NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title:

Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

Course Modality:

Online Synchronous

Course Prefix & Number: 

MATH 1325

Section Number: 

0400

Class Day/Time:

MW 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Semester Credit Hours:

3

Lecture Hours:

48

Semester/Year:

Spring 2021

Course Description (NCTC Catalog): This course is the basic study of limits and continuity, differentiation, optimization and graphing, and integration of elementary functions, with emphasis on applications in business, economics, and social sciences. This course is not a substitute for MATH 2413, Calculus I.               

Course Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

Required or Recommended Course Materials: Mathematics with Applications in the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences, Lial/Hungerford/Holcomb/Mullins, 12th edition, Pearson, 2019 or MyMathLab access code (e-text included in MML access)

Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS is recommended

Graphing calculators and phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

               

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Misty Hamner

Campus/Office Location:

Corinth Room 209

Office Hours:

Monday and Wednesday: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. (Webex only)

Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. (Webex or on campus)

Friday: By Appointment

If these do not meet you need, please contact me to set up another time for your appointment.

Telephone Number:

940-498-6298 Corinth Campus

940-252-4739 Google Voice

E-mail Address:

mhamner@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

All office hours will be held online this semester.  Students can schedule an appointment with their instructor by selecting the Cisco Webex option in Canvas and navigating to the “Office Hour” tab.  The times that the instructor is available will be displayed there and a student may schedule a meeting by choosing a time and selecting “Confirm Meeting” at the bottom of the page.

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

21

Homework Assignments

100 points

4

Exams

400 points

1

Final Exam

100 points

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;  60 – 69% = D;  Below 60% = F

Homework assignments will typically be due on class days unless we have an exam. Homework assignments are accessible through the MyLab and Mastering link in Canvas.  You will be allowed 3 attempts for each assignment.  No late work will be accepted.  You are welcome to work ahead in the course to avoid missing any due dates.  There will be a couple of offline assignments which will be completed on paper and submitted through Canvas.

 

There will be 4 regular exams during the semester.  All exams will be taken on campus during our scheduled class time unless you have made other arrangements with the instructor.  Calculator use will be restricted on some tests or parts of tests.  No graphing calculators or cell phone calculators will be allowed during the exam. 

 

The final examination will be comprehensive.  Students who miss 2 or fewer classes may use their final exam grade to replace their lowest exam grade.  Please note that the final exam will count as a grade, but may count twice if it replaces your lowest exam grade.

 

Students who fail to log in to Canvas or register with MyLab and Mastering by midnight January 24, 2021 may be dropped from the course.

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

Date

Topics

Assignments

Week 1 – 1/19-1/24

Syllabus & Business Applications

Register with MyLab and Mastering 1/24

Week 2 – 1/25-1/31

11.1 Limits

11.2 One-Sided Limits and Limits Involving Infinity

Section 11.1 1/27

Week 3 – 2/1-2/7

11.3 Rates of Change

11.4 Tangent Lines and Derivatives

Section 11.2 2/1

Section 11.3 2/3

Week 4 – 2/8-2/14

Exam 1 (Section 11.1 – 11.4)

Section 11.4 2/8

Exam 1 2/10

Week 5 – 2/15-2/21

11.5 Techniques for Finding Derivatives

 

 

Week 6 – 2/22-2/28

11.6 Derivatives of Products and Quotients

11.7 The Chain Rule

Section 11.5 2/22

Section 11.6 2/24

Week 7 – 3/1-3/7

11.8 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

11.9 Continuity and Differentiability

Section 11.7 3/1

Section 11.8 3/3

Week 8 – 3/8-3/14

Exam 2 (Section 11.5 – 11.9)

Section 11.9 3/8

Exam 2  3/10

Spring Break – 3/15-3/21

 

 

Week 9 – 3/22-3/28

12.1 Local Extrema

12.2 The second Derivative

Section 12.1 3/24

Week 10 – 3/29-4/4

12.3 Optimization Applications

12.4 Implicit Differentiation

Section 12.2 3/29

Section 12.3 3/31

Week 11 – 4/5-4/11

12.5 Related Rates

12.6 Curve Sketching

Section 12.4 4/7

Section 12.5 4/9

Week 12 – 4/12-4/18

Exam 3 (Chapter 12)

