Math 115a
ILC Room 125
Math 115a
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Stephen Reyes
 Office:
MTL 124E
 Phone: 626-8343
 E-mail: sreyes@math.arizona.edu
 Office Hours:
Tues & Thurs: 9:00am – 10:00am (MTL 124E)
 Fri: 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MTL 124E) 1:00pm –
2:00pm (MATH EAST 149)
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Math 115a - Policies
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Prerequisites
Successful completion of Introduction to
Computing (MIS 111), and either
successful completion of College Algebra
(Math 110) or College Algebra
Accelerated (Math 112) or an acceptable
score on the Mathematics Readiness Test.
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Text
Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1,
Thompson and Lamoureux, Mathematical
Association of America is required. The e-text is
packaged as boxed software with an installation
CD and Student Notebook containing screen
captures of all PowerPoint slides. Texts are
available at the U of A bookstore.
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Course Materials
 Textbook and registration number found
inside the CD case.
 Math 115a Course Files.
 Blank CD-R's, CD-RW, Zip Disks, or
3-1/2 Floppy Disks (as a last resort); as
needed for reports and homework.
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Class Attendance
 Attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for
all information provided in class, in the course files, and
on the course web page.
 Class roll will be taken regularly. Any student who misses
the first day may be administratively dropped from the
course.
 Any student who misses three or more classes during
any one project must complete the project alone for a
reduction of points.
 Any student who is excused from class for attendance at
an officially authorized event must provide a written
excuse signed by the Dean of Students no later than one
week after the absence.
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Electronic devices such as cell phones,
pagers, watch alarms, etc. must be turned
off during class meetings.
 Cell phones CANNOT be used as
calculators. They are viewed as a form of
communication on an exam, and therefore
a form of cheating. Appropriate measures
will be taken.
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Examinations
 Midterm examinations are tentatively scheduled for the
week of February 21st and the week of April 25th. The
exact date will be announced well in advance.
 The final examination is scheduled on Tuesday, May 9th
from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
 Unless there are extenuating circumstances (in which
case the student has 24 hours from the time of the exam
to contact the instructor to make other arrangements), a
missed midterm examination or a missed final
examination will result in a score of zero for that work.
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Examinations
 Each midterm examination will be worth 100
points, and the final examination will be worth
200 points. 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.
 Students must supply their own calculators on
exam days. Absolutely no calculator sharing will
be accepted. (No cell phones!!)
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Team Projects
 Teams consisting of four or five students each
will be formed to work two team projects, each
worth 150 points
 10 points for the preliminary report
 45 points for the final oral report
 45 points for the final written report
 40 points for the project quiz
 5 points for final draft of team contract
 5 points for peer evaluations of final reports
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Team Projects
 Any student who is unwilling to cooperate
with his or her team (or misses three
classes during the course of any one
project) will work the project individually for
a maximum of 80% of the possible points.
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Team Projects
 The oral reports must be supported with
PowerPoint presentations. Each team member
must actively participate, and each team
member is expected to dress and act
professionally.
 The written reports must be computergenerated. They must be self-contained and free
of spelling and grammatical errors.
 Grading rubrics will be provided.
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Team Homework/In-Class Quizzes
 Team homework assignments are due by
5:00pm on the day they are due in my office.
Selected exercises from each assignment will be
graded.
 The assignments must be computer generated
and stapled and must include the cover page.
 No credit will be given for assignments that
contain only answers with no supporting work,
and late assignments will not be accepted.
Business Mathematics I
Homework 2
for
Math 115a, Section:
Instructor: Reyes
Date: February 4, 2004
by
Team:
We, the undersigned, affirm that each of us participated fully and equally in the
completion of this assignment and that the work contained herein is original.
Furthermore, we acknowledge that sanctions will be imposed jointly if any part of this
work is found to violate the Student Code of Conduct, the Code of Academic Integrity,
or the policies and procedures established for this course.
______________________________
Name (printed)
______________________________
Name (printed)
______________________________
Name (printed)
______________________________
Name (printed)
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Signature
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Team Homework/In-Class Quizzes
 Each assignment is worth 10 points in total.
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team homework assignment will be worth 5
points.
 An individual quiz worth 5 points each, consisting of
one or two questions based from the homework, will
be given in class on (or after) the day the homework
is due. There will be no make-up quizzes.
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Course Grades
 There are 800 points possible:
Midterms
Projects
Homework
Final Exam
2  100
2  150
10  10
1  200
200
300
100
200
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Course Grades
 A passing grade is only
guaranteed if an
individual’s work
averages 50% or greater
AND his/her teamwork
averages 50% or higher.
 Otherwise a grade of “E”
is awarded.
Total
Points
720-800
Grade
640-719
B
560-639
C
480-559
D
0-479
E
A
Math 115a – web page
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http://www.math.arizona.edu/~sreyes
What you’ll find:
 My
contact information
 Tutoring information
 Project team assignments
 Project team data
 Team HWs
 Worksheets
 Announcements
 Link to Business Math Course web page
Math 115a – Important Dates
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Business Mathematics Kick-Off
Thursday, January 20th, 2005
5:45pm – 7:30 pm
Attendance is required!
Bring Your CatCard
Counts as Homework 1 grade.
More information will be available on the course
webpage, and will be announced in class.
Math 115a – Important Dates (cont)
Business Math Presentation Competition
 Saturday, April 30th, 2005
 Present Your 2nd Project to members of
the business community
 Attendance is Required!
 Counted towards your oral report for
project 2
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Things to do between now and next
class . . .
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Visit the course web site:
http://business.math.arizona.edu
Read the announcements, general information.
You’ll want to download the math115a power
point file. (Read through the slides)
Visit the class web site:
http://math.arizona.edu/~sreyes
Read section policies
Things to do between now and next
class(cont)
Download and read the team contract
document. Start thinking about what you’ll
want your contract to look like.
 You’ll be better prepared for the Kick-off if
you do.
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