Calculus and Matrix Algebra for Business

22M:017, Lecture SCA, spring, 2008

Lecturer and Course Director

Professor Wang
Office: 225B MacLean Hall (MLH)
Office Hours: Th 10:30A-11:30A, 225B MLH. Appointments are welcome.
Telephone: 335-3253
Email: lwang@math.uiowa.edu
Internet: http://www.math.uiowa.edu/~lwang/

Midterm Exam I:
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7:00P-8:50P.
Classrooms: 217 MLH
Midterm Exam II:
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 7:00P-8:50P.
Classrooms: 217 MLH.
Final Exam:
Friday, May 16 2008, 7:00 P.M..
Classrooms: 217 MLH..

Required Textbook

Laurence D. Hoffmann and Gerald L. Bradley,
Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, 9th edition, brief edition with Additional Materials,
McGraw-Hill Custom Publishing, 2008,
ISBN 13: 978-0-07-334421-8,
ISBN 10: 0-07-334421-4.

Note that this book is a custom edition for the University of Iowa. The additional materials, Chapter 8, however, are wrong. The correct Chapter 8 will be posted on ICON. Therefore, you may be able to use the regular
Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, 9th edition, brief edition,
McGraw-Hill, August 2006,
ISBN 13: 978-0-07-330927-9,
ISBN 10: 0-07-330927-3.
Or, December 2005,
ISBN 13: 978-0-07-322978-2,
ISBN 10: 0-07-322978-4.
There is also an expanded ninth edition that should also be fine. Please be very careful when you buy the book, because there are a lot of older and other editions in the market which you cannot use.

Required McGraw-Hill Online Registration Code

To gain access to McGraw-Hill web resources for homework assignments and quizzes.
This code is inside a new textbook of our custom edition. If you have a copy of the textbook without the Online Registration Code, you may purchase it online for $21.50 from McGraw-Hill's website www.mathzone.com. That is, click here and go to First Time Users, I am a student, and then I do not have a registration code.
This registration code can be used only once to establish access. It is not transferable. Put this into consideration when you decide to buy a used book or a new one.

Student Section Code is : DF4-84-379

Required Equipment

Texas Instruments calculator TI-82 or 83 or 84 or 85 or 86 or 87 is required for lectures, homework, quizzes, and exams. Calculators of higher model numbers will not be allowed in quizzes and exams.

Other Resources

Math Tutorial Lab, 314 MLH: The Math Tutorial Lab is a drop-in personalized tutorial service (no charge) staffed by Teaching Assistants from the Department of Mathematics. The Math Tutorial Lab provides one of the best ways of getting personalized help, and is a crucial resource for this course. It also provides practice quizzes and past exams. I encourage you to stop up there regularly. Check Math Tutorial Lab for its hours and other information.

Official Goals and Objectives of the Course

Quantitative methods for treating problems arising in management, economic sciences, related areas; introduction to differential and integral calculus, systems of linear equations and matrix operations.
Approved for GE: Quantitative or Formal Reasoning.
Prerequisite: 22M:002 or 22M:013 or a satisfactory score on the Basic Math Proficiency Examination.
Students may receive credit in only one of these courses: 22M:011 or 22M:016 or 22M:017.

Our Goals

The goal of this course is to provide you with the mathematical tools you will need for treating quantitative problems that come up in your business studies. Most of the course will be devoted to an introduction to differential and integral calculus but toward the end of the course we will be covering some basic material concerning matrices and the solution of systems of linear equations.

Course Format

The purpose of the lectures is to present the material which we will cover in a clear and, I hope, illuminating way. Since these lectures will elaborate on the material in your text, it would be a very good idea to read the appropriate section before you come to lecture. Although you may think that you have understood the material covered, the only way to be sure is to try the homework that I have assigned. This will also prepare you for the discussion session, quizzes, and the three exams that you will be taking. (See below.)

Homework Assignments

To work on your homework assignments, please log on to our course website through www.mhhe.com/hoffmann or www.mathzone.com. Do your assignments online, and you will get answers and feedback instantly. This homework will not count toward your grade - it is just a way for you to get feedback on how you are doing as a way of preparing for the quizzes and exams. All of these are due weekly midnight Saturday as announced below.

Student Section Code is: DF4-84-379, in order for mathzone to identify this course.

Quizzes

You will have to complete a quiz each week online. This quiz will consist of a few homework problems and should be very easy for you if you keep up with the homework! I will then use this, together with your exam grades, to compute your final grade.

Examinations

Make-up Exams

If you have a conflict with any of the midterm exam times, you will have the opportunity to take a make-up exam. Please be sure that you notify me of this in writing at least one week in advance so that I may let you know of my decision. No provision will be made for make-up exams but such make-ups may be approved on an individual basis with proper documentation in a genuine conflict situation. Please let me know if any such situation arises as soon as you can.

Grading

In computing your final grade, I will use two different methods. First, I will compute a grade by counting each midterm for 30% and the final for 40%. Then I will compute a grade by counting each midterm for 25%, the final for 30% and your quiz grade for 20%. I will then give you the higher of the two grades I have computed. So you will get at least the grade that you have earned on the basis of the exams but this grade may be raised if you do well on your quizzes. My only goal is to be sure that you have learned the material by the end of the course and my grading will reflect that goal.

Attendance and Absences

Regular attendance will be expected, this including the Lectures. However, if you must miss a class, you will still be responsible for the material discussed in class. You are responsible for announcements made in class, which may concern changes in the assignments, syllabus, quizzes, exams, etc.

