Math 115b
Section 4 (Fall 07)





Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka
Email
: kerimar@email.arizona.edu
Phone : 626-2107
Office
: MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab)
Office hours :Monday 4-5PM/Tuesday 10-11AM/ Wednesday 1112PM/Thursday 10-11AM


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




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



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 MBD Part 2 in
the blue navigation bar. Then follow the onscreen directions for downloading and unzipping
the files.
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
Exams


Two midterm examinations ( 100 each)
Midterm dates (Tentative dates)

Test 1 –October 1
Test 2 –November 26
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, December 12, 2007, from 8 p.m.
to 10 p.m (200 points)
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.
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

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

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
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
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
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.




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)

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.
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.



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

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.
Syllabus, MWF
Syllabus MWF
August 20 (M): Introduction to Course
August 22 (W): Introduction to Project 1
(Teams Formed)
August 24 (F): Graphing Functions
August 27 (M): Trend Lines
August 29 (W): Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit
August31 (F): Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit
September 3 (M): Labor Day — no classes
September 5 (W): Preliminary Reports on Project 1
September 7 (F): Differentiation
September 10 (M): Differentiation
September 12 (W): Differentiation
(material
continues)
Menu 
Syllabus, MWF: page 2
Syllabus MWF
September 14 (F): Differentiation
September 17 (M): Using Solver
September 19 (W): Integration
September 21 (F): Integration
September 24 (M): Integration
September 26 (W): Integration
September 28 (F): Marketing Example
Columbus
Day
October 1 (M): Test 1, material through September 26
October 3 (W): Discussion of Project 1
October 5 (F): Reports on Project 1
October 8 (M): Reports on Project 1
 Menu 
Syllabus, MWF: page 3
Syllabus MWF
October 10 (W):
October 12 (F):
Reports on Project 1
Introduction to Project 2
Last day to drop the course.
October 15 (M): Distributions
October 17 (W):
October 19 (F):
Distributions
Preliminary Reports on Project 2
October 22 (M): Variance
October 24 (W):
Variance
October 26 (F):
Variance
October 29 (M): The Sample Mean
October 31 (W): Normal Distributions
November 2 (F): Normal Distributions
November 5 (M): Normal Distributions
 Menu 
Syllabus, MWF: page 4
Syllabus MWF
November 7 (W): Normal Distributions
November 9 (F): Simulating Normal Random Variables
November 12 (M): Veteran’s Day — no classes
November 14 (W): Simulating Normal Random Variables
(Focus on the Project)
November 16 (F): Simulating Normal Random Variables
(Focus on the Project)
November 19 (M): Simulating Normal Random Variables
(Focus on the Project)
November 21 (W): Hospital Administration Example
November 23 (F): Thanksgiving Recess — no classes
November 26 (M): Test 2, material from October 12
through November 19
November 28 (W): Discussion of Project 2
 Menu 
Syllabus, MWF: page 5
Syllabus MWF
November 30 (F): Reports on Project 2
December 3 (M): Reports on Project 2
December 5 (W): Reports on Project 2
December 12 (W): Final Examination, All course material.
Final examinations in all sections of
Math 115b will be given at a common time,
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from 8 p.m. to
10 p.m. Your instructor will notify you about the
location of the examination.
University of Arizona
 Menu
Questions ?