Math 115b Section 4 (Fall 07) Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka Email : [email protected]@email.arizona.edu Phone : 626-2107 Office :

Math 115b Section 4 (Fall 07)

Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka Email : [email protected] Phone : 626-2107 Office : MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab) Office hours :Monday 4-5PM/Tuesday 10-11AM/ Wednesday 11-

12PM/Thursday 10-11AM or by appointments Class web page: http://www.math.arizona.edu/~kerimar Business Mathematics web page( Course web page): http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmath

Course Materials Textbook Math 115b Files(includes the Syllabus- file name-

UA Bus Math II.ppt) A USB mass storage device or blank CD-R's or

CD RW’s, as needed for reports and homework Scientific or graphing calculator. Calculators that

perform symbolic manipulations (such as the TI-89 or TI-92) are not permitted

Textbook

Textbook. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2, Release 1.5, 2007

The material consists of a set of PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, along with many links to streaming video and internet sites.

To obtain the e-text, go to the D2L site for your section of the course and click on MBD Part 2 in the blue navigation bar. Then follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files.

Class Attendance Mandatory Class roll will be taken Daily YOU MUST READ THE RELEVANT LESSON BEFORE

YOU COME TO CLASS All students must come ON TIME for class and

NO TALKING DURING THE LECTURE You are responsible for all information

Provided in class In the course files Course web page(Common Business Math) Class web page

Exams Two midterm examinations ( 100 each) Midterm dates (Tentative dates) Test 1 –October 1 Test 2 –November 26 Missed exams(Makeup tests are given only at the discretion

of the instructor) Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, a missed

midterm examination or a missed final examination will result in a score of zero for that work.

Final Exam- Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m (200 points)

Exams- Contd. . If a student earns a higher

percentage on the final examination than on one of the midterms, then the student’s lowest midterm score will be replaced by the percent scored on the final examination.

Teams 5-6 members in each team You need to form your own teams If you cannot find a Team please let

me know as soon as possible(via email)

Once your team is formed you need to send me an Email giving the names and emails of your team members

Team Contracts Mandatory for all teams Sample of the Team Contract is

available on class web page All teams should submit a printed copy

of their Team Contracts

Team Projects Two major Team projects Each Team will have 5-6 members Each Project is worth total of 150 points Preliminary Report-10 Final Oral Report-60 Final written Report & Excel file-60 Project quiz(Individual)-20

Team Homework

Each assignment will be 10 points Must include the signature page( If you don’t sign it

you will not earn credit for the team HW) Must be computer generated Must be Stapled Must include the Cover page (Front Page) Must show all supporting work to earn full credit If Excel work is part of the HW , you must include

sample data/results/graphs Late Assignments will not be accepted Team Homework will be worth 100 points

In-Class Quizzes Frequent pop quizzes Quizzes may be announced or

unannounced No make-up quizzes Quizzes will be worth 50 points Pop quiz formula

Total Score earned * 50 (Total points for pop quizzes – 10 % of the total points) [Note the maximum points you can earn for pop quizzes is 50 points]

Academic Integrity. All students must abide by, all University of

Arizona policies and procedures Particularly the Code of Academic Integrity

and the Student Code of Conduct. Students found to be in violation of any of

these policies will be appropriately sanctioned.

No cheating please ! The Price you will pay is too high

Course Grades Mid Terms - 200 Common Final - 200 Team Projects - 300 Team Homework - 100 In Class Quizzes - 50

850

( No Extra Credit is Permitted)

Important If you earn at least 55% of the total points for

individual work and at least 55% of the total points for teamwork, the following grading scale will be used.

A: 90% of total points B: 80% of total points C: 70% of total points D: 60% of total points

Otherwise, you will receive a failing grade for the course.

Important-contd.For course grade purposes,

Individual work-midterm/final/Project and pop quizzes Teamwork-preliminary and final reports on the projects and the team homework.

Important-contd. If you are dissatisfied with a grade you are

welcome to discuss it with me during office hours.

Class time will not be used for this purpose. You must make an appointment and discuss

the grade within 7 academic days of receiving the relevant exam/project/quiz back from me.

Turnitin.com All students must create a Turnitin user profile and to join

the Turnitin class created for your section of Business Mathematics II.(You will get 5 in-class quizz points for this assignment)

All teams must submit an electronic copy of the written report to Turnitin.com web site. If a team fails to submit the written report to Turnitin.com web site on time there will be a penalty of 10 project points. Each Team will be required to submit 2 written reports (Proj. 1& 2)

More details will be posted on the class web page.

Syllabus MWF

Syllabus, MWFSyllabus, MWF Syllabus, MWFSyllabus, MWF

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August 24 (F):

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August31 (F):

September 3 (M):

September 5 (W):

September 7 (F):

September 10 (M):

September 12 (W):

Introduction to Course

Introduction to Project 1(Teams Formed)

Graphing Functions

Trend Lines

Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit

Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit

Labor Day — no classes

Preliminary Reports on Project 1

Differentiation

Differentiation

Differentiation(material

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Syllabus MWFSyllabus, MWF: Syllabus, MWF: page 2page 2Syllabus, MWF: Syllabus, MWF: page 2page 2

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September 24 (M):

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September 28 (F):

October 1 (M):

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October 5 (F):

October 8 (M):

Differentiation

Using Solver

Integration

Integration

Integration

Integration

Marketing Example

Test 1, material through September 26

Discussion of Project 1

Reports on Project 1


ColumbusDay

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October 10 (W):

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October 26 (F):

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November 2 (F):

November 5 (M):


Introduction to Project 2 Last day to drop the course.

Distributions

Distributions

Preliminary Reports on Project 2

Variance

Variance

Variance

The Sample Mean

Normal Distributions



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November 19 (M):

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November 26 (M):

November 28 (W):


Simulating Normal Random Variables

Veteran’s Day — no classes

Simulating Normal Random Variables (Focus on the Project)



Hospital Administration Example

Thanksgiving Recess — no classes

Test 2, material from October 12 through November 19

Discussion of Project 2

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University of Arizona

November 30 (F):

December 3 (M):

December 5 (W):

December 12 (W):




Final Examination, All course material.

Final examinations in all sections of Math 115b will be given at a common time, Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Your instructor will notify you about the location of the examination.

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Math 115b Section 4 (Fall 07) Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka Email : [email protected]@email.arizona.edu Phone : 626-2107 Office :