MATH 1325 0310 - CALCULUS FOR BUSI & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Introduction

Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

Course Title: Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

Course Prefix, Number and Section Number: MATH 1325 0310

Semester/Year of Course: Fall 2024

Semester Start and End Dates: 8/26/2024 – 12/14/2024

Modality: Asynchronous Online  

Class Meeting Location: Everywhere

Class Days and Times: All Day, Every Day

Semester Credit Hours: 3 (Lecture hours: 48)

 

Course Description: 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 Prerequisites: A “C” or better in MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

 

Required Course Materials: Registration in the course automatically adds a textbook fee to your NCTC tuition and fees which gives you access to the online learning platform and e-book needed for MATH 1325 (MyLab Math). You do not need to purchase a separate access code. Instructions on how to get your access code can be found in a document on the Course Homepage or in the course Modules. (see *Inclusive Access below for more information)

 

Optional course materials: Physical Textbook – Mathematics with Applications in the Management, Natural and, and Social Sciences, Lial/Hungerford/Holcomb/Mullins, 13th edition, Pearson, 2024

 

Name of instructor: Jason Rutledge

Office location: Flower Mound Room: 107

Telephone number: NA

E-mail address: jrutledge@nctc.edu (or send messages via Canvas)

 

STUDENT HOURS (OFFICE HOURS)

Each week instructors have time set aside to meet with students outside of class. (Traditionally these times are 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 instructors will offer student hours in this class.

 

Email is the best way to contact the instructor. From there you can request a face-to-face meeting, online via WebEx or set up a time for a phone conversation. (WebEx is a real time video conference application adopted by NCTC.) Any issues related to content, grading, technical issues or any other aspect of the class can be dealt with through email if meets the need of both the student and instructor.

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 most campuses and online.  This service is free for all students enrolled in an NCTC math class. Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at https://www.nctc.edu/math-lab. 

 

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

 

List of graded assignments: 

MML (MyMathLab) Quizzes                 13 Quizzes                     the average of the quizzes is 20% of the final grade

Tests (including the Final Exam)          5 Tests                            the average of the tests is 80% of the final grade

 

MML Quizzes: (20% of overall grade)

All quizzes are completed online. You will be allowed up to 5 attempts for each quiz. Canvas records your highest of those 5 attempts. Of the 13 quiz grades, the lowest 2 grades from the calculations of your final overall average. All of the due dates and times for the quizzes are given in Canvas and MyMathLab. More details about the quizzes are given in the document “Information about Assignments (Math 1325)”.

 

Tests and Final Exam: (80% of overall grade)

There will be 4 tests and a comprehensive Final Exam. All tests (including the Final Exam) will be completed at an NCTC campus and NOT online. You will be required to come to an NCTC Campus for each test. Make-up tests will be administered according to the guidelines spelled out in the “Information about Assignments (Math 1325 – Online)” document posted in Canvas. Within that document is also a percentage breakdown for the weight of each test and details about the ability to be exempt from taking the Final Exam. Each test will be officially administered from 6pm to 8pm at Flower Mound Campus (1200 Parker Square, Flower Mound, TX 75028) on the following dates:

 

Test #1 (Sections 11.1 to 11.4)                   Wednesday, September 25th

Test #2 (Sections 11.5 to 11.9)                   Wednesday, October 16th

Test #3 (Chapter 12)                                      Wednesday, November 6th 

Test #4 (Chapter 13)                                      Wednesday, December 4th   

Final Exam (Chapters 11, 12 and 13)         Wednesday, December 11th

 

Check out the document “Information about Assignments (Math 1325 – Online)” document posted in Canvas for more details about the tests.

 

MML Homework: (0% of overall grade)

The MML Homework is NOT a graded component of this course. Its purpose is to supplement the course lectures and other provided materials used to be successful in this class. Your goal should be to work as much of the homework as you need to master the material. If this means earning 100’s on every homework assignment…so be it. If this means never opening any homework assignment whatsoever…so be it. Or if there is some middle ground that is best for you, do that. The only way to access the homework is to:

  1. Log into our Canvas course.
  2. Click on the “Access Pearson” tab on the left side of the screen.
  3. Click on the big yellow button “Open Pearson” then click on another big yellow button “Open MyLab& Mastering” to open a new window to the Pearson website. (Make sure your pop-up blockers are turned off.)
  4. In the new tab/window, click on the “Assignments” tab. There you will find all of the

homework assignments for this course.

 

Late work policy: No late work is accepted.

 

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

 

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

 

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 attendance is expected and necessary for student success in this course. For more information on attendance regulations please see the 2024-2025 NCTC Catalog.  (https://www.nctc.edu/catalog)

Attendance will be taken each Saturday. By that time you should have worked on the MML homework/quizzes. To receive credit for being marked as “present” each week it is the student’s responsibility to start either the MML homework or quizzes before noon on that week’s Saturday. Nothing needs to have been completed at that time, just some evidence that sufficient work has been attempted. (Contact the instructor for a better definition of “sufficient work”, if needed.) If you have any questions or concerns about this attendance policy, do not hesitate to contact the instructor.

 

Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

 

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: Monday, November 4, 2024

 

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.

 

Core Objectives:

ü          Critical Thinking                                                     û           Teamwork

ü          Communication                                                     û           Personal Responsibility

ü          Empirical and Quantitative                                 û           Social Responsibility

 

COLLEGE POLICIES

 

 

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.


AI STATEMENT (from NCTC)

Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.

 

When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.

 

Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.

 

AI STATEMENT (from the Math Division)

Many online calculators, equation solvers, and graphing tools exist that may aid students in computing and visualizing math problems. These tools are a great resource for helping better understand how to work problems and can be a huge help in studying. However, these tools can be misused/overused. Math classes require students to develop a certain level of skill that a student must be able to demonstrate without the aid of these tools. Often a student may become reliant on these tools or have false sense of confidence in their knowledge and skills. Generally, if a student is using tools or resources to help learn material, eventually they must take away those resources to ensure they are able to work problems with only the tools allowed in the class. In short, we encourage students to use whatever tools they find useful in developing their knowledge and skills. But, these tools must be used thoughtfully so that true understanding and proficiency are developed. 

AI STATEMENT (from the Instructor)

While there are many great resources available to you, keep in mind that for this class ChatGPT, Desmos, Wolfram-Alpha, Chegg, Symbolab, and similar programs should only be used to help you understand the material we are covering in the class. Any student suspected of submitting work that is not their own (whether it is copied from another student or from technology) will be required to meet with me. If a student is found to have presented work that is not their own, they will be subject to the academic integrity policy. If you would not be able to explain to me how to work a similar problem, you should not submit the solution as your own.

 

*Inclusive Access

The NCTC Bookstore and Pearson Education have partnered to provide the best learning resources on the first day of class so that students can gain access to Pearson’s adaptive online platform with the latest version of the eBook at a discount. If students would like to purchase a physical copy of the textbook, they can purchase it through the bookstore.

 

Students who drop before the add/drop date will have their book fees credited back to their student account, and students who remain in the course will be charged a materials fee by the school to have continued access of the online platforms.  If you remain enrolled in the course but wish to opt-out of access to the book please email the NCTC Bookstore within the first two weeks of class with your name and student number.

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

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

 

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

 

 

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:  Ben Owens

Office location:  Corinth 174

Telephone number:  940.498.6209

E-mail address:  bowens@nctc.edu

 

Name of Instructional Dean:  Mary Martinson

Office location:  Gainesville 1403

Telephone number:  940.668.7731 ext. 4377

E-mail address:  mmartinson@nctc.edu

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