Course title:  Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences

Course prefix, number, and section number:  MATH 1324 0420

Semester/Year of course:  Spring 2022

Semester start and end dates: 1/18/2022 – 5/14/2022

Modality:  Face to face

Class meeting location: Corinth Room 357, Monday and Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:20 am

Support course (if needed): NCBM 0224 0420

Semester credit hours:  3 (Lecture hours: 48)

Course description:  The application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and rational, to problems in business, economics, and the social sciences are addressed. The applications include mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming; and probability, including expected value.

Course prerequisites:  Meet TSI college-readiness standard for College Algebra or equivalent

Required course materials: 

MyLab Math access code (e-text included in MyLab Math access) for Mathematics with Applications in the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences, Lial/Hungerford/Holcomb/Mullins, 12th edition, Pearson, 2019.  Students will be withdrawn from the course if not registered for MyLab by or if access is suspended for nonpayment after January 25, 2022.

Reliable access to internet.

Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS is recommended.  Graphing calculators and phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

Name of instructor: Aziel Wilson

Office location: Corinth 208

Telephone number: (940) 498-6227

E-mail address: awilson@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:       Mon & Weds 10:30 am -11:30 am

Mon & Weds 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Tues: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Thurs: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

STUDENT HOURS (OFFICE HOURS)

Each week instructors have time set aside to meet with students outside of class. (Traditionally these times have been called “office hours”.) This is a time when a student may ask questions regarding the class, or discuss a particular problem/topic with an instructor one-on-one.  Student hours may be held in-person or online.  See below for instructions on where/when/how the instructor will offer student hours in this class.

Students may walk-in to the visit the office or call the office during office hours for assistance.  Individual appointments (15-20 mins) may also be pre-scheduled for appointments on campus or online meetings.  Online meetings will take place using the WebEx platform and a link will be returned via email to the conference.   

MATH TUTORING LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance.  There are math tutors available on every campus and online.  Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Attendance and Participation: 10%   

Homework:  10%         

10 Quizzes: 15%           

4 Unit Tests: 50%        

1 Final Exam:  15%

Final grade scale:  90 – 100% = A;  80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F

Attendance and Participation: Students are expected to be on time with a pencil, paper, and an appropriate calculator at the beginning of each class period to earn attendance credit. Arriving late, or leaving early may reduce attendance credit.  Participation assignments may include, class discussions (online or during class), class surveys, classwork, or assignments for topic preparation. 

Homework: Homework problems are available on MyLab and consists of exercises to practice skills and reinforce concepts learned in class. 

Quizzes: Students will have up to 3 attempts on online quizzes.  The highest attempts score will be kept. 

Unit Tests: There will be four unit tests and a final exam. The exams will be mostly short answer, where students must show their work on the test.  Partial credit will be awarded as deemed appropriate by the instructor. All exams are paper and pencil, in-person exams.

Graphing calculators are not allowed on exams.   

Students that miss an exam will earn a zero score on that exam.

Students entering late on exam days, should enter as quietly as possible, turn off cell phones, take their seat, and submit their exam at the regularly scheduled time.  Students may not leave and return to the classroom during an exam period. 

Students that have not missed a unit test and have no more than 4 absences may submit test corrections at the end of the semester to earn back partial credit on unit test 1, 2, or 3.

Final Exam: The final exam is required and comprehensive.  If a unit exam is missed, the zero score on that exam may be replaced with the final exam score.  If no unit exam is missed, the lowest unit test score will be replaced by the final exam score, if it is higher. 

Late work policy:

Attendance:  Students may only earn attendance credit when present in class. 

In-class participation assignments:  At the instructor’s discretion, students may complete alternative assignments to make up in-class participation assignments if missed due to excused absence.

Homework:  Homework may be practiced/submitted after its due date without penalty.

Quizzes: A late penalty of 20% will be assessed for quizzes submitted after the due date.

Tests/Exams:  No late tests will be accepted. A zero grade will be recorded for missed tests.  

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation, and collusion.  The use of online math solvers with submitted work is considered academic dishonesty.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Code of Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.  

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

1. Zero on the assignment
2. Failing grade for the course

Attendance Policy:

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. Approved college-sponsored activities are excused absences. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to any emergency or illness for approval by the faculty member. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw with a “W” from a course on or after the official date of record, until the last day to withdraw from the course. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.  The course will be removed from a student’s transcript if dropped prior to the official date of record. 

Official date of record: January 31, 2022

Last day to drop the course without a “W”: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” : Monday, April 4, 2022

Student Learning Outcomes:  At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Apply elementary functions, including linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and exponential functions to solving real-world problems.
2. Solve mathematics of finance problems, including the computation of interest, annuities, and amortization of loans.
3. Apply basic matrix operations, including linear programming methods, to solve application problems.
4. Demonstrate fundamental probability techniques and application of those techniques, including expected value, to solve problems.
5. Apply matrix skills and probability analyses to model applications to solve real-world problems.

Core Objectives:

X            Critical Thinking

X            Communication

X            Empirical and Quantitative

Teamwork

Personal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS