MA129D, E: Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (Winter 2019)

Jan. 15, 2020
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Calendar Description

This course concentrates on developing mastery of pre-calculus and introductory calculus skills and techniques. Pre-calculus topics include: solving equations and inequalities; algebraic, logarithmic and exponential functions and their properties; matrix representation and solution of systems of linear equations. Calculus topics include: rates of change and tangents; differentiation of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions; optimization; introduction to integration.

Prerequisites

Completion of the Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE) and 12U Advanced Functions, or permission of the department.

Exclusions

Prior credit for, or current enrolment in, any of: MA100, MA101, MA102, MA103, MA110*. This course may not count for credit in mathematics programs.

Instructor (Section D)

Nasir Sohail (PhD)
Office: LH3069 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., or by appointment.
E: nsohail@wlu.ca
T: x4370

Instructor (Section E)

Anne-Marie Allison (PhD)
Office: LH3050 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, noon - 1 p.m., or by appointment.
E: aallison@wlu.ca

Emails should exclusively be sent from your Laurier email address (no emails within MyLS). The subject must mention MA129D or MA129E, as applicable.

Lectures

Section D: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in LH1001 (Lazaridis Hall)
Section E: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. in LH1010 (Lazaridis Hall)

Lab Coordinator

Erica Marshall
Office: LH3072 (Lazaridis Hall)
E: emarshall@wlu.ca
T: x3284

Textbook

Calculus with Applications, 11th Edition by Lial, Greenwell and Ritchey, Published Dec. 17, 2015, Copyright 2016, Pearson.

Calculators

Students may only use the approved calculator, Casio FX-300MS Plus required on lab assignments, quizzes, tests, exams, and the final examination. It is available for purchase at the campus bookstore. No other calculator is allowed.

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA129 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

Scheme 1
  • iClicker questions in lectures: 5%
  • Lab Assignments and Quizzes: 25%
  • Midterm Exam (Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.): 25%
  • Final Exam (exact date, time and location to be announced): 45%
Scheme 2
  • iClicker questions in lectures: 0%
  • Lab Assignments and Quizzes: 25%
  • Midterm Exam (Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.): 30%
  • Final Exam (exact date, time and location to be announced): 45%

The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA129 and is provided for the convenience of students.