3 Text: Applied Calculus 3rd edition, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason,
Lock, Flath, et al.
Required
Calculator: TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or
TI-84 Plus, by Texas Instruments.
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 |
70 pts. |
February 24 |
Exam 2 |
Derivatives |
90 pts. |
April 2-3 (Testing Center) |
Exam 3 |
Integrals and Multivariate Derivatives |
100 pts. |
May 15 |
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, because I want to
avoid you having the same members each time. I expect each person in a group to contribute to the work;
however, 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 (February 23). 2 – Describing Functions Using
Derivatives (April 1). 3 – Finding Areas Using Integrals (May 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.
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 2009 semester are 10:20 to 11:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and 3:00 to 4:00 Tuesday, 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 digest the day’s material.
That means you will benefit most by having read each section of the text
and the Day By Day notes before
class.
My
idea of education is that one learns by doing. I believe that you must be engaged in the learning process
to learn well. Therefore, I view
my job as a teacher as not telling
you the answers to the problems we will encounter, but rather pointing 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 exam results will take care of
themselves.)
Homework 1, due
February 13 |
Section 1.1: 14
page 5, 6 page 71 |
Homework 2, due
February 20 |
Section 1.4: 12
page 30 |
Homework 3, due
March 6 |
Section 1.9: 24
page 62 |
Homework 4, due
March 17 |
Section 2.5: 12
page 129 |
Homework 5, due
March 31 |
Section 4.1: 18
page 181, 28 page 181 |
Homework 6, due
April 13 |
Section 4.4: 4
page 199 |
Homework 7, due
April 22 |
Section 5.4: 10
page 258 |
Homework 8, due
April 29 |
Section 7.1: 50
page 304, 56 page 304 |
Homework 9, due May
11 |
Section 9.1: 20
page 348 |
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