Instructor: Barbara Zubik-Kowal
Office: MG 220 A, Phone: 426-2802
Office Hours: M,T,W 8:40-9:30 am
Textbook: Applied Calculus, For The Managerial, Life, and
Social Sciences, 6th Edition, S. T. Tan, Thomson Brooks/Cole 2005.
Upon completion of this course, students should:
- Have developed a deeper understanding of the concepts of functions, relations and graphs.
- Have learned to use the language of mathematics correctly and effectively.
- Have developed an intuitive understanding of the calculus concepts: limits, derivatives, integrals.
- Have improved their skills with manipulative algebra; learned introductory properties of polynomial, rational and exponential functions; and acquired a basic understanding of graphs of elementary functions, relating properties of the graphs to the first and second derivatives.
- Be able to apply derivatives and integrals to reach business decisions and to solve other types of applications problems.
- Be familiar with the historical development of calculus and the role of calculus in human thought.
Tests, Quizes, Homework, Final Exam Test 1 : 02/13/2006 comprehensive problems Test 2 : 03/13/2006 comprehensive problems Test 3 : 04/10/2006 comprehensive problems Unexpected quizes short and quick problems Link to Homework Assignments full solutions collected each Monday Final Exam comprehensive problems
Grading Policy Three tests and unexpected quizes 64 % Homework 10 % Final Exam 26 % Total 100 % A: 90% and above; B: 80%-90%; C: 70%-80%; D: 60%-70%; E: below 60%.