1. Course Syllabus Business Mathematics (THM 121)
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2. Course Description
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3. This course aims to teach students the basics of Algebra:
Operations with fractions and ratio / proportions as well as operations with algebraic expressions.
2. Factoring polynomials, details of linear equations, linear and absolute value inequalities.
3. Functions (lines and linear functions, limits, graphs and continuity).
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4. Textbook
Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, Dave Sobecki & Michael Price, Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social Sciences (11th Ed.), McGraw Hill Education.
Instructor’s Web Page :
bilkent.edu.tr/~chafra
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5. Grading In-Class Attendance: 5 % In-Class Participation: 5 %
Assignments : 25 %
Midterm Exam: 30 %
Final Exam: %
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6. Catalog System
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7. Things to Remember
All Students should have an undergraduate address ) along with an SRS Password.
Maximum 25 % Absenteeism!
Come Prepared for Chapters that will be taught.
Late Homework and / or Assignment  0!
Failing to attend 75 % of class sessions and / or totaling less than / 65 (before final exam) would mean that student in question will NOT be allowed to be seated to Final Exam → FZ!
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8. Course Breakdown
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9. Weeks 1 through 7 Week 01: A Brief Review of Algebra (Appendix A.1)
Week 02: Factoring Polinomials and Solving System of Equations (Appendix A.2)
Week 03: The Summation Notation (Appendix A.4)
Week 04: Functions (Chapter 1) 1.1
Week 05: The Graph of a Function (Chapter 1) 1.2
Week 06: Drawing a Graph using Excel and Other Softwares
Week 07: Revision
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10. Midterm Examination
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11. Weeks 9 through 14 Week 09: Mid-Semester Evaluation
Week 10: Lines & Linear Functions (Chapter 1) 1.3
Week 11: Functional Models (Chapter 1) 1.4
Week 12: Limits (Chapter 1) 1.5
Week 13: One-Sided Limits and Continuity (Chapter 1) 1.6
Week 14: Overall Review
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12. Final Exam Semester Holiday!
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