Math 115b Section 4 (Fall 07)  Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka   Phone :  Office : MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab)  Office hours : Monday 4-5PM/Tuesday 10-11AM/ Wednesday PM/Thursday 10-11AM or by appointments  Class web page:  Business Mathematics web page( Course web page):

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 )  Once your team is formed you need to send me an giving the names and s 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

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  Common Final  Team Projects  Team Homework  In Class Quizzes ( 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, MWF August 20 (M): August 22 (W): August 24 (F): August 27 (M): August 29 (W): 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 Labor Day — no classes Preliminary Reports on Project 1 Differentiation (material continues)  Menu

Syllabus MWF Syllabus, MWF: page 2 September 14 (F): September 17 (M): September 19 (W): September 21 (F): September 24 (M): September 26 (W): September 28 (F): October 1 (M): October 3 (W): October 5 (F): October 8 (M): Differentiation Using Solver Integration Marketing Example Test 1, material through September 26 Discussion of Project 1 Reports on Project 1  Menu

Syllabus MWF Syllabus, MWF: page 3 October 10 (W): October 12 (F): October 15 (M): October 17 (W): October 19 (F): October 22 (M): October 24 (W): October 26 (F): October 29 (M): October 31 (W): November 2 (F): November 5 (M): Reports on Project 1 Introduction to Project 2 Last day to drop the course. Distributions Preliminary Reports on Project 2 Variance The Sample Mean Normal Distributions  Menu

Syllabus MWF Syllabus, MWF: page 4 November 7 (W): November 9 (F): November 12 (M): November 14 (W): November 16 (F): November 19 (M): November 21 (W): November 23 (F): November 26 (M): November 28 (W): Normal Distributions Simulating Normal Random Variables Veteran’s Day — no classes Simulating Normal Random Variables (Focus on the Project) Simulating Normal Random Variables (Focus on the Project) 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  Menu

Syllabus MWF Syllabus, MWF: page 5 University of Arizona November 30 (F): December 3 (M): December 5 (W): December 12 (W): Reports on Project 2 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.  Menu

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