COURSE:                              Mathematical Analysis for Business                                Fall 2012

                                                MATH 114 – 01

 

TIME AND LOCATION:   M W F  9:00 – 9:50                                                     PACCAR 105

 

TEXTBOOK:                        College Mathematics for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences

                                                7th Edition by S. T. Tan

 

INSTRUCTOR:                    Prof. John W. Vander Beek    Office: HK 219               ext. 3911

                                                e-mail: vanderbeek@gonzaga.edu

                                                web site: http://web02.gonzaga.edu/faculty/vanderbeek/

 

OFFICE HOURS:                Please see my website.

                                                I am also available by appointment.

 

EXAMINATIONS:

            During the course there will four in-class examinations.  Tests will consist of some multiple choice questions and some short answer questions.  On the latter some partial credit may be available.

 

            Only illness or emergencies are sufficient reasons not to take the examination at the scheduled time.  “I’m not ready” doesn’t work.  In the legitimate cases you need to notify me by phone or email before the time of the exam. 

 

 

QUIZZES:

            Quizzes will be given according to the schedule.  Some problems in the quizzes may actually be taken from the homework problems.  Consequently, if you keep up with the homework you should enjoy a good deal of success with these.  These are considered “check-ups” for the exams.  NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES will be given but the lowest one will be dropped so if you miss one, presumably that will be the one dropped.

 

 

HOMEWORK:

            Task one:  Read the section of the text corresponding to the assigned problems since my lectures are designed to complement the text and not repeat it.  Task two:  Do the problems carefully with an eye toward developing your skills so that you will be able to display you skills on the quizzes and the exams. 

            Your homework will not be collected so there is an obvious temptation to not do it.  Resist that temptation.  As mentioned above, having done the homework will have an obvious impact on your performance in other aspects of the course.  Keep up with the homework and you will find the work tolerable.  Get behind and it becomes overwhelming.  Doing calculus just requires hard dedicated work!

 

 

FINAL EXAMINATION:

            Our two hour final examination scheduled by the office of the Registrar is slated for 8:00 – 10:00 AM on Friday, December 14.  Put it on your calendar right away.

 

GRADING SYSTEM:                    

During the term there will be four in-class examinations, each weighted 100 points.  There will be a comprehensive final examination weighted 200 points.   The accumulated collection of quiz scores will have a weight of 50 points.  Using the consequent total of 650 points, final grades will be based upon the following distribution:

                                                88% - 100% --- A

                                                76% - 87%   --- B

                                                64% - 75%   --- C

                                                52% - 63%   --- D

                                                0%  -  51%   --- F

Plusses and minuses are discretionary.

 

ATTENDANCE:

            Since this is a three credit course, university policy states that you are allowed a maximum of six absences.  After that I may assign a V (equivalent to an F) grade to you.  I do not take strict roll every day but I do pick up on chronic absences very rapidly.  I assume at this level of study skipping should not be an issue.

 

SPECIAL NEEDS:

            If you have a documented disability for which you will need accommodation in this course you must make such arrangements through the DREAM office.  Outside of such arrangements I cannot legally make any accommodations.

 

MATH  LAB:

            If for some reason you are not able to secure enough assistance from me either in class or during office visits you may be able to get help from one of the other instructors while they are in the Math Lab located in Herak 224. The schedule of tutors is posted on the door.

 

CALCULATORS:

            You should have a dedicated calculator.  No phones or other devices may be used.  For some exams and quizzes calculators will be useful but you may not share calculators during those times.  It is your responsibility to bring a calculator with you for the exams and quizzes.

 

ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

            Phones and music devices are both annoying disturbances in the classroom.  Please be courteous enough to turn off all such devices when you enter the room.  This obviously precludes texting also.  No headphones may be worn during class. 

 

EMAIL USAGE:

            Email is not to be confused with instant messaging.  I usually check my email no more than once a day.  If you have an urgent message for me it would be wiser to leave a message on my phone.