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1 Mathematical Applications for Business Mathematics 2355 Fall 2016 Course Materials: Software (required): MyMathLab (includes access to the e-book). If you have an old access code that you have used in the past with this edition of the book and it is not older than one year, you can still use it. You will enroll in MyMathLab using an access code (access code can be purchased from the university bookstore) through the shell in WyoCourses. Details on how to enroll for MyMathLab will be posted on the course website on WyoCourses. For best results, purchase your access code NOW and start working on your homework from the first day of class. Internet access (required): You will need it to use the MyMathLab software to finish your online homework. Physical textbook (optional): We will use the textbook College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences by Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen 13th Edition. If you buy your access code from the university bookstore, you can get the physical copy of the book at a lower cost if you purchase them as a bundle. Calculator (required): A scientific non-graphing calculator. During exams and quizzes, you will not be allowed to use a graphing calculator or a cell phone and you will not be allowed to share a calculator with someone else. Note Card (optional): For each exam you will be allowed to use both sides of one 3 x5 index card for handwritten notes. Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 am, CR 306 (You must also register for a discussion section.) Lecturer: Bill Weber wsweber@uwyo.edu Office Location: Ross Hall 225 Office Hours: M 11:00am - Noon, 1:00-2:00pm, W 11:00am - 1:00pm Course Description: Continues the study of business and economic applications of mathematics. Includes linear programming, mathematics of finance, probability and statistics. A computer lab using spreadsheet software will meet one day per week. Sections Covered: 1.3, , , , , 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2 Assignment Groups Exams 17.5 %) 70% MyMathLab 7.5% Notebook 7.5% Excel Labs 7.5% Quizzes 7.5 % Total 100 % Grading Your letter grade in this course may be estimated at any time from the following table: Letter Grade Overall Percentage (interval notation) A [90, ) B [80, 90) C [70, 80) D [60, 70) F [0, 60) 1

2 Exams 70% Exams 1-3 will be given during the regularly scheduled class time (9:00-9:50 am) on the dates shown below. Exam 4 is from 8-10 am on Wednesday of finals week. Exam 1 Friday, 9/16 Covering sections 1.3, Exam 2 Friday, 10/14 Covering sections Exam 3 Friday, 11/11 Covering sections , Exam 4 Friday, 12/16 Cumulative with emphasis on , 8.1, 8.2. Make-up Exams If you will not be able to take an exam on the scheduled date and time you must make other arrangements with the instructor well in advance. In cases where proper notification has not been given, or if the reason for missing the exam is not valid the make-up the exam may be penalized or may not be given. MyMathLab Homework 7.5% The instructions for registering for MyMathLab, MML can be found on the WyoCourse site. Online assignments are usually around questions per section. These problems are chosen as representative of the basic concepts presented in the sections. You should settle for nothing less than 100% on each online homework assignment. None of the MML assignments will be dropped. MML assignments are due by 11:59pm on their due date and will not be accepted late. Check the attached course schedule or the course calendar on the MML website for the due dates. Notebook 7.5% The notebook consists of your handwritten solutions for each of the suggested problems listed at the end of this syllabus. Please adhere to the following requirements: You must use a spiral bound notebook or composition notebook. All of the sections and problems must appear in the same order that they are listed at the end of this syllabus. Write the chapter and section number at the top of each page, and the problem numbers should be written in the left hand margin of the page. An example page is posted on WyoCourses. Your legible name (first & last), course number (2355) & discussion section number must be printed on the outside of the front cover of your notebook. The notebooks will be checked three times over the semester in your computer lab meeting time (see schedule). At these checks your discussion leader may suggest ways in which your notebook could be improved but no grade will be assigned. The notebooks will be collected for grading during your computer lab time on Tuesday December 6. The notebook should include all problems except those from Section 8.2. The notebook grade will be based on completeness, neatness, and adherence to the above requirements. Notebooks turned in late will receive a zero. If you are repeating the course, you may not turn in your notebook from a previous semester. Notebooks will be returned during your discussion time on Thursday December 8. Any notebooks not picked up during this time will lose 2 of the possible 12 notebook points. Excel Labs 7.5% Tuesday discussion sessions are reserved for help with computer labs using Microsoft Excel. The labs are designed to reinforce and extend the ideas covered in class. Over the semester you will complete 10 labs. None of the lab scores will be dropped. Each student is expected to create the Excel file for each lab themselves. Sharing your Excel file with another student, and copying an Excel file from another student 2

