COURSE: Mathematical
Analysis for Business FALL 2012
MATH 114 – 05
TIME
AND LOCATION: M W F 1:10 –
2:00 PACCAR 007
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 1:00 – 3:00 on Tuesday December 11.
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.