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MATH1520A01/A02/A03
Calculus for Management and Social Sciences
grades
    Final Grades
  • A01 and A02: (pdf)
  • A03: (pdf)
official stuff
  • Syllabus (pdf)
  • Honesty Declaration (pdf)
  • Contact your instructor:
    • A01/A02: Robert Borgersen
      Office: 425 Machray Hall, Ph: 474-9791, E: borgersen2008@gmail.com
      Office Hours: M 12:30-1:30pm, W 10:30-11:30am, R 8:30-10:00am
    • A03: Dr. S. Lui
      Office: 536 Machray Hall, Ph: 474-9578, E: luish@cc.umanitoba.ca
      Office Hours: TBA
news
Final Grades are posted above
April 26, 2010
Thanks for the great term everyone!
Exam Information
April 8, 2010
The test is 2 hours long. It has short answer and long answer questions. The short answer questions cover limits (8 marks), derivatives (9 marks), some basic function concepts (13 marks), definite and indefinite integrals (11 marks), and functions of several variables (8 marks). The long answer questions test the definition of the derivative (10 marks), understanding of derivatives (6 marks), curve sketching (27 marks), and optimization problems (10 marks). Good luck to you!
A01/A02 Only: Feedback
April 7, 2010
For those of you in A01/A02, I would love to get some feedback from you. Click here to do so.
Assignment 4 Solutions posted
April 4, 2010
Assignment 4 solutions have been posted below.
Assignment 4 Posted
March 17, 2010
Assignment 4 has been posted (below) for A01. It is due in class by the end of class on March 24th with a signed honesty declaration.
Borgersen office hours cancelled on Wednesday
March 15, 2010
Due to a committment off campus, Robert Borgersen's office hours will be cancelled this Wednesday (March 17th).
Midterm Exam Grades
March 8, 2010
Midterm Grades for A01 and A02 are posted above.
Deferred Exam Information
March 6, 2010
Note that as announced in class, the deferred exam time, date, and location have been set. It will be March 9, 2010 at 5:30pm (for 1 hour) in 124 Machray Hall. YOU MUST SEE YOUR INSTRUCTOR FOR PERMISSION TO WRITE.
Assignment 3 Solutions
March 6, 2010
Assignment 3 solutions are posted below.
Assignment 3 & Product Rule / Quotient Rule Worksheets
February 24, 2010
Assignment 3 is now posted below (for A01 only). It is due 1 week from today (that is, it is due on Wednesday March 3rd. Also I have added some worksheets on the product rule and quotient rule below.
Midterm Exam Details
February 14, 2010
The Midterm Exam is scheduled for Thursday February 25 at 5:30pm (see your professor for locations). The Midterm Exam will cover everything up to and including section 4.2. It consists of 5 long answer questions and some short answer questions. For the short answer questions, if your answer is right you will get full marks whether work was shown or not. If your answer is wrong, we will look at your work and see what part marks you can be given. For the long answer questions, part marks will be given, and all work should be shown. In some cases, the entire mark may be based solely on the work and not the answer. The long answer questions cover: Break-even analysis (12 marks), Compound Interest and Investments (18 marks), limits and derivatives (12 marks), and continuity (12 marks).
Assignment 2 Solutions Posted
February 14, 2010
Available below.
Assignment 2
February 3, 2010
Assignment 2 is now available (A01 only). It is due in class by the end of class on Wednesday, February 10. Make sure to include a signed honesty declaration.
Assignment 1 Solutions Posted
January 27, 2010
Solutions to assignment 1 are posted below. I ahve also posted some worksheets with sample problems on finding domain, finding limits, and continuity (though continuity we have not covered yet).
Assignment 0 Solutions Posted
January 20, 2010
Solutions to assignment 0 are posted below.
Assignment 1
January 19, 2010
Assignment 1 is now available. As a reminder, this assignment is only worth marks for those in the developmental section A01. However, all students may find this assignment useful to do to prepare for quizzes and the exams. Assignment 0 solutions will be posted as soon as they are available.
Assignment 0
January 13, 2010
I have posted in the assignment section an Assignment 0. This is not due, and is worth no marks for either section. It covers content we assume you know in this course.
Details on MATH 0500
January 8, 2010
Workshops on topics from high school math will be held from Jan 16 - Feb. 13 Saturday mornings. Any students wishing to enroll in this course should see Denise in the Science office. They can't register on-line. The non-refundable fee is $50.
Welcome!
January 3, 2010
Welcome to the official website for MATH 1520, Winter 2010, at the University of Manitoba. Students are expected to check this website regularly for important updates.
assignments
The following assignments are for the developmental section (A01) ONLY.
  • Honesty Declaration (pdf)
  • Assignment 0 (pdf)
  • Assignment 0 Solutions (pdf)
  • Assignment 1 (pdf)
  • Assignment 1 Solutions (pdf)
  • Assignment 2 (pdf)
  • Assignment 2 Solutions (pdf)
  • Assignment 3 (pdf)
  • Assignment 3 Solutions (pdf)
  • Assignment 4 (pdf)
  • Assignment 4 Solutions (pdf)
worksheets
The following worksheets are entirely VOLUNTARY, and are meant to help with learning the material of this course as well as material that you are assumed to know in this class.
  • Domain Worksheet (pdf)
  • Limit Worksheet (pdf)
  • Continuity Worksheet (pdf)
  • Product Rule Worksheet (pdf)
  • Quotient Rule Worksheet (pdf)