Section 12.6 4/12

Curve Sketching by hand worksheet 4/13

Exam 3 4/14

Week 13 – 4/19-4/25

13.1 Antiderivatives

13.2 Integration by Substitution

Section 13.1 4/21

Week 14 – 4/26-5/2

13.5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

13.6 Applications of Integrals

Section 13.2 4/26

Section 13.5 4/28

Section 13.6 5/1

Week 15 – 5/2-5/9

Exam 4

Final Exam Review

Exam 4 5/3

Finals – Week 16 – 5/10-5/15

Final Exam

May 10 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Homework and Exam due dates will be shown on the calendar in Canvas

All due dates and exam dates are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1

Apply calculus to solve business, economics, and social sciences problems.

2

Apply appropriate differentiation techniques to obtain derivatives of various functions, including logarithmic and exponential functions.

3

Solve application problems involving implicit differentiation and related rates.

4

Solve optimization problems with emphasis on business and social sciences applications.

5

Determine appropriate technique(s) of integration.

6

Integrate functions using the method of integration by parts or substitution, as appropriate.

7

Solve business, economics, and social sciences applications problems using integration techniques.

 

STUDENT EMAIL

All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)

2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).

3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.

4. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.

 

**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.

 

For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with any school policy. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences. 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)

 

For online synchronous students, this means you are attending the WebEx sessions for the class.  While attendance alone does not guarantee success in a math course, it generally contributes to a student’s ability to succeed in the course.

 

ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN THE COURSE     

Students in this course should expect to spend at least 10 - 15 hours per week engaging with the course material in some way.  This could be attending WebEx sessions, re-watching video lectures, working through lecture notes, doing homework, working extra practice problems, meeting with the instructor online to get help, using the online tutoring system if necessary, etc.  There are plenty things to do in this course to keep you busy (but it will be fun and interesting). 

Students are expected to have a strong foundation in Algebra and be willing to ask questions when they struggle with the material.  It may seem a bit awkward to communicate mathematically through email or virtual meetings, but the more you use it the more comfortable you will be with the tools you have

Students are expected to work out a study plan and stick with it for the semester.  It does not have to be the same schedule each week, but make sure you are intentionally setting aside time every day to work on the course.  Limit distractions and try to study at times when you are not overly stressed or tired.  I realize for some this will be very difficult but do your best to block out anything that takes your focus off your studies during that time (especially negative self-talk).

The best way to succeed in any math class is through daily practice.  If you go long periods of time without using math, you tend to forget the intricate details.  Practicing 45 minutes every day works better for most students than spending 7 hours at one time working on a concept.  Try to take a 5 to 10-minute break any time you are studying for more than 45 minutes at a time.  Set yourself up for success!

 

TESTING POLICY

Testing may be administered in a variety of ways and the mode of testing may change during the semester as deemed appropriate by the instructor.  When possible, in-person proctored testing is preferred.  For in-person classes testing will occur during the designated class times.  For online classes in-person proctored testing may be required.  On site testing may be done in an NCTC testing center, at test locations provided by the math division, or at another authorized testing site.  If online testing is used students may be required to use a webcam while testing.  For online testing students will be required to scan and upload supporting documents.  Students may be asked to demonstrate knowledge/skills in a one-on-one conference if deemed necessary by the instructor. 

 

 

 

 

TENTATIVE TEST SCHEDULE

This schedule is tentative and will most likely change as the semester progresses.  It is provided so that you have a general idea of the order and speed with which we will be covering the material.

 

Assessment name

Tentative Date

Test 1 

February 10

Test 2 

March 10

Test 3 

April 14

Test 4

May 3

Final Exam

May 10

 

 

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Monday, April 5, 2021.

 

MATH LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. 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

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207.

