Instructor: Prof. Madnick (e-mail: jesse.madnick@shu.edu)
Office: McQuaid Hall 213
Textbook: "Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus (8th edition)" by Waner and Costenoble
Lectures: Corrigan 67
Office Hours: McQuaid Hall 213
Wed: 12:30 - 1:30
Thu: 3:15 - 4:00
WebAssign Assignments
There will be 11 WebAssign assignments throughout the course.
There is no WebAssign for the week of 11/2 - 11/8.
WebAssign 9 is due Fri 11/14 at 12 noon.
Computer Assignments
There will be 3 computer assignments throughout the course.
Comp Assign 1. Due: Wed 10/8. Answers.
Relevant Excel commands: see Lecture 9 handouts.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
Comp Assign 2. Due: Mon 11/10. Answers.
Relevant Excel commands: see Lecture 15 handouts.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
Comp Assign 3. Due: Mon 12/8. Answers.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
If you are unable to attend lecture on the due date, you may submit the computer assignment by placing it in my mailbox in McQuaid Hall. Computer assignments will not be accepted via e-mail, nor via Canvas submission.
Resources
Math Learning Lab (MLL) - Tutoring
The Math Learning Lab is in the Academic Resource Center (ARC), which is in the Arts & Sciences Building: Room 242.
Tutors in Residence
Office hours: McQuaid Hall 213
The MLL holds review sessions for Math 1205.
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Dates: See here
Location: Arts & Sciences 242
(There is also an option to join remotely: see here)
Midterm 1 Information
Date: Wed Oct 1
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
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
Midterm 1 practice test: Spring 2025 midterm
Likely topics and relevant textbook problems:
(Lec 1-2) Word problems: Find cost, revenue, profit functions. Find break even.
Sec 1.2: #15
Chapter 1 Review: #39
(Lec 2) Word problem: Find equilibrium price.
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. Drawing conclusions from a table.
Sec 7.1: #21, 25, 35, 43, 71, 73
Sec 7.2: #15, 17, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51
Midterm 2 Information
Date: Wed Nov 5
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Important: You will need a laptop for the computer portion.
Content:
Lectures 7 - 14
WebAssign Assignments: 5, 6, 7, 8
Computer Assignment 1 (yellow).
(Computer Assignment 2 won't be tested on Midterm 2.)
Textbook sections: 7.1 - 7.4 and 8.1 - 8.5 and 9.1
Midterm 2 practice test: Spring 2025 midterm
Likely topics and relevant textbook problems:
(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 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 and 14) Probability distributions.
Sec 8.3: #21, 23, 53, 55, 57
Sec 9.1: #19, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 47, 53
(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: Wed Dec 3
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Important: You will need a laptop for the computer portion.
Content:
Lectures 15 - 21
WebAssign Assignments: TBD
Computer Assignment 2 (green).
(Computer Assignment 3 won't be tested on Midterm 3, but it will be tested on the final exam.)
Textbook sections: 1.2 and 2.1 - 2.3 and 9.1 - 9.3 and 10.4 - 10.5 and 11.1
Midterm 3 practice test: To be posted
Likely topics and relevant textbook problems:
TBA
Final Exam Information
Date: Wed Dec 10
Time: 7:45 am - 10:00 am
Location: TBD
Important: You will need a laptop for the computer portion.
Content: The final exam is cumulative, covering all lectures. Note that the final exam is standardized for all sections of Math 1205.
Advice for success:
- Go through all 3 midterms: make sure you can solve all of the problems correctly.
- Go through the Lecture 24 (Dec 8) problems: make sure you can solve all of them correctly.
- No formulas will be provided. So, make sure to memorize the formulas from the midterm formula sheets.
- Make sure you know all the relevant Excel commands, and also how to use WolframAlpha.
Textbook & WebAssign Information
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