Syllabus, Math 242, Calculus for Business & Social Science II, Winter 2008 (CRN 23065) 

 
  • PROFESSOR: Arkady Berenstein, Fenton 330, Phone: 346-5624, Email: arkadiy@math.uoregon.edu
  • CLASSES: 110 Fenton: MWF, 3:00--3:50 p.m.
  • SECTION LEADER: Andrew Conner, Fenton 206, Phone: 346-4743,  Email:  aconner@uoregon.edu .
  • OFFICE HOURS: MF, 2:00-2:50 (In addition Andrew will hold his own office hours). 
  • TEXT: Waner and Costenoble, Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus, 4th Edition, Chapters 13-15.
  • PREREQUISITES: Math 241.
  • COURSE CONTENT: This is the second term of a calculus sequence for students in the business and social sciences. The course covers two distinct topics. The first topic is the integral calculus, which completes the story of calculus. By the fundamental theorem of calculus, the integral is in many senses the inverse to the derivative. The definite integral is particularly useful for many applications, including  valuation of revenue streams and differential equations. The second topic will be multivariable optimization, first the linear case and then the general case which requires multivariable calculus.
  • ATTENDANCE: Please remember that if you miss a class it is your responsibility to find out what happened in that class.
  • COURSE WEB PAGE: The homework and other class material are also available at the web page http://math.uoregon.edu/~arkadiy/242new.html
  • GRADING: Total 100%. Will be based on:
  • HOMEWORK  (10%): Homework are due on Fridays. The first homework due on Friday January 18. We will be using WebAssign (http://www.webassign.net) to deal with homework. You need to have an Enhanced WebAssign access card in order to do the homework (if you have difficulty accessing WebAssign, please contact Andrew Conner at aconner@uoregon.edu). 
  • QUIZZES (20%) There will be six quizzes, which are administered during discussion section. The lowest quiz score will be dropped. There will be no make-up quizzes given.
  • MIDTERM 1 (20%) on Wednesday February 6.
  • MIDTERM 2 (20%) on Wednesday February 27.
  • FINAL (30%) on Monday March 17 at 3:15pm.
  • REMARK. You may need a graphing calculator for homework and discussion sections. We recommend the TI-83 (the TI-83 Manual is available online at: http://www.ti.com/calc/docs/83guide.htm)
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      Tentative Schedule
         
      Week 1/Jan  7-11
      		 sections 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
      Week 2/Jan 14-18 sections 13.3, 13.4
      Week 3/Jan 21-25* sections 13.4, 14.1, 14.2
      Week 4/Jan 28-Feb 1 sections 14.3, 14.4 
      Week 5/Feb 4-8 Review,  Midterm, section 14.5 
      Week 6/Feb 11-15
      		 sections  14.5, 14.6
      Week 7/Feb 18-22 sections 15.1, 15.2
      Week 8/Feb 25-29 Review, Midterm,  section 15.3
      Week 9/Mar 3-7 sections 15.3, 15.4, 15.5
      Week 10/Mar 10-14 sections 15.5, 15.6,  Review

      *No class on Jan 21 - Martin Luther King Day holiday
         

      Important dates (See Schedule of Courses or Academic Calendar):

      Jan   6:   Last day to drop a class without a "W;"
      Jan  16:   Last day to add a class;
      Feb 24:   Last day to drop a class with a "W", change grade options (Graded or P/N).