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Math
115A - Business Mathematics I
Spring 2008
Class
Schedule :
Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday 4:00-4:50p, ILC
135
Office
Hours:
Monday
2:30-3:30p,
Wednesday 10:00-11:00a,
Thursday 12:00-1:00p,
or by appointment
Section
Policy
Course Webpage: http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmath/
See below for a tentative schedule (current week), notes on homework, or getting extra help.
| Date | Date |
Date | |||
| Week
1 |
W - 1/16 | Introduction
to Course First day of classes | Th-1/17 | Using
the Computer Text Form teams (Project I teams) | |
| Week
2 M-1/21 | HOLIDAY |
W-1/23 | Introduction
to Project 1 (slides)
| Th-1/24 | Basic
Probability HW #1 Due Business Math Kick-off 6:30-7:30p in S SCI 100 (bring CatCard) Business Math Kickoff make-up Saturday 2/26 9:00a |
| Week
3 M-1/28 | Basic
Probability (slides) |
W-1/30 | Basic Probability | Th-1/31 | Word
Processing Math (slides) Worksheet due in class |
| Week
4 M-2/4 | Preliminary
Reports on Project 1 Criteria HW #2 Due (Cover Sheet .docx - open with Modzilla Firefox or download from D2L) Solutions to select problems |
W-2/6 | Summation
Notation (slides) Worksheet due in class | Th-2/7 |
Expected Value |
| Week
5 M-2/11 | Expected
Value Solutions
to select Summation problems |
W-2/13 | Database
Functions and Filtering (slides) Worksheet due Thur 2/14 | Th-2/14 | Database
Functions and Filtering |
| Week
6 M-2/18 | Conditional
Probability Solutions to select Expected Value problems Solutions
to select Database problems Note: Review Session Tuesday 2/19 5:00p in ILC 150 (covers Basic Probability and Expected Value) |
W-2/20 | Conditional Probability | Th-2/21 | Bayes'
Theorem (slides) |
| Week
7 M-2/25 | Bayes'
Theorem Solutions
to select conditional probability problems |
W-2/27 | Management
Example Focus on the Project slides | Th-2/28 | Exam
#1 |
|
Week 8 M-3/3 | Discussion
of Project 1 HW #6 Due |
W-3/5 | Reports
on Project 1 Oral
Report Criteria |
Th-3/6 | Reports
on Project 1 |
|
Week 9 M-3/10 | Reports
on Project 1 Project
1 Quiz |
W-3/12 | Introduction
to Project 2 (slides) |
Th-3/13 | Histograms (slides) |
| Week
10 M-3/17 | HOLIDAY |
W-3/19 | HOLIDAY |
Th-3/20 | HOLIDAY |
| Week
11 M-3/24 | Histograms | W-3/26 | Exponential
Growth (slides) Peer Evaluations Due (Peer evaluation form) Project II Teams Project II Data on D2L |
Th-3/27 | Exponential
Growth Worksheet |
| Week
12 M-3/31 | Probability Distributions | W-4/2 | Probability
Distributions |
Th-4/3 | Preliminary
Reports on Project 2 |
| Week
13 M-4/7 |
Probability Distributions | W-4/9 | Random
Sampling (slides) HW #8 Due Solutions to select exponential growth problems |
Th-4/10 | Random Sampling |
| Week
14 M-4/14 | Random Sampling | W-4/16 | Monte
Carlo Methods (slides) HW #9 Due Solutions to select probability distribution problems |
Th-4/17 | Monte
Carlo Methods Simulation Work Focus on Project slides Modifying Queue Focus Part I |
|
Week 15 M-4/21 | Simulation
Work Quiz (Covers Probability Distributions and Random Sampling) Note: Review Session Tuesday 4/22 5:00p in ILC 150 For Apr 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 Modifying Queue Focus Part II | W-4/23 | Computer
Quiz in ILC 125 (details) HW
#10 Due |
Th-4/24 | Review For APR 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 |
| Week
16 M-4/28 | Exam
#2 Covers material from March 12 - April 23 Study Guide (Ignore problems 1, 20 (b,c), 22, 34, 35) Solutions to Study Guide For APR 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 | W-4/30 | Discussion
of Project 2 For APR 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 |
