1. Math 115b Section 1 (Summer 07)  Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka  Email : kerimar@email.arizona.edukerimar@email.arizona.edu  Phone : 626-2107  Office : MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab)  Office hours : Tuesdays 4-5pm, Wednesdays 3-4pm,  Thursdays 2-3pm or by appointments  Class web page: http://www.math.arizona.edu/~kerimarhttp://www.math.arizona.edu/~kerimar  Business Mathematics web page( Course web page): http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmath

2. Course Materials  The textbook  Math 115b files (Course web page)  A USB mass storage device or blank CD- R's or CD-RW’s,  Syllabus (Course web page) (Math 115b files-UA Bus Math II.ppt)

3. E-text  Release 1.0, 2003, Thompson and Lamoureux, MAA  Installation CD (MBD files) and Student Notebook  Texts available at the U of A bookstore  Required to bring installation CD to all class meetings

4. 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

5. Exams  Two midterm examinations ( 100 each)  Midterm dates (Tentative dates) Test 1 –June 14 Test 2 –June 29  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-July 5 th, 11-1pm(200 points)

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Course Grades  Mid Terms - 200  Common Final - 200  Team Projects - 300  Team Homework - 100  In Class Quizzes - 50 850 ( No Extra Credit is Permitted)

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Syllabus  Menu (material continues) June 4 (M): June 5 (Tu): June 6 (W): June 7 (Th): June 8 (F): June 11 (M): June 12 (Tu): June 13 (W): Introduction to Course Introduction to Project 1 (Teams Formed) Graphing Functions Trend Lines Preliminary Reports on Project 1 Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit Differentiation Using Solver Integration SyllabusSyllabus

19. Syllabus  Menu (material continues) June 14 (Th): June 15 (F): June 18 (M): June 19 (Tu): June 20 (W): June 21 (Th): June 22 (F): June 25 (M): June 26 (Tu): June 27 (W): Test 1, material through June 13 Discussion of Project 1 Reports on Project 1 Introduction to Project 2 Distributions Preliminary Reports on Project 2 Variance The Sample Mean Last day to drop the course. Normal Distributions Simulating Normal Random Variables Syllabus: page 2

20. Syllabus University of Arizona  Menu (material ends) Syllabus: page 3 June 28 (Th): June 29 (F): July 2 (M): July 3 (Tu): July 4 (W): July 5 (Th): Simulating Normal Random Variables (Focus on the Project) Test 2, material through June 28 Discussion of Project 2 Reports on Project 2 Review Independence Day Holiday — no classes Final Examination, All course material

21. Questions ?