Syllabus
Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
Watanabe Hall 420
Tuesday, Thursday 12:00-1:15p
General Information
Instructor: Krystin Manguba-Glover
Office: Keller 309
Office Hours: T 11:00a-12:00p 1:30p-2:30p, R 1:30p-2:30p, & By Appointment
Email: kmanguba@math.hawaii.edu
Learning Assistant: Camdyn Knoepfel
Help Session Hours: MW 2:30-3:20 (Keller 314)
Other LA's Help Session Hours: MF 11:30-12:20 (Keller 301)
Email: knoepfel@hawaii.edu
Textbook
Brief Calculus and its Applications, Fourteenth Edition
Authors: Goldstein, Schneider, Lay, Asmar
MyMathLab Course ID: manguba-glover68644
MyMathLab Access Code: Will be emailed
This course will be participating in the bookstore’s Interactive Digital Access Program (IDAP). Through this program, you will access your course material digitally, and it will be available to you by the first day of class.
A charge for the digital course material through IDAP will be added to your MyUH account.
You have the option to opt-out of receiving your course material through IDAP. By opting-out, you will lose access to the course material and the charge will be refunded on your MyUH account. If you do not opt-out, the charge will stay on your MyUH account. Any unpaid charges on your MyUH account will turn into a hold. Holds on your account will prevent you from accessing various services within the University.
You may opt-out by visiting this page https://www.uhbooks.hawaii.edu/idap
For more information regarding IDAP, please contact your campus bookstore.
Overview
This course should introduce you to basic concepts from calculus, with focus on differentiation, integration, and applications to finance, economics, and the social sciences.
Topics covered in this course include the following: limits, continuity, differentiation, curve sketching, integration, and multivariable functions.
Grading
30% Homework
20% Midterm 1
20% Midterm 2
30% Final
Each category above will be curved. After the curve final grades will be assigned based on the standard 10% grading scale. The lowest two assignments (one online, one written) will be dropped.
Classwork
Every class will have 15-25 minutes dedicated to group work. During this period you will be presented with a worksheet about the lecture you were just presented. This worksheet will count as a portion of your written homework. Answers to the classwork will be posted on the class website after the due date.
Homework
Homework problems (both online and textbook problems) will be assigned after each class period. Written homework will be due every Thursday and online homework will be due every Sunday unless stated otherwise. Only a handful of problems will be graded from each assignment. You are expected to show all of your work in order to get credit for a written problem.
Homework may be emailed on the day they are due but your assignment will have a score of zero until I get the physical copy.
It is encouraged that you do practice problems on your own. Answers to odd exercises can be found in the back of the book. You may work together on homework but the final product needs to be your own work.
Exams
There will be three written exams given throughout this course: two midterms and a final. On exams you will be allowed a cheat sheet and the use of a non-graphing calculator. The final exam will be cumulative. Here are the tentative exam dates:
Midterm 1: February 12
Midterm 2: April 2
Final Exam: Tuesday, May 7 12-2pm
Practice problems will be given out to help students prepare before each exam. Students should understand the concepts covered, not memorize problems. Understanding is key in receiving a good grade.
Late Work
Absolutely no late work will be accepted. If you are unable to turn in homework due to a legitimate absence (athlete travel, illness, etc.) and are able to provide proper documentation then that assignment will not be counted towards your grade.
If you miss an exam due to a legitimate and properly documented absence then the following exams will be weighted more to account for the missed exam. (For example if you miss midterm 1 then midterm 2 and the final exam will be worth 10% more each. If you miss midterm 2 then the final will be worth 50% of your grade.)
Academic Integrity
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Work that you turn in should be entirely your own. If it appears that you have copied someone else’s work, you will receive a score of 0 for that particular assignment, quiz, or exam.