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Department of Mathematics MAC 2233 Calculus For Business and Social Sciences
Instructor: Paul J. Fernandez Office: Building 4, Room 241 Phone: (407) 582-2755 E-mail: pfernandez@valenciacc.edu Web: http://faculty.valenciacc.edu/pfernandez Note: Will communicate mainly through the Atlas e-mail. If you do not check your Atlas e-mail on a regular basis, please forward your Atlas e-mail to your personal e-mail. To do so, go to your Atlas e-mail. Under the Options tab, you will find the Auto Forward link. In there you can write your personal e-mail . That will forward your atlas e-mails to that e-mail. When you e-mail me, please write in the subject of your e-mail Business Calc so that your e-mail will have priority. To protect my computer from computer viruses, I will delete without opening any e-mail with no subject. Students Engagement Hours:
Individual appointments are available upon request. Teaching Philosophy: My role is to lead and guide you into learning. Since I care about your academic success, I will be providing you a quality-learning environment. In this course you will have the opportunity to learn skills that will be relevant to your professional career. Course Description: MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3credit hours; 4 contact hours) Prerequisite: MAC 1105 College Algebra with C or better. Introduction to Calculus with applications to Bussiness abd Social Sciences. Topics include differentiation and integration of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions, rates of change, curve sketching, applications of derivatives and integrals. Required Educational Materials:
Optional Material: Student's Solutions Manual for Applied Calculus Graphing Calculator Manual for Applied Calculus Course Website: CLAST Competencies: This course reinforces the arithmetic CLAST competencies and teaches some of the algebra CLAST competencies. You will learn (or review) mathematics skills including arithmetic skills, geometry and measurement skills, algebra skills, reading skills including literal and critical comprehension skills, and English language skills. Valencia Core competencies: TVCA Valencia faculty has defined four interrelated competencies (Value, Think, Communicate and Act) that prepare students to succeed in the world community. These competencies are complex abilities that are essential to lifelong success. This course will help you develop and demonstrate the abilities to (1) think clearly, critically, and creatively; (2) communicate with others verbally and in written form; (3) make reasoned value judgments and responsible commitments; and (4) act purposefully, reflectively, and responsibly. Due to the nature of these global competencies many problems and activities will be presented in the context of an application. These applications will require students to select appropriate information from the problem and communicate effectively how to arrive at an appropriate solution. Attendance: Attendance will be taken every day. Regular attendance and class participation are significant factors that promote success in this course. Students are expected to attend every class, be punctual and complete all the assignments. Students are responsible for all class materials and any announcement made in class whether or not you are present. Students with more than 3 unexcused absences may be withdrawn from the class. Please let me know if you have to be absent. Tardiness: All classes start at the time indicated on your class schedule. Being late to class or leaving early is a disruption and is discourteous to your professor and to the students. Students to persist on being tardy or leaving early will be dealt with on an individual basis. Please let me know if you have to be late or leave early. Class Participation: Students are encouraged to participate actively and ask pertinent questions during class. There will be a brief period at the beginning of each class to answer homework related questions. Homework: Completion of homework is crucial to the student’s success in this course. After each class, you need to spend considerable amount of time working the homework assignment before attending the next class period. Failure to do so will result in you falling behind. Evaluation: There will be 5 in class tests and a comprehensive final. All tests are comprehensive with emphasis of the most recently completed material. Test problems are similar to homework problems, examples on the book and/or examples worked in class. You should be prepared to take at least a quiz every week. These are to monitor your progress in the class. Tests will be one (1) grade each, quizzes/Homework will be one (1) grade and the comprehensive final will be one (1) grade. Grades will be based on 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-100 being D, C, B and A respectively. Students that stop coming to class without withdrawing or do not take the final exam will receive a grade of "WF. Students that withdraw after withdrawal deadline will receive a WP or WF based upon the student’s average at the last day of attendance. Note: Since each class period is two hours , on test days there will be a lecture after the test. Make-ups: No make-up test will be given. If a (one) schedule test is missed because of a medical emergency or legal situation, your final exam grade will be used in place of the missed test score. Honesty: Cheating involves representing someone else’s work as your own. This is unacceptable behavior. Such incidents will be handled according to the College’s Academic Honestly Policy (6Hx28:10-16, 6Hx28:10-3). Important Dates: Withdrawal deadline: Final Exam: Tutoring: There is limited tutoring available at building 4-1st floor of the IMC. NOTE: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the professor during the first week of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities. Disclaimer: This syllabus is subject to changes upon my discretion.
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