Math 115b Section 1 & 4- (Summer 08)  Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka   Phone :  Office : MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab)  Office hours : 2-3pm(Mon-Fri) or by appointments  Class web page:  Business Mathematics web page( Course web page):

Course Materials  Textbook:e-text  Math 115b Files(includes the Syllabus- file name-UA Bus Math II.ppt)  A USB mass storage device or blank CD-R's or CD RW’s, as needed for reports and homework  Scientific or graphing calculator. Calculators that perform symbolic manipulations (such as the TI-89 or TI-92) are not permitted

Textbook  Textbook. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2, Release 1.5, 2007  The material consists of a set of PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, along with many links to streaming video and internet sites.  To obtain the e-text, go to the D2L site for your section of the course and click on MBD in the blue navigation bar. Then follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files.

Class Attendance  Mandatory  Class roll will be taken Daily  YOU MUST READ THE RELEVANT LESSON (As per syllabus) BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS  All students must come ON TIME for class and NO TALKING DURING THE LECTURE  You are responsible for all information  Provided in class  In the course files  Course web page(Common Business Math)  Class web page

Exams  Two midterm examinations ( 100 each)  Midterm dates (Tentative dates)  Test 1 –July 25 Test 2 –August 8 Missed exams(Makeup tests are given only at the discretion of the instructor) Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, a missed midterm examination or a missed final examination will result in a score of zero for that work.  Final Exam- (200 points)

Exams- Contd. . If a student earns a higher percentage on the final examination than on one of the midterms, then the student’s lowest midterm score will be replaced by the percent scored on the final examination.

Teams  5-6 members in each team  You need to form your own teams  If you cannot find a Team please let me know as soon as possible(via )  Once your team is formed you need to send me an giving the names and s of your team members(or give the details to me in class)

Team Contracts  Mandatory for all teams  Sample of the Team Contract is available on class web page  All teams should submit a printed copy of their Team Contracts

Team Projects  Two major Team projects  Each Team will have 5-6 members  Each Project is worth total of 150 points  Preliminary Report-10  Final Oral Report-60  Final written Report & Excel file-60  Project quiz(Individual)-20

Team Homework  Each assignment will be 10 points  Must include the signature page( If you don’t sign it you will not earn credit for the team HW)  Must be computer generated  Must be Stapled  Must include the Cover page (Front Page)  Must show all supporting work to earn full credit  If Excel work is part of the HW, you must include sample data/results/graphs  Late Assignments will not be accepted  Team Homework will be worth 100 points

In-Class Quizzes  Frequent pop quizzes  Quizzes may be announced or unannounced  No make-up quizzes  Quizzes will be worth 50 points  Pop quiz formula

Academic Integrity.  All students must abide by, all University of Arizona policies and procedures  Particularly the Code of Academic Integrity and the Student Code of Conduct.  Students found to be in violation of any of these policies will be appropriately sanctioned.  No cheating please ! The Price you will pay is too high

Course Grades  Mid Terms  Common Final  Team Projects  Team Homework  In Class Quizzes ( No Extra Credit is Permitted)

Important  If you earn at least 55% of the total points for individual work and at least 55% of the total points for teamwork, the following grading scale will be used.  A: 90% of total points  B: 80% of total points  C: 70% of total points  D: 60% of total points Otherwise, you will receive a failing grade for the course.

Important-contd. For course grade purposes,  Individual work-midterm/final/Project and pop quizzes  Teamwork-preliminary and final reports on the projects and the team homework.

Important-contd.  If you are dissatisfied with a grade you are welcome to discuss it with me during office hours.  Class time will not be used for this purpose.  You must make an appointment and discuss the grade within 2 academic days of receiving the relevant exam/project/quiz back from me.

Turnitin.com  All students must create a Turnitin user profile and to join the Turnitin class created for your section of Business Mathematics II.(You will get 10 in-class quizz points for this assignment)  All teams must submit an electronic copy of the written report to Turnitin.com web site. If a team fails to submit the written report to Turnitin.com web site on time there will be a penalty of 10 project points. Each Team will be required to submit 2 written reports (Proj. 1& 2)  More details will be posted on the class web page.

Syllabus  Menu July 14 (M): July 15 (Tu): July 16(W): July 17(Th): July 18(F): July 21(M): July22(Tu): July23(W): Introduction to Course Introduction to Project 1 (Teams Formed) Graphing Functions Trend Lines Preliminary Reports on Project 1 Demand, Revenue, Cost, & Profit Differentiation Using Solver Integration SyllabusSyllabus (material continues)

Syllabus  Menu July 24(Th): July 25 (F): July 28(M): July 29(Tu): July 30(W): July 31(Th): August 1(F): August 4(M): August 5 (Tu): August 6 (W): Project 1 quiz Discussion of Project 1 Test 1, material through Jul y 24th Reports on Project 1 Introduction to Project 2 Distributions Variance Preliminary Reports on Project 2/Variance The Sample Mean Last day to drop the course. Project focus/simulation Normal Random Variables Normal random Variables Syllabus: page 2

Syllabus University of Arizona  Menu Syllabus: page 3 August 7(Th): August 8 (F): August 11 (M): August 12 Tu): August 13 (W): (Focus on the Project)/Discussion of Project 2 Test 2 Project 2 Quiz/Review Reports on Project 2 Final Examination, All course material (material ends)

Questions ?