Course Detail

MATH 267 Calculus for Business, Economics, and Accountancy II

MATH 267 IS Sec 3, University of Mississippi
[See UM Catalog for Description]

3 credit hours

Instructor Information:

Instructor name:
Robert Hunt

Office: Jackson Avenue Center A04 (inside the Mathematics Lab)

Instructor Information:
I've been an instructor here at Ole Miss since 2004.

I am originally a Louisiana boy, but have lived in Mississippi for many years. You can usually find me at Ole Miss sporting events, or traveling with my wife and kids.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact me directly using the Email Your Instructor link on the Lessons page. NOTE: Whenever sending email, please be sure to indicate your course title and number in the subject line.

Course Description

This is a 19-section Independent Study course in Business Calculus! The purpose of Math 267 is to master derivatives and their applications, particularly with respect to business, economics and accountancy. Students should be able to take derivatives, and use the first and second derivative tests for optimization problems. Students should also have a firm understanding of profit, cost, revenue, and price functions and how they relate.

The book starts with Chapters 0 and 1 consisting of a review of Algebra. I strongly suggest that you carefully review these chapters. If you feel comfortable with the content of these chapters, you should not have any major difficulties. The course is self-paced and entirely online.

Textbook Information:

Textbook information will be provided upon enrollment in your iStudy course.

Course Objectives:

The purpose of the first Business Calculus class (Math 267) is to master derivatives and their applications, particularly with respect to business, economics and accountancy. Students should be able to take derivatives, and use the first and second derivative tests for optimization problems. Students should also have a firm understanding of profit, cost, revenue, and price functions and how they relate.

Course Outline:

This course consists of 19 instructional modules (or sections) and 5 proctored exams

You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance. *  NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

UNITS

Blackboard and Hawkes Material

Due for Grades

Syllabus

*You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance.*
NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Syllabus Quiz

1

10.1 One-Sided Limits
10.2 Limits
10.3 More about Limits
10.5 Average Rate of Change

Hawkes assignments

Quiz 1

Non-proctored Quiz in Hawkes. You have unlimited number of attempts. Only your best score will count.

Quiz

2

10.7  Definition of the Derivative and Power Rule
10.8 Techniques for Finding Derivatives
3.2 Functions and Models
10.9 Applications: Marginal Analysis

Hawkes assignments

Quiz 2

Non-proctored Quiz in Hawkes. You have unlimited number of attempts. Only your best score will count.

Quiz

Midterm Exam

Proctored course exam in Hawkes with a two-hour (120 minute) time limit.

Taken on Hawkes via Proctorio

MIDPOINT OF COURSE

You must reach the midpoint of your course by the date specified in your information.

All lesson assignments or exams needed to reach the midpoint of the course.
The exact date semester students are required to reach the midpoint is specified in your information.

3

11.1 The Product and Quotient Rules
11.2 The Chain Rule and the General Power Rule
11.4 Increasing and Decreasing Intervals
11.5 Critical Points and the First Derivative Test
11.6 Absolute Maximum and Minimum

Hawkes assignments

Quiz 3

Non-proctored Quiz in Hawkes. You have unlimited number of attempts. Only your best score will count.

Quiz

4

12.1 Concavity and Inflection Points
12.2 The Second Derivative Test
12.5 Business Applications
11.3 Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
13.1 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
13.2 Derivatives of Exponential Functions

Hawkes assignments

Quiz 4

Non-proctored Quiz in Hawkes. You have unlimited number of attempts. Only your best score will count.

Quiz

Final Exam

Proctored comprehensive final exam in Hawkes covering material from both midterms. There will be a two-hour (120 minute) time limit on the final exam.

To be scheduled
and completed
before proceeding

Grading:

Grading Scale:
90% & higher A
88-89.99 A−
86-87.99 B+
80-85.99 B
78-79.99 B−
76-77.99 C+
70-75.99 C
68-69.99 C−
60-67.99 D
Below 60 F

FAILURE TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COURSE.

You must submit the lessons required to take the course exam(s). Lessons required but not submitted will receive a grade of zero. For the final exam, all coursework must be submitted and graded.