North Central Texas College is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.html

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________       

 

             Communication

             Mathematics                    

             Life and Physical Science

             Language, Philosophy & Culture

             Creative Arts

             American History

 

             Government/Political Science

             Social and Behavioral Sciences

             Component Area Option

 

 

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)

 

             Critical Thinking

             Communication

             Empirical and Quantitative

 

             Teamwork

             Personal Responsibility

             Social Responsibility

 

COURSE TYPE

             Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

             Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

             WECM Course

 

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

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

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 Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

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

 

Name of Chair:

Ben Owens

Office Location:

Corinth 236

Telephone Number:

940.498.6209

E-mail Address:

bowens@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Mary Martinson

Office Location:

Gainesville 1404

Telephone Number:

940.668.7731 ext. 4377

E-mail Address:

mmartinson@nctc.edu

 

INFORMATION FOR ONSITE (FACE-T0-FACE) CLASSES

Potential Conversion of Onsite Classes to Online/Remote Format: North Central Texas College students should be aware that in the event of a college closure due to COVID-19, onsite classes will be converted to an online/remote format. Students should plan ahead to ensure they have access to the computer equipment (either PC, MAC, or tablet), webcam, and internet connectivity to continue their classes in an online/remote format. Please read all your official North Central Texas College student emails as the transition from onsite to online/remote might require a reorganization in your personal situation. Students will be granted a 72-hour transition and grace period. Online classes will continue as scheduled without disruption. Wear a mask, stay safe, and contact your Instructor as the situation arises. These policies and procedures were updated on July 30, 2020 and are subject to change.

 

Face Coverings: Per the North Central Texas College guidance on face coverings on campus, in the instructional setting, faculty and students must wear face coverings, such as masks or face shields. Students without coverings, or those who do not comply with the rules relating to face coverings, will not be able to participate in on-campus classroom activities. To request an exception to this requirement, students should contact the NCTC HR Office of Enrollment Management (ccove@nctc.edu). Failure to comply with the face coverings requirement may result in the Instructor directing the student to leave the classroom. Any student asked to leave the classroom may be referred to the student conduct officer. These policies and procedures were updated on July 30, 2020 and are subject to change.

 

Temporary COVID-19 Attendance Policy for Face-to-Face Meetings: We are facing an unprecedented situation in which all of us must be flexible and make prudent decisions in the best interest of our families, our campus, and our community. In light of this, North Central Texas College is temporarily establishing the requirement that faculty keep records of student attendance for face-to-face course meetings as well as a documented seating chart. In addition, students who are sick or need to quarantine should not attend classes. Students will not be required to provide formal documentation from a health care provider and will not be penalized for COVID-19 related absences when proper notification to campus health officials is made in accordance with the guidelines stated below.

 

Faculty will:

  • Notify students about important course information and delivery changes through Canvas and campus email.

 

Students should:

  • Provide notification to campus officials (via NCTC Daily Health Check protocol through Canvas) if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have to quarantine so we can confirm reported absence with instructors, monitor, and assist the campus community.
  • Notify instructors in advance of the absence.
  • Connect with that class through Webex if the class session is being transmitted in a hybrid fashion.
  • Keep up with and/or make up missed classwork or assignments.
  • Submit assignments digitally through Canvas or other means as announced by your instructor.
  • Work with their instructors to reschedule exams, labs, and other critical academic activities described in the course syllabus.
  • Check Canvas and campus email daily to receive important announcements pertaining to the course.

During this period, faculty with face-to-face meetings will establish assigned seating/work stations to facilitate roll-taking, and, if necessary, contact tracing. Additionally, we ask all members of the College community to be attentive to their health, and safeguard others, by following the CDC’s guideline to “stay home when you are sick.” You should stay home if you have symptoms. More information on what to do if you are sick is available at the CDC’s website.

Additional NCTC information is available at http://www.nctc.edu/coronavirus/index.html

 

CAMPUS POLICIES

Tobacco-Free Campus:  NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.

 

Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at https://www.nctc.edu/campus-safety/campus-carry.html.

 

Parking Permits: The North Central Texas Community College District has managed traffic and parking regulations in order to ensure the safety of the campus community related to the operation and parking of vehicles on campus. These regulations apply to all operators of motor vehicles on campus. For parking permits and more information, see the website at https://www.nctc.edu/campus-safety/transportation-parking.html.

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