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Syllabus for MAT-119

This is an applications-based course that continues with the mathematical inquiry that began in high school and intermediate algebra. This course prepares students for further study in business, finance, and management science. The underlying teaching philosophy is that students who study mathematics should develop alternate means of critical thinking and apply those means to the applications in the everyday business world. To this end, active participation is fostered by means of a variety of assignments. This provides the student with sophisticated computational skills while stressing the ability to think critically and objectively. These computational and thinking skills will be applied to a wide variety of business applications. Students are encouraged to explore and solve realistic applications in business, finance, and management science.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

1. manipulate elementary algebraic expressions using basic mathematical knowledge

2. solve and graph linear equalities and inequalities

3. solve inequalities

4. evaluate functions using functional notation, domain, and range

5. solve applied problems using linear and quadratic functions

6. apply exponential and logarithmic functions to a variety of problems

7. calculate interest, discount, annuities, amortization payments, and balances

8. manipulate matrices

9. solve maximization and minimization problems.

· Lial, Margaret L., Hungerford, Thomas W., Holcomb, Jr., John P., and Mullins, Bernadette (2015). Finite Mathematics with Applications in the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

ISBN-13: 9780321931061

· Lial, Margaret L., Hungerford, Thomas W., Holcomb, Jr., John P., and Mullins, Bernadette (2015). Student Solutions Manual for Finite Mathematics with Applications In the Management, Natural and Social Sciences (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

ISBN-13: 9780321986320

Quantitative Business Analysis is a three-credit online course, consisting of seven modules. Modules include learning objectives, study materials, activities, and quizzes. Module titles are listed below.

· Module 1: Review of Basic Concepts

· Module 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities

· Module 3: Functions and Their Linear and Quadratic Applications

· Module 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

· Module 5: Business and Finance Applications

· Module 6: Systems and Matrices

· Module 7: Maximization and Minimization

For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussion forums, complete written assignments, take quizzes, and a proctored online final examination. See below for more details.

Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.

You will have seven discussion forum assignments in this course. One per module. You are required to enter an initial response to the Discussion Question. In addition, you must post at least two responses to the initial response of other students and these two responses must be on different days during the module. This standard is a minimum requirement. It is suggested that you participate on a daily basis during the course.

Participation consists primarily of discussion the topic under consideration or other topics of interest regarding mathematics and its business applications. Participation is measured by a student’s meaningful contribution to the virtual classroom discussion. Only substantive contributions will be considered for grading. Notes such as “me too” and “I agree” and other notes not related to the course are not considered substantive notes for participation. A note is determined to be of substance by containing information that supplements, contradicts, questions, or furthers discussion on a subject area contained in the course.

Submitting assignments through the Assignment links, logging on and reading messages, posting messages in the “Lounge” or in the “Introduction,” and emails do not count towards participation.

Participation grading will, by necessity, be a combination of objective grading (number of postings) and subjectivity (quality of postings).

You are required to complete seven written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.

Assignments must be prepared electronically with a word processor (e.g., Microsoft Word) and, preferably, whatever equation editor integrates with your word processing software. Since this is a course in mathematics, you are recommended to use an equation editor to place mathematical symbols in your work. ( Important: Use the equation editor only to insert equations into your word-processed document and not to create the document itself.) However, if your word processor is not compatible with your mentor's word processor, you will need to save your document as a rich-text format (.rtf) file before submitting it. Check with your mentor first to determine file compatibility.

When preparing your answers, please identify each exercise clearly by textbook section and exercise number. Be sure to include your name at the top of the paper, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled. To receive full credit for your answers, you must show all work and include complete solutions. If you choose not to use an equation editor to write mathematical symbols, you'll need to use the Insert > Symbols menu of your word processor to find the appropriate symbols. Exponents can be inserted as superscripts using the Format > Font menu.

There will be a quiz for each of the seven modules. The quizzes should be taken after you complete the practice exercises and the written assignment. There will be five multiple-choice problems on each of the quizzes. You have up to 30 minutes in which to complete the quiz and may take it only once.

The proctored, online final exam covers all reading and assignments from the course. The exam is three hours long. The final exam includes 50 multiple choice questions. You may use your textbook as long as it doesn't have any loose inserts. You are not allowed to bring or consult a solutions manual, notebook or notes of any kind, any practice or written assignment problems, or any other reference sources or sources of information.

Note: You are permitted to use a calculator (scientific, graphing, or financial) but may not use a calculator on a phone, PDA, or any similar device.

You are on your honor not to cheat during an exam. Cheating means:

· Looking up any answer or part of an answer in an unauthorized textbook or on the Internet, or using any other source to find an answer.

· Copying and pasting or, in any way copying responses or parts of responses from any other source into your exams. This includes but is not limited to copying and pasting from other documents or spreadsheets, whether written by yourself or anyone else.

· Plagiarizing answers.

· Asking anyone else to assist you by whatever means available while you take an exam.

· Copying any part of an exam to share with other students.

· Telling your mentor that you need another attempt at an exam because your connection to the Internet was interrupted when that is not true.

If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in an exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.

Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:

· Discussion Forums—20 percent

· Written Assignments—30 percent

· Quizzes—20 percent

· Final exam (proctored online, modules 1-7)—30 percent

All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows: