Prerequisite
Strong algebra preparation and math placement score of 23
or above OR successful completion of one Math 135, Math 155, or Math 156.
Textbook
Applied Calculus for the Managerial Sciences (10th) by Soo Tan. Available at the JMU Bookstore and on the Cengage website.
You will need an access code for required WebAssign homework assignment, and the code will also allow you to access the e-book and other material. Once you have access, you can read the book and access homework through our Canvas coursepage.
The bookstore offers two options:
Need a little extra help?
I'll be offering in-person, drop-in no appointment needed office hours this semester! Please see my office hours above.
You can email me, too. Whenever you send email, please always include "MATH 205 FA24" in the subject line. Doing so will help me manage my email - those with that subject line will be filtered and get top priority, those without can easily get buried!
For help outside of office hours, visit the
Course Goals
Course Website
Online material can be found on JMU's Canvas site:
http://canvas.jmu.edu.
Grades
Grades will be assigned on the 10 point scale: 90-100 A- to A range; 80-89: B- to B+ range; 70-79 C- to C+ range; 60-69 D- to D+ range; 59 and below: F. No late work will be accepted or individual extensions will be given, unless noted below.
Grades will be computed using the weights below.
Homework (online submission via WebAssign): 20% (I'll drop 5% of the max grade first.)
In-class Activity work (roughly 1 per week): 10% (I'll drop 10% of possible grade first.
In-class tests (6*): 50% (I'll drop your lowest test, so each test will 10% of your grade.)
Comprehensive Final exam (*): 20%
(*) accomodations possible for officially documented and excused abscences.
Attendance Policy
In the event that an excused absence falls on a assessment date (an in-class activity or test), you must notify me before or up to 24 hours after the assessment. You will ned to provide official documentation and then make up the assessment within one week of the orginal assessment date.
You must also contact the Dean of Students for extended class abscences, those which last more than two days. Visit here for more information.
Homework
Your homework scores contribute 20% of your course grade. Late assignments will NOT be accepted, but I will drop 5% of the total possible points before I compute your grade.
You'll access all homework through Canvas, and complete problems that are bundled with your textbook. This requires you to purchase material bundled with WebAssign, either through the JMU bookstore or directly from Cengage, the publisher. Please follow the directions on the Canvas site to get into Webassign.
It is your responsiblity to regularly monitor assignment due dates, and to complete them on time.
Missed and/or late homework assignments will count as zero.
If you have difficulty accessing the homework, you should work with Cengage to resolve your issues within the first two weeks of semester, and notify me during this same time period. We will step through enrollement in the first week of class.
Activity work
Your activity scores contribute 10% of your course grade.
These are low stakes, but useful to give you feedback and practice in working in a testing environment. There will be numerous activities throughout the semester. These will be short, only a problem or two, and require you to submit your work. You need to be in class to take these.
Missed activity work will count as zero.
Tests
Your test scores contribute to 50% of your course grade, and I'll drop your lowest test score.
There will be 6 chapter tests, which will consist of problems which will be very similar to the textbook and homework problems. Portions of these will be online, and you'll need to bring a laptop or take them on your smartphone during the testing window. These are chapter tests, and we'll have one roughly every two weeks. I'll post the tenative dates below as we determine them:
The tests will be in-person and in-class, with part handwritten and part submitted electronically so you will need to bring your computer or phone to access it.The tests will look a lot like your homework.
Accomodations possible for officially documented and excused abscences.
Final Exam
Your final exam contributes 25% of your course grade.
Accomodations possible for officially documented and excused abscences.
Check the JMU Registrar's final exam schedule for the exam time for your section:
FALL 2024 exam schedule.
Honor code
Remember that JMU has a strict
honor code.
All tests, exams, handouts, and materials for this course, including those posted on Canvas and on faculty and course websites, are the intellectual property of the instructor. Dissemination of any of these items, in whole or in part, through any other agency or website is a violation of the JMU honor code and will be referred to the Honor Council.
Diversity and Inclusion
James Madison University is a community dedicated to diversity and
inclusivity. As faculty, we believe that learning environments should support a diversity of thoughts, perspectives, experiences, and identities. We invite you to share anything with us that might help create a more inclusive and welcoming learning environment.
Common JMU Academic Policies
Visit http://www.jmu.edu/syllabus/
for information about:
Attendance, Academic Honesty, Adding/Dropping Courses, Disability Accommodations, Disruptive Behavior, Inclement Weather, and Religious Accommodations.
If you need to make use of Disability and/or Reglious Accommodations, you must notify me within the first two weeks of the semester.
Nature of the Course Content
(directly from course catalogue)
Math 205. Introductory Calculus I. 3 credits. Offered fall and spring.
Topics from differential and integral calculus with applications to the social, behavioral or life sciences and business or management. Prerequisite: One of MATH 135, MATH 155, MATH 156 or sufficient score on the mathematics placement exam. Not open to mathematics or physics majors or to students who have already earned credit in MATH 232 or MATH 235. Not recommended for chemistry majors.