Instructor: Prof. Madnick (email: jesse.madnick@shu.edu)
Office: McQuaid Hall 213
Textbook: "Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus (8th edition)" by Waner and Costenoble
Lectures: I'm teaching two sections of Math 1205 this term.
Section AC: (CRN 12155) Mon & Wed: 9:30 - 10:45.
Section AG: (CRN 13633) Mon & Wed: 2:00 - 3:15.
Office Hours: McQuaid Hall 213
Tue 5/6: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
WebAssign Assignments
There will be a total of 11 WebAssign assignments throughout the course.
Assignment 11 is due on Mon 5/5 at 12:00 noon.
It is posted to WebAssign.
Computer Assignments
Comp Assign 1. Due: Wed 3/12. Answers.
Relevant Excel commands: see Lecture 9 handouts.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
Comp Assign 2. Due: Wed 3/26. Answers.
Relevant Excel commands: see Lecture 15 handouts.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
Comp Assign 3. Due: Mon 5/5. Answers.
Submit the assignment by bringing it to lecture.
(If you are unable to attend lecture that day, you can submit the assignment by placing it in my mailbox in McQuaid Hall.)
Final Exam Review Session
Information
Tue 5/6: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Schwartz Hall: Room 113
Resources
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
The ARC is in the Arts & Sciences Building: Room 242
Math Learning Lab - Tutoring
The Math Learning Lab is in the ARC.
Tutors in Residence
Office hours
Midterm 1 Information
Date: Mon 2/24
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
Practice exam: Midterm 1 - Fall 2024
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook:
(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 4/2
Time & Location: Our classroom during lecture
Important: You will need a laptop for the computer portion.
Content:
Lectures 7 - 14
WebAssign Assignments 4, 5, 6, 7
Computer Assignment 1. (Note: The commands from Computer Assignment 2 will be tested on Midterm 3, not on Midterm 2.)
Textbook sections: 7.1 - 7.4 and 8.1 - 8.5 and 9.1
Practice test: Mock exam
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook
1. (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: Mon 4/28
Time: Class time
Location for midterm 3:
9:30 section (AC): Location is Corrigan 65 (not our classroom)
2:00 section (AG): Location is our classroom (Muscarelle 09).
Important: You will need a laptop for the computer portion.
Content:
Lectures 15 - 21
WebAssign Assignments: 8, 9, 10
Computer Assignment 2. (Note: Computer Assignment 3 will be tested on the final exam, not on the midterm.)
Textbook sections: 1.2 and 2.1 - 2.3 and 9.1 - 9.3 and 10.4 - 10.5 and 11.1
Practice test: Mock exam
Likely topics and relevant practice problems from textbook
(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) Compound interest (both discrete & continuous)
Sec 2.2: #77, 79, 81, 83
Sec 2.3: #23, 25, 27, 29, 37
(Lec 20-21) Derivatives and Marginal Cost
Sec 11.1: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17-31 odd
Sec 11.2: #1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17
Note: Don't worry about doubling time or half life.
Final Exam Information
Date: Wed 5/7
Time: 7:45 am -- 10:00 am
Location for final exam:
9:30 section (AC): Location is our classroom (Corrigan 80)
2:00 section (AG): Location is Corrigan 78 (not our classroom)
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:
- Go through all 3 midterms: make sure you can solve all of the problems correctly.
- Go through the Lecture 24 (May 5) problems: make sure you can solve all of them correctly.
- 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
WebAssign enrollment instructions
Section AC (class at 9:30): Instructions here
Section AG (class at 2:00): Instructions here