Math 115b
Section 3 (Spr 08)
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Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka
Email
: kerimar@email.arizona.edu
Phone : 626-2107
Office
: MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab)
Office hours :Monday 3-4PM/Tuesday 12-1PM/ Wednesday 23PM/Thursday 1-2PM
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or by appointments
Class web page: http://www.math.arizona.edu/~kerimar
Business Mathematics web page( Course web page):
http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmath
Course Materials
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Textbook
Math 115b Files(includes the Syllabus- file nameUA 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
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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 CBD in the blue
navigation bar. Then follow the on-screen
directions for downloading and unzipping the
files.
Class Attendance
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Mandatory
Class roll will be taken Daily
YOU MUST READ THE RELEVANT LESSON BEFORE
YOU COME TO CLASS
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All students must come ON TIME for class and
NO TALKING DURING THE LECTURE
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You are responsible for all information
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Provided in class
In the course files
Course web page(Common Business Math)
Class web page
Exams
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Two midterm examinations ( 100 each)
Midterm dates (Tentative dates)
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Test 1 –2/27/08
Test 2 –4/28/08
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,May 14, 2008, from 8 p.m. to 10
p.m (200 points)
Exams- Contd.
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. 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
email)
 Once your team is formed you need to
send me an Email giving the names
and emails of your team members
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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
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Team Projects
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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
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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
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Frequent pop quizzes
Quizzes may be announced or
unannounced
No make-up quizzes
Quizzes will be worth 50 points
Pop quiz formula
Total Score earned
(Total points for pop quizzes – 10 % of the total points)
* 50
[Note the maximum points you can earn for pop quizzes is 50 points]
Academic Integrity.
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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 -
200
200
300
100
50
850
( No Extra Credit is Permitted)
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Important
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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.
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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
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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)
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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)
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More details will be posted on the class web page.
Syllabus, MWF
Syllabus MWF
January 16 (W): Introduction to Course
January 18 (F): Introduction to Project 1
(Teams Formed)
January 21 (M): Martin Luther King Day — no classes
January 23 (W): Preliminary Reports on Project 1
January 25 (F): Graphing Functions
January 28 (M): Trend Lines
January 30 (W): Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit
February 1 (F): Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit
February 4 (M): Differentiation
February 6 (W): Differentiation
February 8 (F): Differentiation
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Syllabus MWF
February 11 (M): Differentiation
February 13 (W): Using Solver
February 15 (F): Integration
February 18 (M): Integration
February 20 (W): Integration
February 22 (F): Integration
February 25 (M): Marketing Example
February 27 (W): Test 1, material through February 22
February 29 (F): Discussion of Project 1
March 3 (M): Reports on Project 1
March 5 (W): Reports on Project 1
March 7 (F): Reports on Project 1
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March 10 (M): Introduction to Project 2
March 11 (Tu): Last day to drop the course.
March 12 (W): Distributions
March 14 (F): Distributions
March 17–21: Spring Break — no classes
March 24 (M): Preliminary Reports on Project 2
March 26 (W): Variance
March 28 (F): Variance
March 31 (M): Variance
April 2 (W): The Sample Mean
April 4 (F): Normal Distributions
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April 7 (M): Normal Distributions
April 9 (W): Normal Distributions
April 11 (F): Normal Distributions
April 14 (M): Simulating Normal Random Variables
April 16 (W): Simulating Normal Random Variables
April 18 (F): Simulating Normal Random Variables
(Focus on the Project)
April 21 (M): Simulating Normal Random Variables
(Focus on the Project)
April 23 (W): Hospital Administration Example
April 25 (F): Hospital Administration Example
April 28 (M): Test 2, material from March 10 through April 21
April 30 (W): Discussion of Project 2
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Syllabus MWF
May 2 (F): Reports on Project 2
May 5 (M): Reports on Project 2
May 7 (W):
May 14 (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, May 14,
2008, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Your instructor will notify
you about the location of the examination.
University of Arizona
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