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Math Analysis for Business, Math 130

Course Description (from the College):  A review of applications: equations, inequalities, and function notation. An introduction to graphs of functions: translation and reflection of graphs of functions.  An introduction to modeling: linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions.  An introduction to matrices: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, row reduction and solving linear systems using row reduction.  The mathematics of finance: compound interest, annuities, amortization and sinking funds.  Business applications are throughout.   A TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator is required.  Not open to students with credit for MATH 148 or MATH 150.  Meets general education requirement for the AA degree for a student planning to transfer to a business college at a four-year university. Prerequisite: Math 104 with a grade of C or better, or placement by COMPASS exam.

Syllabus -- in Word format

Homework

Important Dates
Exam I  -- Wednesday, October 13th  exam key
Exam II -- Monday, November 1st  exam key
Exam III -- Wednesday, November 24th  exam key
Final Exam --  Monday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m.  study guide

more detailed schedule in the syllabus

 

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Math Adjunct Office # DH 431
My CSCC email: bmccall2@cscc.edu
Tutoring can be found in DH 313 all day & evening MTWTh and Friday and Saturday mornings, and in the Calc/Stats Lab MTWTh 1-6

(most of the files linked on this site are in Word 2007)

Answer Keys

Quiz #1 -- key
Quiz #2 -- key
Quiz #3 -- key
Quiz #4 -- key
Quiz #5 -- key
Quiz #6 -- key
Quiz #7 -- key

Suggested Homework

Sec. 1.1	1 – 13 odd, 17 – 33 odd
Sec. 1.2	1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33
Sec. 1.3	1 – 13 all
Sec. 2.1	5 – 27 odd, 29ab, 31ab, 33ab, 35ab, 45, 47, 49
Sec. 2.2	1 – 21 odd, 31, 33
Sec. 2.3	1 – 19 odd
Sec. 2.7	1 – 16 all
Sec. 3.1	1 – 19 odd, 25, 27, 37, 43, 49, 51, 55, 65, 71
Sec. 3.2	7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25
Sec. 3.3	9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35
Sec. 3.4	1 – 23 odd, 25, 27, 31, 39
Sec. 3.5	1 – 15 odd
Sec. 3.6	1 – 13 odd, 17, 19, 21
Sec. 4.1	1 – 11 odd, 15, 19 – 27 odd, 31, 35, 41, 42, 45, 47, 49
Sec. 4.2	1 – 55 odd, 59, 60, 61, 63
Sec. 4.3	1 – 47 odd, 55, 57, 58
Sec. 4.4	1 – 35 odd, 39, 41, 43
Sec. 5.1	1 – 6 all, 8, 9, 11 – 21 odd, 25
Sec. 5.2	1 – 19 odd
Sec. 5.4	11 – 15 odd, 17 – 25 odd
Sec. 5.5	1 – 19 odd, 20, 21
Sec. 6.1	1 – 9 all, 11 – 29 odd
Sec. 6.2	1 – 33 odd, 41
Sec. 6.3	1 – 63 odd
Sec. 6.4	1 – 25 odd, 27, 29, 31

Links:

Inverse Functions Handout
Transformations
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Math of Finance
Matrices
PDF Graph Paper