Fall 2019 - MATH 157 D100

Calculus I for the Social Sciences (3)

Class Number: 4028

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 4, 2019
    Wed, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Simon Fraser University Calculus Readiness Test.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions and their application to business, economics, optimization and approximation methods; introduction to functions of several variables with emphasis on partial derivatives and extrema. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 154 may not take MATH 157 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Topics Covered:

  • Function review
  • Limits and continuity
  • Average and instantaneous rates of change
  • The derivative
  • Differentiation Techniques
  • Applications of Differentiation
  • Related rates
  • Linear approximation and Newton's method
  • Curve sketching
  • Optimization
  • Multi-variable calculus: partial differentiation and extrema
  • Applying qualitative analysis to business and economics models

Grading

  • Diagnostic Test 0%
  • Instructor Questions/Quizzes (10 sets of questions, 9 count) 10%
  • Online Questions (13 sets of questions, all count) 10%
  • Midterm 1 15%
  • Midterm 2 15%
  • Final Exam 50%

NOTES:

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE  ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION.  
Students should be aware that they have certain rights to confidentiality concerning the return of course papers and the posting of marks.
Please pay careful attention to the options discussed in class at the beginning of the semester.
Quantitative

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Access Code for "MathXL for Math 157 for Simon Fraser University, 1/e" has to be purchased through SFU Bookstore online under Course Materials.

REQUIRED READING:

Course Notes: CALCULUS Early Transcendentals - Differential & Multi-Variable Calculus for Social Sciences adapted by Petra Menz and Nicola Mulberry available as a downloadable version from the Canvas MATH 157 course container in full format or section by section. If a student is enrolled in the course, this Canvas MATH 157 course container opens at the start of the term and can be accessed through https://canvas.sfu.ca/.

Registrar Notes:

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