Instructor: Prof. Madnick (email: jesse.madnick@shu.edu)
Office: McQuaid Hall 213
Software: Excel and WolframAlpha
Textbook: "Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus (8th edition)" by Waner and Costenoble
A physical copy of the textbook is not necessary, but each student must purchase WebAssign access. The edition sold through the bookstore is bundled with WebAssign access. Alternatively, the textbook can be purchased separately through webassign.net or cengage.com
Lectures: I'm teaching two sections of Math 1205 this term.
Section AH: (CRN 32587) Corrigan 64. Mon & Wed: 9:30 - 10:45
Section AI: (CRN 34421) Corrigan 79. Mon & Wed: 2:00 - 3:15
Office Hours: McQuaid Hall 213
Mon: 3:25 - 4:30
WebAssign enrollment instructions:
Section AH (class at 9:30): Instructions here
Section AI (class at 2:00): Instructions here
Assignment #10 is posted to WebAssign. It's due on Friday 11/15 at 12:00 noon.
Computer assignments: There will be 2. (The syllabus says "3 computer assignments," but I think 2 should be sufficient.)
Computer Assignment #1: Posted on Canvas. Submit it via Canvas. (For relevant Excel formulas: see Lec 19 notes)
Due: Sun 11/24 at 11:59 pm
Computer Assignment #2: Posted on Canvas. Submit it via Canvas.
Due: Fri 12/6
Review Sessions (highly recommended)
Final exam review
Tue 12/10 from 11:00 - 1:00
Schwartz Hall: Room 113
Resources
Academic Resource Center (ARC) - Tutoring
The ARC is located in the Arts & Sciences Building - Room 242.
Math Learning Lab - Tutoring
The Math Learning Lab is in the ARC.
Office hours
Midterm 1 Information
Date: Mon 9/30
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Relevant content:
Lectures 1-7
WebAssign Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4
Textbook sections: 1.1-1.3 and 4.1 and 6.1-6.2 and 7.1-7.2
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook:
(Lec 1-2) Word problem: Find cost, revenue, profit functions. Find break-even.
Sec 1.2: #15
Chapter 1 Review: #39
(Lec 2) Word problem: Find equilibrium price (neither shortage nor surplus).
Sec 1.2: #33
Sec 4.1: #59, 61
(Lec 2) Given an equation of a line ax + by = c, find its slope, y-intercept, x-intercept.
Sec 1.3: #15, 17, 21, 23
(Lec 2) Word problem: Find a linear cost function.
Sec 1.3: #81, 83, 85
(Lec 3) Word problem: Set up a linear system of equations.
Sec 4.1: #41, 45, 53, 57
(Lec 3) Solve a linear system of equations.
Sec 4.1: #7, 9, 11, 17
(Lec 5) Solve LP problems. Sketch feasible regions.
Sec 6.2: #1, 3, 5, 13
(Lec 5) Word problem: Set up an LP problem.
Sec 6.2: #25, 27, 29, 31
(Lec 6-7) Inclusion-Exclusion. Venn Diagrams.
Sec 7.1: #21, 25, 35, 43, 71, 73
Sec 7.2: #15, 17, 27, 29, 33, 35
Midterm 2 Information
Date: Wed 10/30
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Content:
Lectures 7-13
WebAssign Assignments: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Textbook sections: 7.1 -- 7.4 and 8.1 -- 8.5
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook:
(Lec 7) Inclusion/Exclusion and Venn diagrams
Sec 7.2: #11, 15, 17, 27, 29, 33, 35, 43, 45
(Lec 8, 9, 10) Counting using decision algorithms (steps and alternatives)
Sec 7.3: #15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33
(Lec 9-10) Counting using permutations and combinations
Sec 7.4: #17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35, 53, 61
Sec 8.1: #39
(Lec 10) Describe events using set-theoretic language, and explain set-theoretic descriptions in words.
Sec 8.1: #23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 49, 65, 67
(Lec 11-12) Calculate probability using inclusion-exclusion or using a table.
Sec 8.3: #25, 27, 31, 33, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75
(Lec 11) Probability distributions.
Sec 8.3: #21, 23, 53, 55, 57
(Lec 11-12) Calculate probability using P(E) = n(E)/n(S) and/or counting principles.
Sec 8.3: #9, 11, 13, 17, 19
Sec 8.4: #1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 27
(Lec 12-13) Conditional probability.
Sec 8.5: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19, 21, 25, 27, 49, 51, 53, 73, 75
Midterm 3 Information
Date: Mon 11/25
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Structure:
Part 1: Excel commands (requires a laptop)
Part 2: Standard math problems
Content:
Lectures 14-19
WebAssign Assignments: 9, 10, 11
Textbook sections: 9.1 -- 9.3 and 2.1 -- 2.3 and 0.9
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook:
(Lec 14) Probability distributions
Sec 9.1: #19, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 47, 53
(Lec 15) Bernoulli Trials; Binomial Random Variables
Sec 9.2: #9-17 odd, 19-25 odd, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41
(Lec 16) Expected Value
Sec 9.3: #11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 33, 45, 47, 51, 53
(Lec 16-17) Maximizing revenue
Sec 2.1: #17, 19, 31, 33, 37, 39
(Lec 18-19) Exponential growth and decay (including doubling time, half life)
Sec 2.2: #67, 73, 75, 85
Sec 2.3: #43, 45, 47, 51, 53
(Lec 18-19) Compound interest (both discrete & continuous)
Sec 2.2: #77, 79, 81, 83
Sec 2.3: #23, 25, 27, 29, 37
Final Exam Information
Date: Wed 12/11
Time: 7:45 am - 10:00 am
Location: The final exam location depends on which section you're in: please check carefully.
9:30 section (AH): Final exam will be in our classroom (Corrigan 64).
2:00 section (AI): Final exam will be in Corrigan 62, not our classroom.
Content: The final exam is cumulative, covering all lectures. Note that the final exam is standardized for all 14 sections of Math 1205.
Calculus practice problems:
(Lec 21) Calculating derivatives.
Sec 11.1: #1-9 (odd), 17-31 (odd), 41, 65, 95
(Lec 22) Marginal cost, Average cost, Marginal revenue, Marginal profit
Sec 11.2: #5, 11, 13, 17, 25
(Lec 23) Finding maxima and minima
Sec 12.1: #17, 19, 21, 23
(Lec 24) Optimization problems
Sec 12.2: #1, 3, 11, 13, 15, 25, 27