Marginal means local
A marginal value describes the effect of a small change near a current operating point.
01:640:130
MATHEMATICS
AI-generated overview
The published course scope—a terminal business calculus course covering limits, derivatives, integration, and business/economic applications—sets the conceptual and/or technical challenge; the score is a cautious synthesis of that scope and its prerequisites.
The official format is twice-weekly 80-minute meetings with lecture followed by groupwork or quiz and no separate recitation; that structure indicates the likely work pattern, while exact weekly time depends on the section.
The course covers a terminal business calculus course covering limits, derivatives, integration, and business/economic applications within one undergraduate term or sequence, so students should expect the listed concepts to build on one another quickly.
Official materials emphasize twice-weekly 80-minute meetings with lecture followed by groupwork or quiz and no separate recitation; there is no clearly documented long build-style project requirement in the evidence reviewed.
The official course materials reviewed do not publish a universal grading breakdown, so this signal is conservative and section-dependent.
Calculus is the course core: limits, derivatives, optimization, elasticity, marginal analysis, and integration.
The course requires students to retain disciplinary terminology and linked processes; its official framing also calls for applying or interpreting those ideas, so the score is not a pure rote-memory estimate.
The course asks students to reason about models, mechanisms, or structured applications, moving beyond isolated facts while staying tied to its disciplinary applications.
The published preparation is the prerequisites or foundation described by the department; gaps in that preparation are likely to increase the difficulty of the listed work.
The source set describes lectures, practical work, and instructor-provided materials rather than a fixed heavy-reading requirement; section-specific reading may differ.
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
Module 1
The course establishes the function behavior needed to define derivatives and interpret change in business models.
A marginal value describes the effect of a small change near a current operating point.
Critical points only become decisions after domain, constraints, and business meaning are checked.
Elasticity compares percentage changes rather than raw units.
A derivative or integral should be translated back into the quantity the model represents.
Check realistic prices, quantities, and constraints before accepting an extremum.
Use sign changes, second-derivative reasoning, or endpoint comparisons.
Write a sentence interpreting the answer and its units.
0 open · Livingston, C/D, College Avenue, Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0112830 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103A; Thursday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0212831 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 209; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 209TIL 209 | Livingston |
| 0312832 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0412833 | Closed | SERGEL, EMILY | Monday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0512834 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Tuesday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at TIL 103B; Friday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at TIL 103BTIL 103B | Livingston |
| 0612835 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Monday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at HCK 202; Thursday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at HCK 202HCK 202 | C/D |
| 0712836 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at HH A5; Friday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at HH A5HH A5 | College Avenue |
| 0812837 | Closed | WEY, ARMINDA | Tuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 105; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 105TIL 105 | Livingston |
| 0912838 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Tuesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at HH A5; Friday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at HH A5HH A5 | College Avenue |
| 1012839 | Closed | Banerjee | Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 208; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 208MU 208 | College Avenue |
| 1112840 | Closed | WEY, ARMINDA | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103B; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103BTIL 103B | Livingston |
| 1212841 | Closed | HOTCHKISS | Monday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at FH B3; Thursday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at FH B3FH B3 | College Avenue |
| 1312842 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 1412843 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 251; Wednesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 251TIL 251 | Livingston |
| 1512844 | Closed | HOTCHKISS | Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at FH B5; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at FH B5FH B5 | College Avenue |
| 1630063 | Closed | Reynolds, Guy | Monday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at CI 201; Wednesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at CI 201CI 201 | College Avenue |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.30
Course quality
4.15
Response rate
48.7%
Coverage
13 offerings · 2024–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabanli, Sheila | 3 | 4.33 | 4.30 |
| Stone, Corey | 2 | 4.45 | 4.30 |
| Mehta, Nishali | 2 | 4.30 | 4.10 |
| Sequin, Matt | 2 | 4.35 | 3.95 |
| Banerjee | 1 | 4.90 | 4.80 |
| Mulvey, Sally | 1 | 4.20 | 4.00 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston, C/D, College Avenue, Busch
Current availability
0 open of 21
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
QQ, QR
Loaded terms
5
(01:640:111)<em> OR </em>(01:640:112)<em> OR </em>(01:640:115)<em> OR </em>(21:640:113)<em> OR </em>(50:640:113)<em> OR </em>(50:640:114)
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.