3 are both violations of the academic honesty policy for this course (see Academic Honesty) and are subject to the sanctions outlined in UW Regulation Hard copies of the completed computer labs can be left with the instructor at the beginning/end of the Wednesday lecture or placed in the plastic file holder outside my office (Ross 225) before 8:30 am on Friday. Your discussion leader does not collect the labs. Labs DO NOT go in my department mailbox or under my office door. Any that show up in my department mailbox or under my office door will receive an automatic grade of zero. The Excel file should be uploaded to the associated lab assignment in Grades on WyoCourses by 8:30 am on the due date. Both the hard copy and the electronic files are due by 8:30 am on Fridays. The due dates are listed on the lab and the course schedule. Late labs will not be accepted and will receive a grade of zero. Quizzes 7.5% A short quiz will be given at the end of each Thursday discussion (see schedule). The quizzes will cover the sections indicated in the schedule and will be similar to the MML homework and the suggested problems from the text. You are allowed to use a non-graphing calculator on each quiz. Your three lowest Quiz scores will be dropped. Extra Credit up to 1.75% Students can earn up to ten points of extra credit. These points are added to the total of your Exam 1 score and if you earn all ten it adds 1.75% to your overall average in the class. One extra point may be earned each time you politely point out any mathematical errors made during the lecture. To receive these points you must turn in a sheet of paper with your name and documentation of the error. Other opportunities for earning extra credit will be announced in the lectures. Discussions Each Thursday discussion section will be devoted to answering questions concerning problem sets assigned from MML or the book (those listed on the last page of this syllabus) and clarifying concepts presented in lecture. To prepare for the discussions you should do the assigned MML homework and look over the suggested problems from the text. Bring your questions about any of these problems to the discussion. Be sure to write down or take a screen shot of any MML problem that you would like to discuss. Trying to reconstruct the specific details of a problem that you did not write down can be frustrating for you and your discussion leader. You are expected to bring a notebook, calculator, note card and questions. At the end of each discussion a quiz will be given. Each quiz will be worth 10 points. You must be in class the entire hour if you wish to take the quiz. Your three lowest quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Math 2355 Discussion Sections Fall 2016 Section Day Time Rooms Leader Office Hours Ross Hall TR 8-8:50 am Tues. AG 229 Thomas tkjereng@uwyo.edu MW 8-8:50 am Thur. EN 3106 Kjerengtroen 21 TR 12-12:50 pm Tues. AG 229 Julia Dohan jdohan@uwyo.edu MW 3:15-4:45 pm Thur. AG TR 3:10-4 pm Tues. AG 229 Julia Dohan jdohan@uwyo.edu MW 3:15-4:45 pm Thur. AG 2024 You must attend the discussion section for which you are registered and you may not attend any of the other discussion sections. You are welcome to attend the listed office hours for any discussion leader. All policies and procedures outlined in this syllabus including classroom conduct and academic dishonesty apply to your discussion section. Any student who is asked to leave their discussion section for disregard of classroom policy must visit with the instructor before they will be allowed to return to the discussion 3

