Spring 2014 – Math 1109 R12, Math for Business: Calculus

Class meetings: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30 – 11:20, JMH 140
Instructor: Han-Bom Moon
Office: JMH 418
E-mail: hmoon8 at fordham dot edu
Course webpage: http://my.fordham.edu
Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 13:00 – 14:30, or by appointment
Text: Brief Applied Calculus 1st ed., J. Stewart and D. Clegg, ISBN 978-1111698614

Recommended problems

  • Sec 2.1. #5, 7, 10, 14, 20.
  • Sec 2.2. #3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38, 41, 44, 48, 50, 51, 54, 57, 59.
  • Sec 2.3. #2, 6, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 28, 31, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 45, 48, 50, 52, 56.
  • Sec 2.4. #5, 6, 11, 12, 21, 25, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56.
  • Sec 3.1. #2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, 41. 42. 46, 57, 61, 62, 70.
  • Sec 3.2. #1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 20, 22, 24, 30.
  • Sec 3.3. #2, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 26, 29, 35, 43.
  • Sec 3.4. #2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 21, 26, 31, 36, 47, 54, 65.
  • Sec 3.5. #2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 20, 24, 26, 39, 43.
  • Sec 3.6. #2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20.
  • Sec 4.1. #2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 24.
  • Sec 4.2. #4, 5, 23, 24, 27, 30, 36, 38, 42, 58, 60, 61.
  • Sec 4.3. #6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 21, 23, 34, 35, 36, 41, 44, 49, 51, 57.
  • Sec 4.4. #9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 30.
  • Sec 4.5. #2, 4, 6, 9, 13.
  • Sec 4.6. #3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 21, 24.
  • Sec 4.7. #7, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 32, 33.
  • Sec 5.1. #5, 7, 13, 18, 20, 23, 25.
  • Sec 5.2. #2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 17, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 39, 41, 52, 54, 59, 61, 65.
  • Sec 5.3. #3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, 36.
  • Sec 5.4. #8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 35, 36, 40, 41, 45, 48, 50.
  • Sec 6.2. #1, 5, 14, 15, 17, 24, 28, 30, 32.

Course objective

Calculus is a powerful tool to enable us to define and compute many quantities appear in mathematical modeling of various real world problems. This course serves as an introduction to differential and integral calculus. Roughly we discuss basic notion of limits, derivatives and integrations and their applications.

Prerequisite

You are expected to know basic to intermediate algebra and graphs of simple functions (linear, quadratic functions).

Grading

I will grade on a curve. Final grades will be computed according to the following breakdown:

Participation 5 %
Homework 30 %
Midterm Exams 2 × 15 %
Final Exam 35 %

Calculator or computer

Only four function or scientific calculators are permitted on homework, midterm tests and the final. Use of graphing calculators, computers, smartphone or any other electronic devices is not allowed.

Homework

There is no way to learn mathematics without solving lots of exercise problems by yourself. Homework will be assigned weekly on the webpage http://www.webassign.net. You should register to the website using the class key ‘fordham 2748 6279’. The weekly deadline is Friday. Also, there might be some occasional written homework. I highly recommend you to work in groups and help each other. But do not copy directly. You must understand how to solve the problems.

Additional materials

It is always advisable to work as many additional problems from the book as you have time for. In each week I will post on the course webpage a list of recommended problems. You don’t need to submit a solution of all recommended problems, but studying them will be very helpful to improve your mathematical writing skill. Also, I will post model solutions of homework and tests. Check the course webpage regularly.

Test

There will be two midterm tests and a cumulative final exam. The midterm exam schedule, which will depend on the course progress, will be announced later. The final exam will be on May 6th (Tue), 9:30 – 12:30. The final is cumulative. Make up exams will not be given unless you have a documented reason.

Attendance

Coming to every class during the official academic term is required. Attendance will be taken intermittently. This will be included in the “participation” portion of your grade.

Math Help Room

From the second week of classes, the Math Help Room in JMH 410 welcomes all students to drop by with any math questions. Faculty and upper class math majors will stay and help you.

Academic integrity

As a Fordham University student, you have agreed to abide by the University’s academic integrity policy. All academic work must meet the standards described in here. Lack of knowledge of the academic integrity policy is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to course assignments and the academic integrity policy should be directed to the instructor.

Disclaimer

The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.

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