01:640:130
MATHEMATICS
AI-generated overview
The published course scope—a terminal business calculus course covering limits, derivatives, integration, and business/economic applications—sets the conceptual and/or technical challenge; the score is a cautious synthesis of that scope and its prerequisites.
The official format is twice-weekly 80-minute meetings with lecture followed by groupwork or quiz and no separate recitation; that structure indicates the likely work pattern, while exact weekly time depends on the section.
The course covers a terminal business calculus course covering limits, derivatives, integration, and business/economic applications within one undergraduate term or sequence, so students should expect the listed concepts to build on one another quickly.
Official materials emphasize twice-weekly 80-minute meetings with lecture followed by groupwork or quiz and no separate recitation; there is no clearly documented long build-style project requirement in the evidence reviewed.
The official course materials reviewed do not publish a universal grading breakdown, so this signal is conservative and section-dependent.
Calculus is the course core: limits, derivatives, optimization, elasticity, marginal analysis, and integration.
The course requires students to retain disciplinary terminology and linked processes; its official framing also calls for applying or interpreting those ideas, so the score is not a pure rote-memory estimate.
The course asks students to reason about models, mechanisms, or structured applications, moving beyond isolated facts while staying tied to its disciplinary applications.
The published preparation is the prerequisites or foundation described by the department; gaps in that preparation are likely to increase the difficulty of the listed work.
The source set describes lectures, practical work, and instructor-provided materials rather than a fixed heavy-reading requirement; section-specific reading may differ.
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
Module 1
The course establishes the function behavior needed to define derivatives and interpret change in business models.
A marginal value describes the effect of a small change near a current operating point.
Critical points only become decisions after domain, constraints, and business meaning are checked.
Elasticity compares percentage changes rather than raw units.
A derivative or integral should be translated back into the quantity the model represents.
Check realistic prices, quantities, and constraints before accepting an extremum.
Use sign changes, second-derivative reasoning, or endpoint comparisons.
Write a sentence interpreting the answer and its units.
0 open · Livingston, C/D, College Avenue, Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0112830 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103A; Thursday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0212831 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 209; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 209TIL 209 | Livingston |
| 0312832 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0412833 | Closed | SERGEL, EMILY | Monday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 0512834 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Tuesday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at TIL 103B; Friday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at TIL 103BTIL 103B | Livingston |
| 0612835 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Monday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at HCK 202; Thursday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at HCK 202HCK 202 | C/D |
| 0712836 | Closed | SEQUIN | Tuesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at HH A5; Friday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at HH A5HH A5 | College Avenue |
| 0812837 | Closed | WEY, ARMINDA | Tuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 105; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 105TIL 105 | Livingston |
| 0912838 | Closed | TABANLI, SHEILA | Tuesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at HH A5; Friday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at HH A5HH A5 | College Avenue |
| 1012839 | Closed | Banerjee | Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 208; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 208MU 208 | College Avenue |
| 1112840 | Closed | WEY, ARMINDA | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103B; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103BTIL 103B | Livingston |
| 1212841 | Closed | HOTCHKISS | Monday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at FH B3; Thursday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at FH B3FH B3 | College Avenue |
| 1312842 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103A; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at TIL 103ATIL 103A | Livingston |
| 1412843 | Closed | HAMLIN, JOY | Monday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 251; Wednesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at TIL 251TIL 251 | Livingston |
| 1512844 | Closed | HOTCHKISS | Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at FH B5; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at FH B5FH B5 | College Avenue |
| 1630063 | Closed | Reynolds, Guy | Monday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at CI 201; Wednesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at CI 201CI 201 | College Avenue |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.30
Course quality
4.15
Response rate
48.7%
Coverage
13 offerings · 2024–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabanli, Sheila | 3 | 4.33 | 4.30 |
| Stone, Corey | 2 | 4.45 | 4.30 |
| Mehta, Nishali | 2 | 4.30 | 4.10 |
| Sequin, Matt | 2 | 4.35 | 3.95 |
| Banerjee | 1 | 4.90 | 4.80 |
| Mulvey, Sally | 1 | 4.20 | 4.00 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston, C/D, College Avenue, Busch
Current availability
0 open of 21
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
QQ, QR
Loaded terms
5
(01:640:111)<em> OR </em>(01:640:112)<em> OR </em>(01:640:115)<em> OR </em>(21:640:113)<em> OR </em>(50:640:113)<em> OR </em>(50:640:114)
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.