Th-5/1 | Project
2 Quiz Project 2 Quiz Guidelines For APR 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 |
| Week
17 M-5/5 | Reports
on Project 2 Teams 4, 2, 1 Oral Report Notes Oral Report Guidelines Oral Report Evaluations For APR 21–May 7, tutoring in Computer Center Room 311 | W-5/7 | Reports
on Project 2 |
Th-5/8 | Office
Hours Cancelled |
|
Week 18 M-5/12 | Office Hours 10:00-12:00noon | T-5/13 | TUESDAY
- May 13 FINAL EXAM in Harvill 150 8:00-10:00p Final Exam Information Study Guide Solutions to Study Guide Formulas sheet | |
| Assignment Note: All homework should include the team or individual cover sheet and assignments must be computer generated Team Cover Sheet .docx - open with Modzilla Firefox or download from D2L |
Due Date | |
| HW
#1 Team | Attend Business Math Kickoff Complete Team Contract (available on business math web page) | Thursday,
1/24 |
HW #2 Team | Basic
Probability: #1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 | Monday,
2/4 |
HW #3 Team | Word
Processing Math: #1, 2, 4, 6, 9 Summation Notation: #2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 | Monday,
2/11 |
HW #4 Team | Expected
Value: #2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 | Monday,
2/18 |
HW #5 Team | Conditional
Probability: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 Bayes' Theorem: 3, 5, 9, 13 | Monday,
2/25 |
HW #6 Team | Bayes'
Theorem: 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15 You can also turn in the corrected Bayes' Theorem problems from HW #5 - turn in your old homework #5 with it. Project 1 Oral Reports start Wednesday 3/5 | Monday, 3/3
|
| Other HW | Drafts
of Project I Written Report due Open Turn-it-in.com account (Download instructions from D2L) Project I Quiz (Notes on studying for Project Quiz) | Monday, 3/10 |
Other
HW | Peer Evaluation due (Peer evaluation form) | Wednesday,
3/26 |
HW #7 Team | Project I Final Written Reports due (turn in hard copy in class (with peer evaluation), as well as submit a copy to turnitin.com) Histograms: # 2, 4, 5i, 7, 8i,
9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 (e-mail me the spreadsheets) | Wednesday, 4/2 |
HW
#8 Team | Exponential Growth: # 1, 2, 4, 6, 7,
10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31 Probability Distributions: # 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17 | Wednesday,
4/9 |
HW #9 Team | Probability
Distributions: # 20, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37 Random Sampling: # 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 | Wednesday,
4/16 |
HW #10 Team | Random
Sampling: # 18, 20, 22, 25, 26 Monte Carlo Method: # 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 (1 ATM only for both hours) | Wednesday,
4/23 |
Other HW | Project II Final Written Reports due (turn in hard copy in class, as well as submit a copy to turnitin.com) - Final Written and Oral Report Guidelines are above in the calendar (5/5, 5/7) | Wednesday, 5/7 |
Homework Notes
| Homework will be assigned regularly and will be stated in class as well as posted on the schedule above. Selected homework will be graded and a final score equivalent to 100 points will be assigned. No late homework will be accepted. |
Assistance
| Here are a few suggestions on where
to get help outside of class. | ||
| My
Office Hours Math 305 | Monday
2:30-3:30p,
Wednesday 10:00-11:00a, Thursday 12:00-1:00p, or by appointment | |
| Tutoring
| Schedule: http://math.arizona.edu/academics/tutoring/currentsemester/math115.html Location: OSCR Underground in the Integrated Learning Center | |
| List
of More Help | http://math.arizona.edu/~tutoring/ | |