Calculus for Business I

Course Topics: Introduction to the concept of functions and the basic ideas of calculus Prerequisite: an adequate ALEKS score, obtained by the end of Monday 1-26. If you have not achieved a 50% between August 21, 2008 and that time, you will be automatically transferred to Math 012. Click here for more information, including how to access the online exam.

Required Text: Hoffmann and Bradley, Calculus, For Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, 9th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.

Meeting time/place: Lecture 37791 meets MW 11-12 in Altgeld 314, and Lecture 37792 meets MW 3-4 in Bevier 180. I'll keep the same pace in both classes, hence you should feel free to attend either lecture. We'll cover most of the first seven chapters of the book. Here is the Syllabus and Homework.

Grading System & Tests: Your grade will be based on three evening tests (each 20% of grade), section grade (10%--quizzes and homework) and a final exam (30%). TEST 3 4/27, 7-830pm, Exam rooms: Bevier 180 (Bevier lectures) and 114 DKH (Altgeld lectures). Class on 4/27 will be essntially an office horu for questions. FINAL EXAM 5/8, 8-11 AM, Lincoln Hall Theatre, conflict exam 5/8, 130-430 AH 241. To take the conflict, you must provide your TA the conflict class, name and email of professor for confirmation. Final grade cutoff (guaranteed) A = 90%, B=80%, C=70%, D=60%. It is possible there will be a curve.

Make-up Policy: My make up policy mirrors the policy on the webpage for CS 433 (Harrison, fall 2005). Basically, my make up exams are different (and harder, since there is more time to study) than the originals.

Academic Integrity: I encourage students to work on homework together; this does not mean that you should grab your buddy a half hour before class and copy the homework. The way you practice is the way you play, and although the section score only makes up 10% of the final grade, it is an excellent predictor of test performance.