Cascadia Community College

                                                                  

Math 125 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences

Course Outline

 

Math 125, 5 credit                                      CC1 021                2:20pm-5:20pm T Th                     Summer, 2004

                                                                                               

 

Instructor: Matt DePies                                                           Office: CC1 048

E-mail: mdepies@cascadia.ctc.edu                                           

Office hours:T Th  1:30-2:10pm   

 

General Comments:  Knowledge of mathematics is useful and powerful. I hope after taking this course you     will have learned a great deal about mathematics and, in many cases, how it is used. I will try my best to make the course interesting and understandable.  To that end, if you are confused please ask me to clarify.  Often a slightly different explanation is all that is needed to make the subject clear.

**If you feel you need any assistance, please contact me or come to office hours**

 
 

Text: Calculus and Its Applications  by Marvin L. Bittinger, Pearson Education, 2004 (8th Edition). 

 

Course Topics: We will learn basic differentiation, integration, and exponential functions.  Applications will be a key to the class.

 

Assignments: 

·         Homework:  Will be assigned each class and on the web

·         Quizzes:  At the end of the quarter you can drop one quiz score.  Quizzes cannot be made up.

·         Midterms and final:  You will have three midterms and a final.   The midterms will be one hour and the lowest score of the three can be dropped. If you miss two midterms you will receive a 0.0 in the class.  The final is two hours (tentatively).  If you miss the final you will receive a 0.0 in the class.  Regrades:  if you feel there was an error grading your test, you have two class days from its return to bring it to the instructor.

·         In-class Work:  During class problems will be assigned to be worked out in small student groups.  These may be collected and graded.  Also, students may be asked to give presentations of their group work.

                       

Grading: The course grade will depend upon your work on quizzes, tests, and homework.

·         Tests: 40%

·         Final Exam:  30%

·         Quizzes and In-class Work:  30%

The grade scale is as follows:

                                   

%

GPA

%

GPA

%

GPA

%

GPA

96-100

4.0/ A

89

3.4/ B+

79

2.4/ C+

68-69

1.4/ D+

95

3.9/ A

88

3.3/ B+

78

2.3/ C+

67

1.3/ D+

94

3.8/ A-

87

3.2/ B+

77

2.2/ C+

66

1.2/ D+

93

3.7/ A-

86

3.1/ B

76

2.1/ C

64-65

1.1/ D

92

3.6/ A-

85

3.0/ B

75

2.0/ C

63

1.0/ D

90-91

3.5/ A-

84

2.9/ B

74

1.9/ C

62

0.9/ D

 

 

83

2.8/ B-

73

1.8/ C-

61

0.8/ D-

 

 

82

2.7/ B-

72

1.7/ C-

60

0.7/ D-

 

 

81

2.6/ B-

71

1.6/ C-

0-59

0.0/ F

 

 

80

2.5/ B-

70

1.5/ C-

 

 

 

Technology:  Graphing calculator required for the class.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend each class session. If you have difficulty making it to class on time,     please talk to me.  Lateness is not tolerated.

Accommodation: If you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact Sue Ambler, 425-352-8288

Academic Integrity:  Instances of academic dishonesty will be dealt with harshly. Putting your name on a group project when you did not participate is as unethical as copying someone else’s assignment.