4 section. Some Study Tips Make sure you come to each class prepared to be an active learner. Spend at least two hours outside of class on a subject for each hour in class. Form study groups so you can discuss the contents of the course with other members of our class. Visit me! During the office hours I am required to hold, my first priority is to help students with their questions. I am also available via . Math Assistance Center You can seek out for FREE tutoring in the Math Assistance Center (MAC). The MAC, located in Ross Hall 29, offers free mathematics assistance for 1000 and 2000 level math classes including MATH The MAC Fall hours are typically Monday-Thursday, 10:00 am 5:00 pm and Friday 10:00 am 1:00 pm. No appointment is required, just drop in. You can even go there to do your homework and you do not have to ask any questions or to seek any help. It is also a good place to meet your group mates. The MAC has 9 desktop computers that you can use to do your online homework in addition to a smart board/projector. You can find current textbooks, mock exams, cheat sheets, and other helpful study resources. Of course, in addition to the friendly helpful staff! The Mac website is STEP Tutor Center Tutoring is also available for this class at the STEP Tutor Center. STEP is open Sunday-Thursday from 5-9pm and is located in Coe Library. Sessions are drop in (no appointments) and are 30 minutes in length. Additionally, STEP is offering Early Bird Tutoring for math classes Monday-Thursday 2-5pm. Please visit the STEP Tutor Schedule for days and times: Academic Honesty The University of Wyoming is built upon a strong foundation of integrity, respect and trust. All members of the university community have a responsibility to be honest and to expect honesty from others. Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable. Students should report suspected academic dishonesty to the instructor. This course follows the recommendations of the College of Arts and Sciences in addition to the University Regulation and the Student Code of Conduct. The UW regulations and the Student Code of Conduct (UW Regulation 8-30) can be found at the Office of General Counsel page on the UW website. Disability Accommodation If you have a physical, learning, sensory or psychological disability and desire accommodations, please let your instructor know as soon as possible. You will need to register with University Disability Support Services (UDSS), room 109 Knight Hall. You may also contact UDSS at (307) , udss@uwyo.edu, or visit the UDSS page of the UW website for more information. Classroom Conduct Talking Please limit your talking during class to discussions with the instructor. Please do not talk while I am talking. The best way to get me to stop talking (temporarily!) is to raise your hand and contribute a highly relevant comment or question. Electronic Devices Please extend courtesy to your instructor and fellow students by turning off (do not put on vibrate) your portable electronic devices such as: cell phones, pagers, mp3 players, and ipods. Your personal electronic devices should not be on your desk or in your lap. Please keep your portable electronic devices in your backpack or purse during class. If you know that you may need to accept an emergency phone call during class or if you have children in childcare or school, please let me know, set the phone on vibrate and sit near an exit so that you can leave 4

5 class as soon as the phone vibrates and before you answer it. Computers/Tablets Do not use your computer during class time. Working on MyMathLab, chatting, instant messages, or reading is not appropriate during class. If you wish to participate in these activities during class, do not come to class. Students who persist in disregarding these policies will be asked to leave the room to avoid further interruptions and may be dropped from the class. Thank you for your cooperation. For further information on this subject check out the Students and Teachers Working Together link on the Current Students page of the College of Arts and Sciences Homepage at Changes to this Syllabus Substantive changes made to the syllabus by the instructor during the semester shall be communicated in writing to the students. 5

6 Schedule Math 2355 Fall 2016 Week Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fr. Sa. 8/28-9/3 Intro. No Lab 1.3 Quiz MML 1.3 9/4-9/10 Labor Day Lab Quiz , 3.2 MML 3.1 Lab 1 MML 3.2 9/11-9/ Lab 2 Review Quiz 3 Exam 1 3.3, 3.4 MML 3.3 MML 3.4 Lab 2 9/18-9/ Lab Quiz MML 4.1 Lab 3 MML 4.2 9/25-10/1 4.3 Notebook 4.4 Quiz Check 4.2, 4.3 MML /2-10/8 4.5 Lab Quiz , 4.5 MML 4.4 Lab 4 MML /9-10/ Lab 5 Review Quiz 7 Exam MML 4.6 Lab 5 10/16-10/ Lab Quiz MML 5.1 Lab 6 MML /23-10/ Notebook 6.1 Quiz Check 5.3, 6.1 MML 5.3 MML /30-11/5 6.2 Lab Quiz MML 6.2 Lab 7 MML /6-11/ Lab 8 Review Quiz 11 Exam 3 6.3, 6.4 MML 6.4 Lab 8 11/13-11/ Lab Quiz MML 7.2 Lab 9 11/20-11/ Notebook No Class Thanksgiving No Class MML 7.3 Check 11/27-12/3 7.4 Lab Quiz , 7.4 MML 7.4 Lab 10 12/4-12/ Notebook 8.2 Notebook Review Due Pickup MML 8.1 MML /11-12/17 Final 10:15-12:15 6

