TitleThe Course HomepageHomepageTextbook InformationTextbookSlide 6Slide 7Slide 8Math 115a FilesSlide 10Interactive TutorialCourse PoliciesSlide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Syllabus MWFSlide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Syllabus TuThSlide 24Slide 25Slide 26Graded HomeworkBlankThe Course HomepageTextbook InformationMath 115a FilesInteractive TutorialCourse PoliciesSyllabus: MWF Sections TuTh SectionsHomeworkTitleDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of ArizonaTo AccompanyMathematics for Business Decisions Part 1Alternative Edition, Release 1.5a, 2005on the projectsMath 115aThe Course Homepage(material continues)The Course HomepageThe Course HomepageThe Course HomepageThe Course HomepageMost of your course information for Math 115a, Business Mathematics I, will come from the Course Homepage. You can access this web site at http://business.math.arizona.edu/~busmathor by clicking on any Course Homepage box.What is on the Course Homepage? Here is a partial list. General information about Business Mathematics I and II. Readiness exercises to let you know if you have the necessary computer skills for the course. Current course Announcements. Be in the know! Check this regularly.Course HomepageMenuHomepage(material ends) Study guides and their solutions. Homework solutions. Policies, team assignment, and project information; provided by the instructor of your individual section of Math 115a.The last item is of particular importance. Each section of Business Mathematics I has its own page on the course web site. Your instructor will use this to keep you informed about activities in your own section.Explore the Course Homepage now and check it regularly during the semester.Course HomepageThe Course Homepage: The Course Homepage: page 2page 2The Course Homepage: The Course Homepage: page 2page 2MenuTextbook Information(material continues)Textbook InformationTextbook InformationTextbook InformationTextbook InformationMATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS PART 1Math 115a uses the Alternative Edition, Release 1.5a, of the electronic text Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1, by Richard Thompson, Christopher Lamoureux, and Pamela Slaten. This is copyrighted by the Arizona Board of Regents and is published by the Mathematical Association of America.Copies of the e-text can be purchased from the University of Arizona bookstore. The material consists of a set of PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, along with many links to streaming video and internet sites. It is packaged as boxed software, with an installation CD and a Student Notebook, containing screen captures of all of the PowerPoint slides. The CD can be used to install all of the e-text files onto a computer hard drive or as a way to run the files directly from the CD drive on any computer. MenuCourse HomepageTextbookTextbook Information: Textbook Information: page 2page 2Textbook Information: Textbook Information: page 2page 2SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSMathematics For Business Decisions Part 1 will run on PC's with Windows 98 or higher; and Excel, PowerPoint, and Word from Microsoft Office Suite 2000 or higher. It is not designed to run on the Macintosh platform. Some people have found that the course files run acceptably on Macintosh computers, others have had major problems with that operating system. Use the texts on Macintosh systems at your own risk.USING THE CD-ROMRunning From The CD1. Place the course CD into the CD drive and allow time for the computer to recognize the CD.2. Left click on the My Computer desktop icon, or expand the My Computer folder in Windows Explorer.3. Right click on the icon for the drive containing the course CD, and then left click on Open in the pull down menu.Course HomepageMenu(material continues)TextbookTextbook Information: Textbook Information: page 3page 3Textbook Information: Textbook Information: page 3page 34. Double left click on the subfolder MBD Part 1a, and then double left click on its subfolder Course Files Alt.5. Select and open the PowerPoint, Excel, or Word file that you wish to view. If you are using PowerPoint from Microsoft Office 97 and will be following links to Excel or Word, open these applications before starting a PowerPoint file.Installing On A Hard Drive1. Place the course CD into the CD drive and allow time for the computer to recognize the CD.2. If the CD does not open automatically, click on Start, then on Run. Select the file start.exe on the CD drive, then click on OK.3. When the splash page of the CD appears, click on Install to Hard Drive, and follow the on-screen instructions.4. Read the License Agreement and, if you are willing to accept its terms, continue.Course HomepageMenu(material continues)TextbookTextbook Information: Textbook Information: page 4page 4Textbook Information: Textbook Information: page 4page 45. Accept the default installation folder C:\MBD Part 1a, or click Change to install to a different folder.6. Use the My Computer desktop icon or Windows Explorer to open the subfolder Course Files in the folder that you have just installed. All of the files for your e-text are in this folder.Complete instructions for restoring or uninstalling the files are given the file Exploring MBD Part 1. This is available in either Word or PDF form in the folder Read First.The main content of Mathematics For Business Decisions, Part 1a is in three PowerPoint files MBD Part 1a.ppt, MBD 1 Proj 1a.ppt, and MBD 1 Proj 2a.ppt. These, and all other instructional files, are located in the folder Course Files Alt. MBD Part 1a.ppt is the starting point for study of the material. It contains information about the course and its project structure. There is also an extensive section on how to use the electronic text effectively, and a self-grading test over the necessary prerequisite computer skills. All parts of the file may be accessed from links in its Table of Contents, or located with its electronic Index.Course HomepageMenu(material continues)TextbookTextbook Information: Textbook Information: page 5page 5Textbook Information: Textbook Information: page 5page 5(material ends)COPYRIGHT & REGISTRATIONThe text Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1 is copyrighted by the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona. Any copying of the installation CD, the individual e-text files, or the Student Notebook for use by an individual other than the purchaser is a violation of
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