Elementary Calculus for Business and Science – MATH 126

CG • Section 16WK • 11/10/2019 to 04/18/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

An introduction to differential and integral calculus with emphasis on applications in the areas of business and science. For non-mathematics majors only.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

This course is intended to give the non-mathematics major a working knowledge of calculus.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and WebAssign presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

WebAssign HW Assignments (13)

The student will complete 13 WebAssign HW assignments using WebAssign. Each homework assignment will have 15–30 questions. The student will have 15 attempts to complete each question. (CLO: A – D;  FSLO:  TSQR 1 – 3)

HW: Review Assignments (4)

The student will review the material in WebAssign in order to prepare for each quiz. Each HW: Review Assignment will have 30 short-answer questions. The review is not timed. (CLO: A – D;  FSLO:  TSQR 1 – 3)

Quiz: Exam (3)

Each quiz: exam will cover the Learn material for the assigned modules. Each quiz: exam will be open-book/open-notes and will consist of 2 parts. Part 1 will be completed on WebAssign. Part 2 will be a timed test that you will download, complete and then scan and upload into Canvas. Be sure to include all of your work if you want full credit. For the second part you will need to download the document contained inside the testing area. (CLO: A – D;  FSLO:  TSQR 1 – 3)

Quiz: Exam: Final

The Quiz: Exam: Final will cover the Learn material for modules 1–16. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes and will consist of 2 parts. Part 1 will be completed on WebAssign. Part 2 will be a timed test that you will download, complete, and then scan and upload into Canvas. Be sure to include all of your work if you want full credit. For the second part, you will need to download the document contained inside the exam area. (CLO: A – D;  FSLO:  TSQR 1 – 3)

Course Competency Quiz: Exam

This quiz: exam covers materials from the course selected to align with Liberty University’s Core Competency Learning program. The quiz: exam will completed in WebAssign. The quiz: exam will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 short answer questions, and have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit. (CLO: A – D;  FSLO:  TSQR 1 – 3)