Other Concerns

I will be happy to speak with you about any concerns or special needs, which you have regarding this course. If you have any complaints or concerns about this course, I ask that you discuss them with me. If we cannot resolve the matter to your satisfaction and you wish to take the matter further, you may contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department in 14 MLH. The Department of Mathematics has offices in 14 MLH. To make an appointment to speak with the chair of the department, please call 335-0714 or contact the Departmental Secretary in 14 MLH.

Complaints should be brought to the attention of the instructor, department, and, if necessary, the associate dean, as soon as possible. Only in extraordinary cases may a complaint procedure begin six months after the time of the incident. For a full description of this policy see the College's Student Academic Handbook, http://www.clas.uiowa.edu.

Students with Special Needs

I would like to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require seating modifications or testing accommodations or accommodations of other class requirements, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please contact me during my office hours and contact the Office of Student Disability Services, 3100 Burge Hall (335-1462).

Course Plan Modifications

This course plan may be modified during the semester. Such modifications will be announced in advance during class periods; the student is responsible for keeping abreast of such changes.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Policies and Procedures

The policy information below has been summarized from the CLAS For Faculty web pages and from the University Operations Manual and should be included in some form on every syllabus.

Administrative Home of the Course
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the administrative home of this course and governs such academic matters as the add/drop deadlines, the second-grade-only option, issues concerning academic fraud or academic probation, and how credits are applied for various graduation requirements. Different colleges may have different policies. Students with questions about these or other CLAS policies should speak with an academic advisor or with the staff in 120 Schaeffer Hall. Also see the CLAS Academic Handbook:
www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/index.shtml

Academic Fraud
Plagiarism and any other activities that result in a student presenting work that is not his or her own are academic fraud. Academic fraud is reported to the departmental DEO and then to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Services in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who deals with academic fraud according to these guidelines:
www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/ix.shtml

Making a Suggestion or a Complaint
Students have the right to make suggestions or complaints and should first visit with the instructor, then with the course supervisor if appropriate, and next with the departmental DEO. All complaints must be made within six months of the incident.
www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/ix.shtml#5

Accommodations for Disabilities
A student seeking academic accommodations should first register with Student Disability Services and then meet with a SDS counselor who determines eligibility for services. A student approved for accommodations should meet privately with the course instructor to arrange particular accommodations. See
www.uiowa.edu/~sds/

Understanding Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment subverts the mission of the University and threatens the well-being of students, faculty, and staff. See
www.sexualharassment.uiowa.edu/

Reacting Safely to Severe Weather
If severe weather is indicated by the UI outdoor warning system, class members will seek shelter in the innermost part of the building, if possible at the lowest level, staying clear of windows and of free-standing expanses which might prove unstable. The class will resume after the severe weather has ended. See the Operations Manual section 16.14. i.

Recommended Information
Mathematics Tutorial Laboratory 314 MacLean Hall, 335-0810,
www.uiowa.edu/mathlabTutor
Tutor Referral Service Campus Information Center, Iowa Memorial Union, 335-3055,
www.imu.uiowa.edu/cic/tutor_referral_service

Student Classroom Behavior
The ability to learn is lessened when students engage in inappropriate classroom behavior, distracting others; such behaviors are a violation of the Code of Student Life. When disruptive activity occurs, a University instructor has the authority to determine classroom seating patterns and to request that a student exit immediately for the remainder of the period. One-day suspensions are reported to appropriate departmental, collegiate, and Student Services personnel (Office of the Vice President for Student Services and Dean of Students).

University Examination Policies
Missed exam policy. University policy requires that students be permitted to make up examinations missed because of illness, mandatory religious obligations, certain University activities, or unavoidable circumstances. Excused absence forms are available at the Registrar web site:
www.registrar.uiowa.edu/forms/absence.pdf

Final Examinations
An undergraduate student who has two final examinations scheduled for the same period or more than three examinations scheduled for the same day may file a request for a change of schedule before the published deadline at the Registrar's Service Center, 17 Calvin Hall, 8-4:30 M-F, (384-4300).

Daily Schedule for Lectures

Day              Date           Section

W        1/25           1.1-1.2

M        1/28           1.3

W        1/30           1.3-1.4

M        2/4            4.1

W        2/6            4.2

M        2/11           2.1

W        2/13           2.2

M        2/18           2.3-2.4

W        2/20           4.3

M        2/25           Review

W        2/27           Midterm Exam I: 7:00P-8:50P, which covers 1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.4, 4.1-4.2. No homework and quiz.

M        3/3            4.3, 2.5,

W        3/5            2.6

M        3/10           3.1

W        3/12           3.2-3.3. Homework and quiz but due a week later.

M        3/17           Spring break - No class

W        3/19           Spring break - No class. homework and quiz.

M        3/24           4.4

W        3/26           3.4

M        3/31           3.5

W        4/2            5.1-5.2

M        4/7            Review

W        4/9            Midterm Exam II: 7:00pm-8:50. Covers 2.5, 2.6, 3.1-3.5,4.3-4.4. No homework and quiz.

M        4/14           5.2

W        4/16           5.3-.4

M        4/21           5.4-5.5

W        4/23           8.1

M        4/28           8.2

W        4/30           8.3

M        5/5            8.4

W        5/7            Review

Final:   Friday, May 16 2008, 7:00 P.M. at 217 MLH. Final is comprehensive.