MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business and the Life Sciences - University of Houston
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MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business and the Life Sciences

***This is a course guideline. Students should contact instructor for the updated information on current course syllabus, textbooks, and course content***

*This course was formerly MATH 1314*

Section number: This information applies to ALL face-to-face sections

Delivery format: Hyflex/Online/face-to-face

Prerequisites: MATH 1314 or MATH 1332 or MATH 1324 or MATH 1342 a satisfactory score on a placement examination.

Course Description: Curve sketching and graphical analysis, differentiation and integration of elementary functions, topics in functions of several variables, applications in business and the natural and social sciences. *Note: Students with prior credit for MATH 2413 will not be permitted to receive credit for MATH 1325. May not apply to course or GPA requirements for a major or minor in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 

Core Category: Mathematics (20) and Math/Reasoning (90)

Textbook & Access Code: The textbook,online quizzes, and additional help materials will be made available by logging into CASA Campus Services (CCS) at https://ccs.casa.uh.edu/ . Students pay for access to CCS as part of their fee bill via CTAP. If one opts out of the CTAP, they can purchase an access code for this course at UH Bookstore. In this case, if the code is not entered by the deadline specified on CASA, students will lose access to CASA. No make ups will be given for assignments missed during the no-access period.

More information on the Cougar Textbook Access Program (CTAP) & Canvas/CCS:

 

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Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 

  • Apply calculus to solve business, economics, and social sciences problems.
  • Apply appropriate differentiation techniques to obtain derivatives of various functions, including logarithmic and exponential functions.
  • Solve application problems involving implicit differentiation and related rates.
  • Solve optimization problems with emphasis on business and social sciences applications.
  • Determine appropriate technique(s) of integration.
  • Integrate functions using the method of integration by parts or substitution, as appropriate.
  • Solve business, economics, and social sciences applications problems using integration techniques.
[Additional course curriculum details: This course is the basic study of limits and continuity, differentiation, optimization and graphing, and integration of elementary functions, with emphasis on applications in business, economics, and social sciences. This course is not a substitute for MATH 2313 or 2413, Calculus I.]

 

Communication/Email:

Communication from student to instructor, outside of class, will be addressed to the student via their UH email. Notices sent shall be presumed to have been received by the student. Thus, the student is responsible for the content in emails sent to his/her UH account, regardless if his/her external (non-UH) email provider filters or blocks them. Emails lost to external providers shall not be used as a justification to claim faculty are unresponsive/not communicating in any way.

 

 

Academic Honesty:

University of Houston students are expected to adhere to the Academic Honesty Policy as described in the UH Undergraduate Catalog. “Academic dishonesty” means employing a method or technique or engaging in conduct in an academic endeavor that contravenes the standards of ethical integrity expected at the University of Houston or by a course instructor to fulfill any and all academic requirements. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following: Plagiarism; Cheating and Unauthorized Group Work; Fabrication, Falsification, and Misrepresentation; Stealing and Abuse of Academic Materials; Complicity in Academic Communication from student to instructor, outside of class, will be addressed to the student via their UH email. Notices sent shall be presumed to have been received by the student. Thus, the student is responsible for the content in emails sent to his/her UH account, regardless if his/her external (non-UH) email provider filters or blocks them. Emails lost to external providers shall not be used as a justification to claim faculty are unresponsive/not communicating in any way.

Dishonesty; Academic Misconduct. Refer to https://www.uh.edu/provost/policies/honesty/_documents-honesty/academic-honesty-policy.pdf and the UH Student Catalog for the definition of these terms and university’s policy on Academic Dishonesty. Anyone caught cheating will receive sanctions as explained on these documents and will be reported to the department and Dean of Students Office for further disciplinary action. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to: a lowered grade, failure on the examination or assignment in question, failure in the course, probation, suspension, or expulsion from the University of Houston, or a combination of these.

 

Grading/Poppers/Quizzes/Homework: Please consult your instructor's syllabus regarding any and all guidelines.

 

Late Assignment, Make-Up and Incomplete Policies: Please refer to your instructor's syllabus regarding any and all guidelines. 

Required Reading:

  • See your CASA account link for this course.
  • The textbook and additional help materials will be made available by logging into CourseWareathttp://www.casa.uh.edu.Thefirstportionofthesematerials are freely available for the first two weeks of class. All students must purchase a Course Access Code and enter it on CourseWare by the deadline indicated in your CASA account to continue accessing the course learning materials. A Course Access Code must be purchased from the University Bookstore.

 

Computer Requirement:

  • Geogebra, a free program to everyone, and will be required to do a lot of the problems in this course. It may be downloaded at https://www.geogebra.org/download. Scroll down to Geogebra Classic 5 and download the one that applies to you.
  • This program will be available to you for your exams at CASA Testing.

 


 

Justin Dart Jr. Center Accommodations:

Academic Adjustments/Auxiliary Aids: The University of Houston System complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pertaining to the provision of reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids for students who have a disability. In accordance with Section 504 and ADA guidelines, University of Houston strives to provide reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids to students who request and require them. If you believe that you have a disability requiring an academic adjustments/auxiliary aid, please visit Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center website at https://www.uh.edu/accessibility/ for more information.

UH CAPS

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can help students who are having difficulties managing stress, adjusting to college, or feeling sad and hopeless. You can reach (CAPS) by calling 713-743-5454 during and after business hours for routine appointments or if you or someone you know is in crisis. No appointment is necessary for the "Let's Talk" program, a drop-in consultation service at convenient locations and hours around campus.