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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9:05

Math 3703-01

10:10

Math 1413-02

11:00

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12:20

Math 3703-02

1:40

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3:20

Math 4713-01

Description of Course Content

This course provides an overview of calculus with an emphasis toward business applications. Both differential and integral calculus will be stressed. Students will be taught:

Chapter 2-Differentiation

Limits, limits and asymptotes, problem solving/rates of change, the derivative, derivatives of constants, powers, and sums, derivatives of products and quotients, the chain rule

Chapter 3-Applications of Differentiation

Differential and linear approximations, marginal analysis, measuring rates and errors, implicit differentiation and related rates, first derivatives and graphs, second derivatives and graphs, graphical analysis and curve sketching, optimizing functions on a closed interval, the second derivative test and optimization

Chapter 4-Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Derivatives of log functions, derivatives of exponential functions

Chapter 5-Integration

The indefinite integral, area and the definite integral, fundamental theorem of calculus, problem solving/integral calculus and total accumulation

Rating

There will be 4 tests @ 100 points each and a comprehensive Final @ 200 points. The total possible points earnable will be 600. Grades will be assigned on a point scale format:

A = 540-600

B = 480-539

C = 420-479

D = 360-419

F = 0-359

Attendance Policy

Attendance is mandatory to do your best in the course. I will attempt to take the roll daily. If you miss more than 4 times you will automatically be dropped from the course.

THE DEADLINE TO DROP THIS CLASS WITHOUT PENALITY (YOU RECEIVE A W) IS Thursday, March 1^st .

Proposed Course Schedule

Day 1. Introduction

2. 2.1

3. 2.1/2.2

4. 2.3

5. 2.3/2.4

6. 2.4

7. 2.5

8. 2.5/2.6

9. 2.6

10. 2.7

11. 2.7/2.8

12. 2.8

13. 2.9

14. Review

15. Test # 1- Friday, February 9^th

16. 3.1

17. 3.1/3.2

18. 3.2

19. 3.4

20. 3.5

21. 3.5/3.6

22. 3.6

23. 3.7

24. 3.7

25. Review

26. Test #2 –Friday, March 9th

27. 4.1

28. 4.1/4.2

29. 4.2

30. 4.5

31. 4.5

32. Review

33. Test #3 – Wednesday, April 4th

34. 5.1

35. 5.1/5.2

36. 5.2

37. 5.4

38. 5.5

39. 5.5

40. Review

41. Test #4 - Monday, April 23^rd

Final Exam – Friday, May 4^th, 8-10 am