7 Grading Rubric Throughout this course your written work on quizzes and exams will be evaluated in the spirit of the following rubric. You should strive to produce written solutions that are clear and well organized, make proper use of mathematical notation, demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical concepts involved and result in a correct solution. If you practice these skills while working on your MML problems as well as the suggested problems from the text you will be more likely to meet the standard expected of your written work on quizzes and exams. Characteristics of the Written Work Qualitative Typical Description Scoring % The work is presented in a neat, clear, organized fashion that is complete Exceptional and easy to follow. Graphs are correct, complete, carefully drawn and appropriately labeled. Correct terminology and notation are always used. The solution shows a complete understanding of the mathematical concepts involved although it may contain a minor arithmetic error or sign mistake. The work may not be completely clear or well organized, or it may have some Good steps missing but it is still possible to follow with little effort. Graphs are correct and complete but somewhat carelessly drawn or missing some labels. Correct terminology and notation are usually used. The solution shows almost complete understanding of the mathematical concepts and may contain one or two arithmetic, or sign errors. The work may be unclear, poorly organized, or have several steps missing Fair but it is possible to deduce the intended method of solution with some effort. Graphs are partially correct, somewhat carelessly drawn and may be missing some labels. Correct terminology and notation are sometimes used. The solution shows a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts involved, or an almost complete understanding of the mathematical concepts involved but contains several arithmetic or sign errors. The work is poorly organized or is very incomplete making it difficult Poor to follow. Graphs are incorrect, carelessly drawn, or incomplete, and may not be labeled. Correct terminology and notation are seldom used. The solution shows a limited understanding of the mathematical concepts involved, and may also contain several arithmetic or sign errors. The work is so disorganized or incomplete that it is very difficult Very Poor 0-40 or impossible to follow. Graphs are not drawn or are completely wrong and not labeled. There is little, or no correct usage of terminology and notation. The solution shows little or no understanding of the mathematical concepts involved. 7

8 Suggest Problems from the Text Chapter , 11, 17, 26, 29 Chapter , 13, 19, 21, 25, 39, 51, 55, 57, 61, , 19, 23, 33C, 43A, 45A, 47A, 51, 61, 63, 65, 75, 77, 85, , 17, 19, 27, 31, 37, 39, 40, , 29, 31, 39, 43, 45, 47, 51B, 53, 57A, 61 Chapter , 19, 23, 31, 33, 67, 71, , 9, 11, 15, 19, 31, 51, 53, 59, 67, 69, , 17, 19, 27, 43, 45, 49, 53, 59, 75, , 9, 23, 25, 31, 57, 65, , 37, 39, 45, 53, 63, 65, , 15, 17, 21, 27, 35A, 51, 53, 63, 65 Chapter , 25, 27, 29, 37, 43, 51, , 17, 27, 33, 43, , 21, 27, 31, 41A, 45, 48 Chapter , 7, 11, 17-26, 39, , 7, 15, 21, 37, 39, 41, , 9A, 11, 17, 23, 43, 45, , 25, 26, 29 Chapter , 11, 19, 21, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 81, 83, 87, , 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 29, 47, 49, 51, 57, 59, 63B, 64B , 17, 29, 37, 39, 43, 47, 51, 61, 63, 65, 71, 73, 75 Chapter odd, 25, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 49, 55, 83, 85, 91, , 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 33, 39A, 41A, 51, 55, 59, 61, 65, 79, 81, 83, 87 8

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