Mathematics 176
Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
Instructor Course Section Time
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Eric Olson 1002 Math 176 MW 1:00-2:15pm DMS110
Course Information
- Required Text:
-
WebAssign
class key unr 1659 0299
- Optional Printed Text:
-
Soo Tan, Applied Calculus for Managerial, Life and Social Sciences,
8th, 9th or 10th Ed.
- Instructor:
- Eric Olson
- email:
- ejolson at unr dot edu
- Office:
- Monday and Wednesday 2:15pm DMS 238 and by appointment.
- Homepage:
- http://fractal.math.unr.edu/~ejolson/176/
- Assistant:
- Salman Parsinejad
- email:
- salmanparsinejad at gmail dot com
- Office
- Monday 9am-5pm, Wednesdays 1pm-5pm, Fridays 2pm-5pm.
- Please email before coming to Salman's office
to set the schedule.
- Recitation Classes:
- Friday 8:00am-8:50 AB 206, 9:00am-9:50AM AB 206
- Friday 11:00am-11:50 AB 213, noon-12:50pm AB 213, 1pm-1:50pm AB 213
- Please attend the section you are registered for.
- Supplemental Instructor:
- Beau Smith
- email:
- beausrsj at gmail dot com
- Supplemental Classes:
- Monday 11am-noon WRB 2025, 3pm-4pm WRB 3005
- Wednesday 11am-noon WRB 2009, 3pm-4pm EJCH 240L
- Also by appointment Tuesday 3pm-4pm in the Tutoring Center.
- Tutoring Center Walk-in Labs:
- Delamare Library
- Knowledge Center
- Math Center
(schedule)
Announcements
[13-May-2015] Final Grades
The final exam has been graded and the raw scores
entered into the WebAssign gradebook.
Raw scores may be converted to the 10-point scale
using the formula
percent = (2/3) * raw_score + 40
Course grades were computed according to the
point breakdown given under
Grading on this syllabus.
Only the nine best in-class quiz scores have been retained.
The lowest four online homework scores have been
replaced by the comprehensive make-up assignment, if
the make-up score was better.
Please ignore the average and
percentage scores computed by WebAssign as they are wrong.
Final course grades are now posted on
My Nevada.
I enjoyed having each of you in my class.
Have a wonderful summer.
[11-May-2015] Final Exam
The final exam will be held on Monday,
May 11 from 10:15am-12:15pm in DMS110.
The final will cover Chapters 1 through 7 as well as
to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 in the textbook.
As the final is comprehensive, you may want to rework
quiz 1,
quiz 2,
quiz 3,
quiz 4,
quiz 5,
quiz 6,
quiz 7,
quiz 8,
quiz 9,
quiz 10,
quiz 11,
quiz 12
and the
midterm,
read your notes
and review the
WebAssign
material.
I have also made a separate review sheet
to help you study.
[08-May-2015] Review Session
There will be a 2 hour supplemental review session Friday, May 8
in WRB 2003 from 6pm to 8pm.
[08-May-2015] Comprehensive Make-up Assignment
An optional online assignment consisting of 49 questions has been
scheduled due just before midnight on May 8. Your percentage score on
this assignment can be used to replace 2 WebAssign homework scores that
are low in addition to 2 WebAssign homework scores that are missing.
This make-up assignment can not be used to replace Quiz scores
or to replace homework covering Chapter 9.
[07-May-2015] Limit, Derivative and Integral
I have written a short explanation of the
concepts of limit,
derivative and integral detailing how I would answer
question one on the review sheet.
While this is an open-ended question,
please feel free to base your answer on my answer.
[25-Mar-2015] Quiz 7 Review
As some of the material for Quiz 7 was presented in class before
Spring break, I have provided a review sheet
help you study for Friday's quiz.
[23-Mar-2015] Grading Scale for Midterm
The grading scale for the midterm is as follows:
Points Grade
50-60 A
40-49 B
28-39 C
20-27 D
0-19 F
The highest score on the exam was 60 and the average was score 36.7.
Note that plus and minus letter grades do not appear in this grading
scale but will
be given for final grades at the end of the semester.
[13-Mar-2015] Friday Recitation
There will be no quiz during recitation Friday, however, attendance is
required and will be taken.
The recitation will cover answers to the midterm
as well as answer questions about Sections 5.1 and 5.2 regarding
exponential and logarithm functions.
