MATH 105 - Business Mathematics I   

Semester: 2024-2025 Fall

Instructor: Associate Prof. Dr. Özlem DEFTERLÄ°

E-mail: defterli@cankaya.edu.tr

Office: R-220

Office Hours: Monday 14.20-15.10, Wednesday 11.20-12.10

Course Description: Functions and Graphs, Linear Functions and Straight Lines, Quadratic functions and their graphs, Polynomial and Rational Functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, Limits and Continuity, Derivative, Derivative of Powers, Derivative of Products and Quotients, Chain Rule, Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions, Local Maxima and Minima, Concavity, Curve Sketching, Optimization.

Textbook: E. F. Haeussler, R. S. Paul, R. J. Wood, Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics and Life and Social Sciences, 13th Edition, Pearson-Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0-321-64388-9

Reference Book:  R. Barnett, M. R. Ziegler, K. E. Byleen, College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences, 12th Edition, Pearson Publishing,  2010,  ISBN 10: 0-321-71082-7

Evaluation Criteria:

Midterm: %40   

!! Attendance criteria: A minimum % of 50 participation in all classes through the semester is an eligibility criterion to attend the Final Examination!! This criterion is valid for the students taking the course newly and who failed earlier with the NA grade.

Final: %60   

EXAM DATES: 

Midterm: TBA

Final: TBA

Make-Up: TBA

Warning: 

- Attendance will be taken in each class (after the add-drop date is over.)

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