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 0345 and 0945
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2026
Semester start and end dates: 1/12/2026 – 5/9/2026
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Synchronous online/Face to Face
Class meeting location, days, and times: This class will meet on Monday and Wednesday 12:30 – 1:50 p.m. Students who registered for section 0945 will attend the course face to face on the Corinth Campus in Room 211. Students who registered for section 0345 will log into the course at that time using the WebEx link provided in Canvas.
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: MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences
Name of instructor: Misty Hamner
Office location: Corinth Room 209
Telephone number: (940) 498-6298
Email address: mhamner@nctc.edu
Email is the preferred form of communication. Students are welcome to contact me using the Canvas inbox or at my NCTC email account. Responses can be expected within 24 hours Monday through Friday.
Required course materials:
Included in Lion Book Bundle
MyMathLab access (courseware and e-text included in MML)
Not included in Lion Book Bundle
Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS is recommended
Note: Graphing calculators and phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
Optional course materials: Mathematics with Applications in the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences, Lial/Hungerford/Holcomb/Mullins, 13th edition, Pearson, 2024
Purchasing Course Materials
Starting in Spring 2026 NCTC is partnering with Barnes & Noble College (BNC) to make purchasing course materials easy and affordable. When students register for classes, they are automatically opted in to the Lion Book Bundle which will provide students first day access to course materials. In this program students are charged $24 per credit hour ($72 for a 3-hour class) as a fee on their NCTC student account. (These are labeled as “Book Fees” on NCTC invoice). Students may choose to opt out of this program, but would then be expected to purchase needed class materials on their own. If opting out, students would receive a refund on their NCTC student account. Students may choose to opt out starting one month prior to classes beginning through the first week of class. Students might benefit from opting out if they are enrolled in classes that use OER (free course materials). Note: The Lion Book Bundle applies to all classes a student is registered for in a given semester (both 16-week and 8-week). A student must either opt in or out for all classes—not each class individually. If you want to take advantage of the Lion Book Bundle, no action is needed as students are automatically opted in. If you would like to opt out of the program, you must go to the Opt-out page (click link below).
Click here for more information: Lion Book Bundle information
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.
Scheduled student hours: Monday 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
All scheduled office hours are available for either an in person or online meeting.
To schedule an appointment during office hours, log into your course in Canvas and click on the Cisco Webex link. Select Office Hours. Select the date that you would like to meet. The available appointment times will be listed. Click on the time period that you would like. The system will send an email with a link for a Webex session to your NCTC email account (not Canvas) and to the instructor. If you prefer to meet in person, simply email me after you make the appointment to let me know that you prefer to meet on campus instead.
Students are always welcome to drop by my office without an appointment, but please be aware that students who have an appointment will take precedence.
Appointments should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
If you cannot meet during the scheduled hours, email me (or Canvas Inbox me) for other options.
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. For on-campus tutoring no appointment is needed. For online tutoring, go to UpSwing tutoring in OneLogin to make an appointment.
Tutor schedules and more information: 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:
Discussion Boards 15% of course grade
Quizzes 15% of course grade
Exam 70% of course grade
Final grade scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
Homework and quiz assignments will be submitted through MyMathLab (Pearson). No late work will be accepted. You are welcome to work ahead in the course to avoid missing any due dates.
There will be 3 regular exams during the semester. All exams will be taken with an in-person proctor. There will be multiple times and locations offered on the NCTC campuses. Calculator use may be restricted on some tests or parts of tests. Graphing calculators may not be used on the exams.
The final examination will be comprehensive. Students who miss 2 or fewer homework assignments 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 do not register with MyMathLab (Pearson) by 1/16/2026 may be dropped from the course.
Late work policy:
Late work will not be accepted and exams will not be rescheduled without approval of the instructor prior to the exam date.
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” for more details.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- Zero on the assignment
- Failing grade for the course
Any student who appears to have violated the Academic Integrity Policy will be given an opportunity to meet with the instructor within 48 hours to discuss the situation. Students who choose not to meet with the instructor will have Academic Dishonesty Violation paperwork filed and will receive the consequence (listed above) determined by the instructor.
Canvas Access: All students must have complete access to Canvas and other online course materials for the entire semester. It is the student’s responsibility to have access to the internet, as well as all needed programs to complete both in-person and online courses. Students are not to give any other person access to his/her Canvas or online course platforms. Students can be removed from the course immediately upon violating this rule. Once a student has given another person access to his/her Canvas account, the credibility of any work completed becomes questionable. Giving anyone access to your Canvas course is considered to be a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy.
Artificial Intelligence Policy: 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.
Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is expected and necessary for student success in this course. For more information on attendance regulations please see the NCTC Catalog. (Attendance Regulations – NCTC Catalog)
Attendance in this course will be determined by physical attendance in the class. Students must either be in the classroom during class time or logged into the WebEx meeting with their video camera on and the student present in the video. Logging into the course does not count as “attending the course”.
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 a Spring 2026 course with a “W” is: Monday, March 30, 2026
Student Learning Outcomes: At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Apply calculus to solve business, economics, and social sciences problems.
- Apply appropriate differentiation techniques to obtain derivatives of various functions, including logarithmic and exponential functions.
- Solve application problems involving implicit differentiation and related rates.
- Solve optimization problems with emphasis on business and social sciences applications.
- Determine appropriate technique(s) of integration.
- Integrate functions using the method of integration by parts or substitution, as appropriate.
- Solve business, economics, and social sciences applications problems using integration techniques.
Core Objectives:
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
X Empirical and Quantitative
Teamwork
Personal Responsibility
Social Responsibility
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