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MAT217: Mathematical Analysis for Business
3 Credits Course #: 23894 Spring 2013
IMPORTANT: This is a summary of the full syllabus (available on course webpage).
CLASS DAYS/TIMES:
TR 12:40PM – 1:55PM
LOCATION: IRN 230
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
NAME:
Milos Podmanik
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
milos.podmanik@cgc.edu
OFFICE LOCATION: IRN HALL 269
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER: (480) 726-4096
OFFICE HOURS:
MW 2:00PM – 3:30PM, T 11:30AM-12:30PM
R 2:00PM – 3:00PM (in LC)
TEXTBOOK: By the Numbers: Analysis and Decision-Making in a Data-Rich Modern World,
Author: Milos Podmanik (Free eBook on our website)
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
TI-83, TI-83+, or TI-84 graphing calculator
Computer with Excel – we will use Excel for a variety of assignments
WEBSITE FOR COURSE MATERIALS (homework, projects, schedule, etc.)
http://pweb.cgc.maricopa.edu/MILHE67571
Password: maximin
ATTENDANCE/TARDINESS
Attendance is required. You will be dropped from the course after your fourth absence.
Note that missing any class periods can deeply affect your ability to succeed in the course.
Being late will result in missing important information and receiving partial or no credit on
any assignments handed in, activities completed that day, etc.
CELL PHONES & BEHAVIOR
Put your cell phone on vibrate. If your phone rings during our scheduled class time, you must
bring in cookies for the class on the following class period. Visit
http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/Course%20Catalog/Forms/AllItems.aspx for any questions
on appropriate college behavior. I reserve the right to ask you to leave class or penalize, as
I deem appropriate.
DISCLAIMER: Information in this syllabus is subject to change.
GRADING
Grading will take place on a point-based system with an approximate 500-point total. Please
note that the final point total may vary.
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How Many Points Total % of Grade Grade Points Earned
Homework/Quizzes 14 5 70 14% A 450 - 500
Exams 3 30 90 18% B 400 - 449
Projects 2 55 110 22% C 350 - 399
Show You Know 2 55 110 22% D 300 - 349
Final Exam 1 120 120 24% F 0 - 299
GRAND TOTAL 500
HOMEWORK/QUIZZES
Homework will consist of problems from the course manual and, perhaps, a few will be added
over the course of the semester. Problem sets will be due each Monday (may collect all
sections or just one section assigned). One homework assignment will be dropped at the end
of the semester. If you complete all assignments and receive full credit on all of them, you
will receive 5 points extra credit at the end of the semester. Quizzes may be given in place
of collecting homework assignments.
EXAMS
Exams will consist of real-world and conceptual problems related to content covered since
the last exam. The final exam will be “big picture” comprehensive and will take place on
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 1:00PM-2:50PM.
PROJECTS
These are group-based writing projects that pose real-world problems requiring the openended
use of one or more mathematical concepts.
SHOW YOU KNOW
These are conceptual, written and typed assignments in which I will ask you to demonstrate
knowledge of a concept by digging deeper into one or more ideas.
LATE WORK
If you miss an exam without prior consent from me, you will receive a 0. Late
homework/quizzes, (HW), Show You Know’s (SYK), and Projects will receive no credit.
TENTATIVE CLASS DATES (they can and probably will change)
Day Date Due/Significance
T 2/5 SYK #1 DUE
R 2/7 Exam 1
T 2/26 Project 1 DUE
R 3/7 Exam 2
T 3/12 Spring Break - No School
R 3/14 Spring Break - No School
R 3/28 SYK #2 DUE
R 4/11 Project 2 DUE
R 4/18 Exam 3
T 5/7 Final Exam
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