Chabot College
Fall 2004
Course Outline for Mathematics 32W
CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Catalog Description:
32W – Calculus For Business and Social Science Workshop
.25 - .5 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Calculus For Business
and Social Science. Corequisite: Mathematics 32. 1 - 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5-35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. read and write the mathematics used in Calculus For Business and Social Science;
2. use technology currently used in Calculus For Business and Social Science;
3. solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Course Content:
1. Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation:
1. Individual instruction
2. Collaboration
3. Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1.
Typical Assignments
a. A company manufactures and sells x television sets per month. The monthly cost and pricedemand equations are
C ( x)  72,000  60 x
x
p  200 
0  x  6,000
30
1)
2)
Find the maximum revenue
Find the maximum profit, the production level that will realize the maximum profit, and the
price the company should charge for each television set
b. The weekly marginal cost of producing x pairs of tennis shoes is given by
C ' ( x)  12 
500
x 1
where C(x) is cost in dollars. If the fixed costs are $2,000 per week, find the cost function. What
is the average cost if 1,000 pairs of shoes are produced each week?
Chabot College
Course Outline for Math 32W, page 2
Fall 2004
2.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Attendance
b. In-class assignments
Textbook(s)(typical)
Calculus For Business and Social Science, Stewart/Redlin/Watson, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2000
Special Student Materials:
None
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Revised: 9/2003