Math 108-009                                    Syllabus                                     8/27/2005

Fall 2005

Introductory Calculus with Business Applications

Instructor: Dr. J. E. Lin
Office: Room 259, Science and Technology 1.
Office hours: Tuesday 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

                                    4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
                     Thursday 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Email: jelin@gmu.edu
Telephone: (703)993-1459

 

Class schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Classroom: Room 9, Science and Technology 2.

Textbook: Calculus by Hoffmann and Bradley, 8th Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2004
                 (ISBN 007242432X).

 

Grading (No make-up for homework, tests, and the final examination)
1. Homework* --------------------------------------------------------------  50 points
2. 4 in-class tests (9/15, 10/06, 11/01, and 11/22. 100 points each with the lowest score

dropped)--------------------------------------------------------------------- 300 points

3. The final examination (Tuesday, 12/13, 1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.)------ 150 points

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                                                                                               Total-----  500 points

 

*Homework score = 50*[(The sum of correct problems of the 9 homeworks)/21].

 

Grade
490 points <= A+
450 points <= A    <= 489 points
440 points <= A-   <= 449 points
430 points <= B+  <= 439 points
400 points <= B    <= 429 points
390 points <= B-   <= 399 points
380 points <= C+  <= 389 points
350 points <= C    <= 379 points
340 points <= C-   <= 349 points
300 points <= D    <= 339 points
                        F    <= 299 points

Note: 1. All the tests and the final examination are in-class and closed-book. Calculators are allowed.

2. The final examination is cumulative.
3. The Honor Code is strictly enforced.

 

Day-to-day class schedule:

08/30   1.1, 1.2
09/01   1.2, 1.3

09/06   1.4, 1.5 (Homework #1 (Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) due)
09/08   1.5, 1.6

09/13   Review (Homework #2 (Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6) due)
09/15   Test 1

09/20   2.1, 2.2

09/22   2.2, 2.3

09/27   2.4 (Homework #3 (Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) due)

09/29   2.6

10/04   Review (Homework #4 (Sections 2.4, 2.6) due)

10/06   Test 2

10/11   No classes

10/13   3.1

10/18   3.2 (Homework #5 (Section 3.1) due)

10/20   3.4

10/25   3.5          

10/27   Review (Homework #6 (Sections 3.2, 3.4, 3.5) due)

11/01  Test 3    

11/03  4.1, 4.2 

11/08  4.2, 4.3 (Homework #7 (Sections 4.1) due)

11/10  5.1

11/15  5.2         

11/17  Review (Homework #8 (Sections 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2) due); Extra credit test to be announced

11/22  Test 4      

11/24  No classes                                  

11/29  Extra credit test (40 points) (Sections 1.5, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, and 5.2)            

12/01  5.3; Content of the final examination will be announced                                            

12/06  Review (Homework #9 (Sections 5.3) due)

12/08  Review                                       
12/13  Final Examination (Sections 1.5, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3)

 

 

Homework (Turn in only the starred* problems for grading)
1.1  1-55 odd, 22*

1.2  19-31 odd, 20*

1.3  1-37 odd, 16*

1.4  1-21 odd, 6*

1.5  7-35 odd, 20*

1.6  5-43 odd, 22*

2.1  1-27 odd, 12*

2.2  1-47 odd, 20*

2.3  1-47 odd, 8*

2.4  1-57 odd, 20*

2.6  1-37 odd, 8*

3.1  9-33 odd, 10*

3.2  13-37 odd, 55, 30*

3.4  1-19 odd, 33, 4*

3.5  1-19 odd, 6*

4.1  13-29 odd, 16*

4.2  21-41 odd, 26*

4.3  1-33 odd, 57, 59, 6*

5.1  1-29 odd, 41, 43, 16*

5.2  1-35 odd, 49, 51, 12*

5.3  1-29 odd, 43, 45, 14*