Section 001: Tuesday/Thursday, 2:00-3:15, Conant 365
Instructor: Heidi Burgiel, hburgiel@bridgew.edu
Office Hours: Conant 453. Monday 4:45-5:45, Tuesday 11-12, Wednesday 10-11 and by appointment.
Text: Anderson, Sweeny, and Williams, Quantitative
Methods for Business, 12th Edition Cengage Learning.
Selected mathematical tools and techniques for analysis of business and economic problems as an aid to decision-making in management. Models and applications related to decision theory, linear programming, inventory, queuing, forecasting and other standard qualitative concepts.
Course web page: http://webhost.bridgew.edu/hburgiel/MATH318/
Final exam: 2:00-4:00 Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Grades for the course will be computed on a curve. The final grade will be determined as follows:
Case Problem: You will apply what you have learned in the class to a (somewhat) realistic problem and submit a professional-style report on your findings.
Homework: These assignments cover applications of the ideas presented in class. Homework will be graded, but not all problems on all assignments will be graded. In addition, quiz problems may be taken directly from the homework.
Quizzes and Assignments: At the end of each chapter or pair of related chapters there will be a short quiz on the important concepts covered. You are allowed to use calculators on quizzes, but not cell phone calculators or computers. Projects and in-class group work will also contribute to your total quiz grade.
In particular, much of Chapter 3 will be covered by a take-home quiz.
Class Participation: Please use common courtesy during class. Silence cell phones, refrain from discussing subjects other than mathematics, and if you must leave early please notify me in advance and sit near an exit. Your attention in lecture will be noted and appreciated.
Final Exam: The final exam will cover the entire course. It will take place in the usual classroom at the date and time given above. If space permits, you will be allowed to use your text book, your notes and a calculator. You will not be permitted to use a cell phone calculator, computer, iPad or any other communications device.
Blackboard: Many useful resources and the official gradebook for the course will be on BSU's Blackboard system. This allows you to view your grades at any time. You must have a Blackboard account in order for your grades to be recorded. Visit Bridgewater State University's Account Registration Page to register for Blackboard.
Make-up work: There will be no make-up exams or quizzes. Instead, you may redo (on your own time, with whatever resources you like) and resubmit one assignment or quiz before the end of the semester. If the grade on the resubmission is greater than the previous grade, the old grade will be replaced by the new. Late homework and worksheets will be accepted for up to two weeks after the due date.
Materials: Pencil and paper will be required for in-class exercises. Some activities will require computer graphing; you will be notified in advance when you need to bring laptops to class. It is strongly recommended that students bring a pencil (not a pen), eraser and working calculator (not a cell phone) to quizzes and exams.
Office hours: I will be available in Conant 453 during these hours. If these times are not convenient for you or if you wish to have a confidential discussion with me I will be happy to schedule a meeting at some other time convenient to both of us.
I will check my email frequently, but email is not a good way to make up missed lectures. If you miss class or would like a lengthy discussion of the material, please either attend my office hours or contact a fellow student to learn what material was covered during class.
Academic integrity: The Academic Integrity Policy will be enforced in this class.