Overview:

This is the University of Pittsburgh (UP) College in High School (CHS) Business Calculus course  Math 0120.

This course introduces the basic concepts of limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, optimization, and partial derivatives.  The calculus of trigonometric functions is NOT covered.  Applications to the social sciences - business and economics - are stressed.

 SSA students may elect to sign up and pay for UP credit by December 1, 2008. Alternatively, SSA students may take this course for SSA credit only.

Whether signing up for UP credit or not, all SSA students in this course will take four UP examinations during the course of the year:   examination 1 during the November examination period;  examination 2 during the February examination period;  examination 3 in class in early May;  and the final examination during the examination period at the end of May.

Book: Brief Applied Calculus, 4thEd.; Authors:Berresford/Rockett; Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Assignments:

Week of Sept 1 (these dates are for SSA students)

1-1 p.15 1-53 alt odd, 63, 65, 69

1-2 p.28 1-73 alt odd, 85, 91

1-3 p.43 1-77 alt odd

Week of Sept 8

1-4 p.60 1-81 alt odd, 89,93                                                           1-4Homework

Review p.66 7, 11, 13, 21-57 alt odd, 63, 67, 71                        Chapter 1 Review

Test Ch. 1 (approx Sept 15)

Week of Sept 15

2-1 p.83 1, 9-49 alt odd, 55, 61, 67, 71

2-2 p.98 1-41 alt odd, 55, 59

2-3 p.113 1-29 odd, 33, 39, 45, 51, 55, 61                                   2-3Hwk

Test 2-1 – 2-3 (approx Sept 27)

Week of Sept 22

2-4 p.127 1-53 alt odd, 55, 57                                                       2-4Hwk

2-5 p.141 1-49 alt odd, 56                                                            

Week of Sept 29

2-6 p.152 1-61 alt odd                                                                    2-6Hwk

2-7 p.160 1-11 odd

Review p.164 1-91 alt odd

Test 2-4 – 2-7 (approx Oct 9)

Week of Oct 13

3-1 p.178 1-45 alt odd, 59, 65                                          3-1Hwk1;

3-2 p.192 1-45 alt odd, 53, 55                                          3-2 Hwk1; 3-2Hwk2

Week of Oct 20

3-3 p.205 1-21 odd, 25, 29, 33, 41

Test 3-1 – 3-3 (approx Oct 31)

3-4 p.216 1-21 odd                                                            3-4Hwk

Practice examinations for UP Exam #1 (week of Nov 3, SSA students)

2000-2001 UP Test 1

2001-2002 UP Test 1

2002-2003 UP Test 1

2003-2004 UP Test 1

2004-2005 UP Test 1

2005-2006 UP Test 1

2006-2007 UP Test 1

2007-2008 UP Test 1

UP Exam #1 (Nov 13, SSA students)

Week of Nov 17

3-5 p.225 1-15 odd

3-6A (Implicit Differentiation)  3-6B (Related Rates)  p.235 1-59 alt odd

3-6aHwk;

Review p.239 1-97 alt odd

Test 3-5– 3-6

Test Ch 3 (approx Nov 25)

Week of Dec 1

4-1 p.257 13-41 odd

4-2 p.274 1-61 alt odd

Week of Dec 8

4-3 p.289 1-73 alt odd      4-3Hwk

4-4 p.302 1-37 alt odd

Review p336

Test Ch 4 (approx Dec 12)

Starting in January:

5-1 p.322 1-49 alt odd, 51

5-2 p.333 1-53 alt odd

5-3 p.348 1-85 alt odd, 109

Test 5-1 – 5-3 (approx Jan 13)

Week of Jan 19

5-4 p.363 1-65 alt odd

5-5 p.374 1-19 odd

Week of Jan 26

5-6 p.386 1-57 alt odd, 65, 69, 73

Review p.391 1-97 alt odd

Test 5-4 – 5-6 (approx Jan 30)

Practice Exams for UP Exam #2 (approx Feb 2-18)

2000-2001 UP Test 2

2001-2002 UP Test 2

2002-2003 UP Test 2

2003-2004 UP Test 2

2004-2005 UP Test 2

2005-2006 UP Test 2

2006-2007 UP Test 2

2007-2008 UP Test 2

UP Exam #2 (Feb 19, SSA students)

Week of Feb 23

6-1 p.406 1-57 alt odd

6-2 p.417 1-65 alt odd

Test 6-1 – 6-2 (approx Mar 11)

FOR SSA STUDENTS ONLY

6-3 1-31 odd, 35, 39-47 odd

6-4 1-35 odd

Week of Mar 30

9-1 1-63 odd

9-2 1-51 odd

Week of April 6

Review TBA

Test 6-3, 6-4, 9-1, 9-2 (approx April 14)

Test Ch 6 (approx April 17)

Week of April 20 

7-1 p.493 1-33 alt odd, 35

7-2 p.507 1-53 alt odd

Test 7-1, 7-2 (approx Apr 27)

7-3 p.519 1-33 alt odd

7-5 p.545 1-37 alt odd

Review p.573 1-29 alt odd, 41, 49

Test 7-3, 7-5 (approx May 5)

Practice UP Exam #3 (approx May 6-12, SSA students)

2000-2001 UP Test 3

2001-2002 UP Test 3

2002-2003 UP Test 3

2003-2004 UP Test 3

2004-2005 UP Test 3

2005-2006 UP Test 3

2006-2007 UP Test 3

2007-2008 UP Test 3

UP Exam #3 (in class, approx May 13, SSA students)

Practice UP Final Exams (approx May 14-22, SSA students)

2000-2001 UP Final

2001-2002 UP Final

2002-2003 UP Final

2003-2004 UP Final

2004-2005 UP Final

2005-2006 UP Final

2006-2007 UP Final

2007-2008 UP Final

UP Final Exam (approx May 27, SSA students)

For University of Pittsburgh Students:

Grading:   Quizzes/homework=25%, each examination=15%, UP final examination=30% (UP grading scale: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F=below 60)

UP Syllabus and Homework Schedule/Assignments (Word document)

UP Syllabus and Homework Schedule/Assignments (pdf file)

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