[11-Mar-2015] Midterm
There will be an in-class midterm exam Wednesday the week before
Spring break. The midterm will cover chapters 1 through 4 in
the textbook. I have created a
practice test to help you study.
Note that the actual problems which appear appear on the midterm
may be different than the ones on the practice exam.
Therefore, you may also want to rework
quiz 1,
quiz 2,
quiz 3,
quiz 4,
quiz 5
and
quiz 6, read your notes
and review the
WebAssign
material.
[10-Mar-2015] Midterm Review
Beau Smith will hold a supplemental review session Tuesday
evening from 6-8pm in the Jot Travis Building room 100.
[04-Mar-2015] Polynomials to Represent Data
While polynomials can accurately represent data in a table
they frequently don't refect the real-world mechanisms
that generated the data and lead to wrong results
when used for predictive purposes.
In class we examined the problem on population growth in
Clark county from Section 4.2.
The files are available in the formats
Maple Input (mpl),
Maple worksheet (mws)
and Portable Document Format (pdf).
[23-Feb-2015] Implicit Differentiation
In class we found the tangent line to a curve defined
by an equation using implicit differentiation.
The files are available in the formats
Maple Input (mpl),
Maple worksheet (mws)
and Portable Document Format (pdf).
[23-Feb-2015] Late Start 176 Section
Remember February 23 is the last day to switch to the
late
start 176 section without penalty.
[28-Jan-2015] One Parameter Families of Functions
In class we worked Exploring With Technology from Chapter 2.1
using Maple.
The files are available in the formats
Maple Input (mpl),
Maple worksheet (mws)
and Portable Document Format (pdf).
[23-Jan-2015] Calculator and Exam Policy
No graphing calculators, no cellphones, no tablets, no computers,
no notes and no open books are allowed during quizzes and exams;
however, scientific calculators are allowed.
[22-Jan-2015] Mathematics Center
In addition to the course specific resources mentioned above, the
University of Nevada Math
Center also provides useful help and tutoring.
[21-Jan-2015] First Day of Class
The WebAssign online homework and exam system will be used for
this course.
Please add yourself to
WebAssign
using the class key
unr 1659 0299
Students should come on the first day prepared to take notes.
My suggestion
is to bring paper, a reliable mechanical pencil and a high
quality eraser.
Grading
The course consists of the following graded items:
WebAssign system 100 points
Midterm 60 points
9 quizzes 4 points each
Participation 4 points
Final Exam 100 points
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Course total 300 points
Exams, homework and quizzes will be interpreted according to the
following grading scale:
Grade Minimum Percentage
A 90 %
B 80 %
C 70 %
D 60 %
The instructor reserves the right to give +/- grades and higher
grades than shown on the scale if he believes they are warranted.
Final Exam
The final exam will be held on
Monday, May 11 from 10:15am-12:15pm in DMS110.
Policy on Missed Quizzes and Exams
Online quizzes and homework are available to complete more than a
week ahead of time. Please complete these assignments as soon as
possible, because there will be no deadline extensions or makeup
sessions for online quizzes. Exceptions may be made in the event
that your university excused abscence is of duration longer than
seven consecutive days. For longer abscences a course incomplete
may be a reasonable alternative.
The in-class quizzes given on Friday have no make-up schedule.
If you are unable to attend your regularly scheduled recitation
time due to a university approved abscence, you may attend a
different recitation time subject to seat availability.
In the case an excused abscence makes it impossible to attend
any recitation on Friday, your score on the missed quiz shall
be replaced by the your midterm or final exam score
depending on whether the abscence occured in the first or
second part of the semester.
The midterm and final exam times have been fixed since the
beginning of the term. If you know ahead of time that you will
have a university excused abscence during the midterm or the
final, please inform me as soon as possible so appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Mathematics Department is committed to equal opportunity in
education for all students, including those with documented physical
disabilities or documented learning disabilities. University policy
states that it is the responsibility of students with documented
disabilities to contact instructors during the first week of each
semester to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in
grading, classroom experiences and outside assignments.
Academic Conduct
Bring your student identification to all exams. Work independently on
all exams and quizzes. Behaviors inappropriate to test taking may
disturb other students and will be considered cheating. Don't talk or
pass notes with other students during an exam. Don't read notes or books
while taking exams given in the classroom.
Homework may be
discussed freely. If you are unclear as to what constitutes cheating,
please consult with me.
Last Updated:
Wed Dec 10 12:09:39 PST 2014