Syllabus for Math 111, Sections B and C
Winter 2006
Instructor: Dr. Alexandra Nichifor (office: Padelford
C-326)
E-mail: nichifor@math.washington.edu
Class website: www.math.washington.edu/~nichifor/111W06.htm
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Text: Algebra in Business and Economics by G.S. Monk,
(available from Professional
Copy ‘N Print,
Other Required Materials:
• a
clear plastic ruler
• a
scientific calculator
•
packet of lecture handouts
(purchase
at Odegaard Library copy center or download from the
course website)
Course Objectives: In this course, you will study the use of graphs and algebraic
functions as they apply to the fields of business and economics. This course
will prepare you for a later course in the application of calculus to business
and economics, Math 112.
Grade Breakdown:
Your grade will be made up of:
Final
Exam 36%
Midterm
I 21%
Midterm
II 21%
Homework
10%
Activities
10%
Participation
2%
Activities: You
will participate in group activities during quiz section each Tuesday. These activities are designed
to reinforce or deepen your conceptual understanding of topics in the course or
to introduce new topics. You will work on these activities in groups; however,
each individual will hand in his/her own solutions. These activities are
designed to be finished and turned in at the end of the quiz section; but, if a
group demonstrates a reasonable effort and is unable to finish, the members of
that group may turn in the activity at the next quiz section (but no later).
Homework:
Homework will be assigned weekly in lecture and will be collected during Friday’s lecture. Since the answers to most of the
exercises are available to you, it is important that you write out complete
solutions to all assigned problems. No credit will be given for simply writing
the correct answer. During Thursday’s quiz section, your TA will answer
questions about the homework due the next day.
Participation:
During Thursday’s quiz sections, you
will attempt problems from previous exams in a test-like situation and then
discuss these problems as a class. You will receive points for participating in
these discussions. After the discussion, your TA will answer questions over the
week’s homework assignment.
Exams: You
will be allowed to use your calculator, your ruler, and one 8.5×11 sheet of
handwritten notes for the exams. Other electronic devices will not be allowed
(e.g. no cell phones, no laptops, no PDAs). You may
not share a calculator or a note sheet with another student on an exam. Exam
Dates:
Exam
I Thursday, January 26 in quiz section
Exam
II Thursday, February 16 in quiz section
Final
Exam Saturday, March 11, time and place TBA
Make-Ups: Late
activities and homework assignments will not be accepted for any reason.
You will be allowed to miss
one activity AND one homework assignment without penalty to your grade. In the
case of observance of religious holidays or participation in university
sponsored activities, such as athletics, arrangements must be made at least 2
days in advance for activities and 1 week in advance for exams. You will be
required to provide documentation for your absence.
Make-up exams will not be given. If you miss an exam due to unavoidable, compelling,
and well-documented circumstances, your final exam will be weighted more
heavily.
Resources:
• The Math Study
Center (Communications B-006) is
open to students in MATH 111.
The Center provides a
comfortable place and a supportive atmosphere for students to study, in groups
or individually. The MSC will open for the term during the second week of
classes. The center is staffed by TAs and instructors. See
http://www.math.washington.edu/~perkins/MSC/m111.php
• The Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)
holds drop-in tutoring sessions every weekday evening in Mary Gates Hall
Commons. See
http://depts.washington.edu/clue/
for more details.
• The
• The
http://depts.washington.edu/scc/studyskills.html