Text: The text is a custom-published book that includes chapters from Tan's College Mathematics (7e) and Peck, Olsen and Devore's Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis (3e). This text will be bundled with access to the CengageNOW electronic homework system, which is required for the course, and will be sold as a package in the JCU Bookstore. Because the text has been designed specifically for MT 167 at John Carroll University, it will not be practical to purchase it elsewhere.

Course Content:  MT 167 is a blend of topics from calculus ("change") and probability ("chance"), and provides the mathematical background needed by all business majors. The topics covered in the course include sets and counting techniques; discrete probability distributions; expected value and variance; functions, limits and derivatives; applications of derivatives; exponential and logarithmic functions; integration and improper integrals; the normal distribution and the Central Limit Theorem; and estimation of the mean. Computer technology is integrated throughout the course.

Computer Use: The course will require frequent access to a computer with the software Excel and Derive. For your convenience, this software is available in all computer labs on the JCU campus.

If you have any questions about the course, please contact me (Dr. Carl Spitznagel).

More:  Students enrolled in this course are invited to visit the course Blackboard site for additional information.