Math 115b Section 3 & 4- (Fall 08)

Instructor: Kerima Ratnayaka Email : kerimar@email.arizona.edu Phone : 626-2107 Office : MTL 124B ( Math Teaching Lab) Office hours : Monday 1-2pm

Tuesday 10-11am Wednesday 12:15-1:15pm Thursday 3-4pm

or by appointments Class web page: http://www.math.arizona.edu/~kerimar Business Mathematics web page( Course web page):http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/busmath/

Course Materials Textbook:e-text A USB mass storage device or blank CD-R's or

CD RW’s, as needed for reports and homework Scientific or graphing calculator. Calculators that

perform symbolic manipulations (such as the TI-89

or TI-92) are not permitted

Textbook

Textbook. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2, Release 1.55, 2007

The material consists of a set of PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, along with many links to streaming video and internet sites.

To obtain the e-text, go to the D2L site for your section of the course and click on MBD in the blue navigation bar. Then follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files.

Class Attendance Mandatory Class roll will be taken Daily YOU MUST READ THE RELEVANT LESSON (As per

syllabus) BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS All students must come ON TIME for class and

NO TALKING DURING THE LECTURE You are responsible for all information

Provided in class In the course files Course web page(Common Business Math) Class web page

Exams Two midterm examinations ( 100 each) In-class Midterm dates (Tentative dates)

Test 1 –October 6 Test 2 –December 1 Missed exams(Makeup tests are given only at the discretion

of the instructor) Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, a missed

midterm examination or a missed final examination will result in a score of zero for that work.

Final Exam- December 17, 8:00-10:00 pm, Location-TBN (200 points)

Exams- Contd. . If a student earns a higher

percentage on the final examination than on one of the midterms, then the student’s lowest midterm score will be replaced by the percent scored on the final examination.

Teams 5-6 members in each team You need to form your own teams If you cannot find a Team please let me

know as soon as possible(via email) Once your team is formed you need to

send me an Email giving the names and emails of your team members(or give the details to me in class)

Team Contracts Mandatory for all teams Sample of the Team Contract is

available on class web page All teams should submit a printed copy

of their Team Contracts

Team Projects Two major Team projects Each Team will have 5-6 members If you fail to cooperate with your team or you cannot find a

another team, then you will be required to work the project individually for a maximum of 80% of the possible points.

Each Project is worth total of 150 points Preliminary Report-10 Final Oral Report-60 Final written Report & Excel file-60

Project quiz(Individual)-20

Team Homework

Each assignment will be 10 points Must include the signature page( If you don’t sign it

you will not earn credit for the team HW) Must be computer generated Must be Stapled Must include the Cover page (Front Page) Must show all supporting work to earn full credit If Excel work is part of the HW , you must include

sample data/results/graphs Late Assignments will not be accepted Team Homework will be worth 100 points

In-Class Quizzes Frequent pop quizzes Quizzes may be announced or

unannounced No make-up quizzes Quizzes will be worth 50 points Pop quiz formula

Total Score earned * 50 (Total points for pop quizzes – 10 % of the total points) [Note the maximum points you can earn for pop quizzes is 50 points]

Academic Integrity. All students must abide by, all University of

Arizona policies and procedures Particularly the Code of Academic Integrity

and the Student Code of Conduct. Students found to be in violation of any of

these policies will be appropriately sanctioned.

No cheating please ! The Price you will pay is too high

Course Grades Mid Terms - 200 Common Final - 200 Team Projects - 300 Team Homework - 100 In Class Quizzes - 50

850

( No Extra Credit is Permitted)

Important If you earn at least 55% of the total points for

individual work and at least 55% of the total points for teamwork, the following grading scale will be used.

A: 90% of total points B: 80% of total points C: 70% of total points D: 60% of total points 

Otherwise, you will receive a failing grade for the course.  

Important-contd.For course grade purposes,

Individual work-midterm/final/Project and pop quizzes Teamwork-preliminary and final reports on the projects and the team homework.

Important-contd. If you are dissatisfied with a grade you are

welcome to discuss it with me during office hours.

Class time will not be used for this purpose. You must make an appointment and discuss

the grade within 7 academic days of receiving the relevant exam/project/quiz back from me.

Turnitin.com All students must create a Turnitin user profile and to join

the Turnitin class created for your section of Business Mathematics II.(You will get 10 in-class quizz points for this assignment)

All teams must submit an electronic copy of the written report to Turnitin.com web site. If a team fails to submit the written report to Turnitin.com web site on time there will be a penalty of 10 project points. Each Team will be required to submit 2 written reports (Proj. 1& 2)

More details will be posted on the class web page.

Questions ?