MATH 1090-002 Summer 2015 Coll Alg Bus/Soc Sci

MATHEMATICS 1090-02 SUMMER 2015

SYLLABUS

Instructor: Lifeng Han

Class Time and Place:  9:00 AM - 11:15 AM. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in JTB 130

Office Hours (tentative): Monday Friday 11:30 am -12:30 pm, LCB loft or by appointment

E-mail address: han@math.utah.edu

 

Text: Business Algebra by Kelly MacArthur (ISBN 9781465208699)

To purchase the book. follow the link: http://www.kendallhunt.com/macarthur/ 

More book information can be found: http://www.math.utah.edu/schedule/bookInfo/

Course Information:  Math1090, College Algebra for Business and Social Sciences is a 3 credit semester course.

 

Prerequisite:  "C" or better in (MATH 1010 OR MATH 1050 OR MATH 1080) OR Accuplacer CLM score of 60 or better OR ACT Math score of 23 or better OR SAT Math score of 540 or better

 

Course Description: Functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, matrices, Gaussian elimination, exponential and logarithmic functions, growth, periodic and continuously compounded interest, arithmetic and geometric series, annuities and loans.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:

• Understand what a mathematical function is and know how to use linear, quadratic, logarithmic and exponential functions to model real world examples.
• Know how to solve a system of linear equations that arise in business applications.
• Distinguish between simple and compound interest situations.
• Calculate future and present value of annuities, and know when to use which formula for the life application.
• Compute an amortization schedule and loan payments, such as automobile or mortgage payments.

 

Calculators: For exams I'll allow a scientific calculator, but NO graphing or programmable or cell phone calculator. You need to provide your own calculator.

 

Grading: The grades will be calculated as follows:

· Weekly Homework 20%

· Quiz: 30%

· Midterm:  20%

· Final Exam 30%

 

Weekly Homework:

There will be weekly problem sets due on every Wednesday. To get full credits, please show the steps of solving a problem. All the answers are in the back of the book. Practice is very important in a math class like this: you are unlikely to succeed if you do not do the homework faithfully.

Your homework must be stapled together and clearly labeled so the grader can easily see what you have done.

I encourage students to work together, however, you must write up the solutions yourself. You should understand how to do every problem and show your work. 

 

Weekly Quiz: we will have a quiz every Friday for first 20 minutes during the class. The lowest score will be dropped. 

 

Midterm Exam: on the Friday of the third week (6/5), we will have a midterm instead of a quiz. 

 

Final Exam:  Wednesday, June 24th, 9:00 – 11:15 p.m, JTB 130 (the last class in the regularly scheduled classroom.) The final exam for this class is comprehensive: it will cover all subjects we learn.

 

Grades online: I will post your grades online using Canvas. You should periodically check to make sure that there has not been any data entry errors in your grades.

 

Grading Scale: I will be trying to adjust the difficulty of the tests so that the grade scale will be approximately the usual: A (93- 100), A- (90-92), B+ (87-89), B (83-86), B- (80-82), C+ (77-79), C (73-76), C- (70-72), D+ (67-69), D (63-66), D- (60-62), E (0-59).

  

ADA: The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services (CDS), 162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and me to make arrangements for accommodations. All information in this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to CDS.

 

Academic Dishonesty:Failure to comply to the exam policies will result in an automatic zero for that quiz or exam.

 

This Syllabus can change: Depending by many factor during the semester, I reserve the right to change the class structure and this syllabus. If they occur, you will be noticed by email, announcement on canvas and in class.

 

Important Dates:

Events	Dates
Classes begin	Monday, May 18
Last day to drop (delete)  classes	Wednesday, May 27
Last day to add, elect CR/NC, or audit classes	Monday, June 1
Midterm exam; Last day to withdraw	Friday, June 5
Last day to reverse CR/NC option	Friday, June 19
Final exam; Classes end	Wednesday, June 24