Department of Mathematics University of Arizona MATH 115b, All Sections Business Mathematics II COURSE INFORMATION Fall Semester, 2007 CourseHomepage. Information on course policies, course sections, homework solutions, and current announcements is available on the Course Homepage at http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmath. Visit the Homepage frequently to keep in touch with what is happening in your section and in Business Mathematics II. Prerequisite. Successful completion of Business Mathematics I (Math 115a). Textbook. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2, Release 1.5, 2007, Thompson and Lamoureux, Mathematical Association of America. The material consists of a set of PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, along with many links to streaming video and internet sites. To obtain the e-text, go to the D2L site for your section of the course and click on MBD Part 2 in the blue navigation bar. Then follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files. Course Materials Needed. (i) Textbook. (ii) Math 115b Files. (iii) A USB mass storage device or blank CD-R's or CD RW’s, as needed for reports and homework. Running Or Copying The Math 115b Files. In addition to the e-text you will use a set of files that apply specifically to Math 115b at the University of Arizona. Your individual instructor may also create files for you to download or copy. These will contain information that applies only to your section of the course. To download the Math 115b files, go to the Course Homepage and click on Business Mathematics II in "Business Mathematics II: COURSE INFORMATION", then click on FILES in "Download FILES for Math 115b at the University of Arizona." The download will be a self-extracting zipped file, M115b.exe. Save this in a folder or on the Desktop, and then double click on the file to extract the full set of Math 115b files. The Math 115b files and other course material can also be viewed or copied onto a USB mass storage device or CD from a computer in the Information Commons in the Integrated Learning Center (ILC).- Math 115b, Fall Semester, 2007: page 2 - To run or copy files, follow these steps. 1. Select any Information Commons computer and use the default logon. User Name: icpub_computer number Password: ______ Log onto: ICLIBRARY 2. Double click on the desktop icon File Transfer, then on the icon Secure File Transfer Client. 3. In the WinSCP window, fill in the following information. Host Name: files.oscr.arizona.edu Port Number: 22 (This will appear, as a default.) User Name: class account username* Password: class account password* File Protocol: SFTP (This will appear, as a default.) Click on Login, then click on Yes. *Your instructor will provide you with the class account username and password for your section of Business Mathematics I. 4. Click on the folder CLASSES in the right pane of the WinSCP window and then click on the folder busmath. For the Math 115b files, select Math 115b from the following list. Basic Tutorial Exploring MBD Math 115a Math 115b Project Introductions Videos are contained in Project Introductions. Exploring MBD contains a video introduction and an interactive guided tour of your electronic text Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2. The Basic Tutorial is a very low level, basic guide to using the text. 5. Drag the desired folder onto the Desktop from the WinSCP window. At this point, files are being transferred from the ILC server to the local computer. Now exit WinSCP. Click on Session and then click on Disconnect. Finally, click on Close. All files in the selected folder may now be accessed from its desktop icon. Note. Computers in the Information Commons do not have speakers. There are audio jacks on each computer, but the library does not provide headsets. You will need to bring your own headset in order to hear the audio tracks on the course streaming videos or project introductions. 6. To copy files onto a USB mass storage device, plug the device into the USB port, and open the directory for the device. Create a folder, if desired; select files from the desktop folder or the entire folder; right click on the file or folder; and then click on Copy. Right click on the appropriate device name, and then click on Paste.- Math 115b, Fall Semester, 2007: page 3 - 7. To copy files onto a CD, place an open CD-R or CD-RW disk in the CD drive. Be sure that there is adequate remaining space on the CD for the new files. Double click on the DVD-CD Writing Software icon on the desktop and then double click on Nero Express. Select Data/Data Disc. Select files from the desktop folder or the entire folder, drag the files or folder into the Nero Express layout, and then click on Next. If you wish to do so, replace the default number with a name for your CD and then click on Burn. When you are done working or copying, delete your folders from the desktop. Turnitin. You will be required to have or create a Turnitin user profile and to join the Turnitin class created for your section of Business Mathematics II. Your instructor will provide you with the class ID and enrollment password. Examinations. Two midterm examinations will be given as shown in the Syllabus section of the file UA Bus Math II.ppt. Final examinations in all sections of Math 115b will be given at a common time, Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Your instructor will notify you about the location of the examination. See the Course Homepage, for each instructor’s policy on missed examinations. Daily Homework. The Syllabus lists the topics that are to be studied during each class meeting. The text contains exercises which should be worked while studying the material. Graded Homework. Exercise sets will be provided by your instructor and collected on a regular basis. The due dates for these assignments will be announced in class. Your instructor will establish a policy on whether graded homework may be submitted by individuals or by teams. Reports. Teams will give both preliminary and final reports on the projects. Final reports will be presented in both written and oral forms. All written reports must be printout of either word processing or Excel workbooks. Any member of a team may be called upon to explain material during the oral report. Your instructor will inform you of the report grading policy in your