MA-261: Applied Calculus for Business Students

Course, prefix, number, & title: MA-261 Applied Calculus for Business Students

Hours (Class, recitation, Laboratory, studio): 4 class hours

Credits: 3

Pre-requisites (if any): MA-260 with a C or better

Course Description in college catalog:

Designed to provide students with knowledge of intermediate and advanced calculus needed to solve business and economic problems. Topics include: applications of derivatives; exponential and logarithmic functions; indefinite and definite integral; application of integrals to business problems; partial derivatives; Lagrange multipliers; applications of partial derivatives to business problems.

Academic programs for which this course serves as a requirement or an elective:

A.S. Business Administration

General Education Outcomes: Below is a listing of General Education Outcome(s) that this course supports.

1. Use analytical reasoning to identify issues or problems and evaluate evidence in order to make informed decisions

2. Reason quantitatively as required in various fields of interest and in everyday life

3. Apply information management and digital technology skills useful for academic research and lifelong learning

Course-specific student learning outcomes:

To understand the important concepts and techniques of Differential and Integral Calculus and to be able to apply them to Business problems.

Program-specific outcomes

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Methods by which student learning will be assessed and evaluated; describe the types of methods to be employed; note whether certain methods are required for all sections:

The general guidelines for assessing grades are as follows:

• Examinations, Assignments and Classroom Performance 70%
• Final Examination 30%

The distribution is at the discretion of the individual instructor.

Academic Integrity policy (department or College):
Academic honesty is expected of all students. Any violation of academic integrity is taken extremely seriously. All assignments and projects must be the original work of the student or teammates. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any questions regarding academic integrity should be brought to the attention of the instructor. The following is the Queensborough Community College Policy on Academic Integrity: "It is the official policy of the College that all acts or attempted acts that are violations of Academic Integrity be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. At the faculty member's discretion and with the concurrence of the student or students involved, some cases though reported to the Office of Student Affairs may be resolved within the confines of the course and department. The instructor has the authority to adjust the offender's grade as deemed appropriate, including assigning an F to the assignment or exercise or, in more serious cases, an F to the student for the entire course." Read the University's policy on Academic Integrity opens in a new window.

Disabilities
Any student who feels that he or she may need an accommodation based upon the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Accessibility Services in Science Building, Room S-132, 718-631-6257, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. You can visit the Office of Accessibility Services website.