Course Detail

MATH 267 Calculus for Business, Economics, and Accountancy I

MATH 267 IS Sec 4, University of Mississippi
[See UM Catalog for Description]

3 credit hours

Instructor Information:

Robert Hunt

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 the instructor directly using the Email Your Instructor link in the Lessons or Content page. NOTE: Whenever sending email, please be sure to indicate your course title and number in the subject line. You can expect a response within 72 hours, although it may be longer on weekends. Many instructors reply within 24 hours.

For lesson or test administration issues, please contact the iStudy department:

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University, MS 38677

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Course Description

This is a 17-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 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 17 instructional modules (or sections).

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
10.5 Average Rate of Change
10.7  Definition of the Derivative and Power Rule
10.8 Techniques for Finding Derivatives		 Homework
Test 1 Proctored test covering Unit 1. There is a 60 minute time limit.  Proctored Test in Hawkes via Respondus Monitor
2 10.9 Applications: Marginal Analysis
11.1 The Product and Quotient Rules
11.2 The Chain Rule and the General Power Rule
11.3 Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates		 Homework
Test 2 Proctored test covering Unit 2. There is a 60 minute time limit.  Proctored Test in Hawkes via Respondus Monitor
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 13.1 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
13.2 Derivatives of Exponential Functions
11.4 Increasing and Decreasing Intervals
11.5 Critical Points and the First Derivative Test		 Homework
Test 3 Proctored test covering Unit 3. There is a 60 minute time limit.  Proctored Test in Hawkes via Respondus Monitor
4 11.6 Absolute Maximum and Minimum
12.1 Concavity and Inflection Points
12.2 The Second Derivative Test
12.5 Business Applications		 Homework
Test 4 Proctored test covering Unit 4. There is a 60 minute time limit.  Proctored Test in Hawkes via Respondus Monitor
Final Exam Proctored comprehensive final exam in Hawkes covering all material. There is a two-hour (120 minute) time limit. Proctored Final Exam in Hawkes via Respondus Monitor

Grading:
Grade Percentage Necessary
A 90 and higher
A- 88-89.99
B+ 86-87.99
B 80-85.99
B- 78-79.99
C+ 76-77.99
C 70-75.99
C- 68-69.99
D 60-67.99
F Below 60

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.