Faculty Syllabus

Course Grades will be determined as follows: 

   Tests: 80%

   MLM Homework: 10%

   Quizzes: 10%

MLM Homework: Homework will be assigned on the day the material is covered in class; it will be due at midnight of the next class day to allow time for questions.  Questions should be sent before class using the MLM “Ask My Instructor” feature.

Quizzes: There will be approximately one take-home quiz a week. Quizzes may be submitted in person or through Blackboard. Quizzes submitted in person will receive 1-point extra credit on the quiz grade; quizzes submitted in Blackboard must be scanned as a single PDF file. See each unit in Blackboard for due dates and grace periods.

Tests: There will be four tests in this class. There will NOT be a comprehensive final. All tests will be given during class time and will include application/word problems.  

Textbook: Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, 14th Edition by Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen & Stocker. Pearson Publishing (MyLab software) ISBN: 9780134862606

Course Objectives

1. Evaluate limits of functions from their graphs and/or formulas.
2. Analyze and apply the notions of continuity and differentiability to algebraic functions.
3. Determine derivatives for functions involving powers, exponentials, logarithms and combinations of these functions and solve business and economic applications using these derivatives.
4. Use derivatives to construct graphs of selected functions.
5. Use basic integration techniques to solve simple differential equations.
6. Demonstrate the connection between area and the definite integral.
7. Integrate selected functions and solve business and economic applications using these results.
8. Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate definite integrals.
9. Apply the concepts of limits, derivatives and integrals to solve problems involving functions unique to business applications and interpret the results.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:

• Apply the concepts of limits, derivatives and integrals to solve problems involving functions unique to business, economics, and social sciences applications and interpret the result.
• 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 basic techniques or the method of substitution, as appropriate.