CSC 161: Computer Applications in Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Science 415      Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Fall 2019 Office Hours - MW 5:30-6:00pm & MW 7:15-7:45pm in SWL 100. Other days/times by appointment.

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CSC 161 Calendar

  • Please complete all reading assignments before the dates indicated. Be sure to ask about anything that you do not understand about a reading assignment at the start of the class covering it.
  • "MUM" refers to the "Maple 2016 User Manual", "FPP" refers to "Fundamentals of Python Programming" (available on Moodle), "TI84" refers to the "TI-84 Plus Guidebook" (also available on Moodle), "XL" refers to the Excel Math Guide, and "ItG" refers to "Introduction to GeoGebra".
  • Please check the calendar frequently as dates may shift. For example, this could happen if a topic which is planned for 1 day actually takes 2 days, or vice-versa.

    Last Updated: Sun 12/8/19

    Date HW/Quiz Reading Topic
    M 8/26 - MUM 1.1-1.4 Maple: Getting Started
    W 8/28 HW1 MUM 1.4-1.6 & 4.2 Maple: Exploration Assistant, Commands, Help; Symbolic vs. Numeric Computation
    M 9/2 - NO CLASS-LABOR DAY
    W 9/4 HW1 due; HW2 MUM 4.3-4.6 & 5.2-5.3 Maple: More on Basic Computations; Polynomials, Matrices and Vectors
    M 9/9 - MUM 5.3-5.4 & 9.2a Maple: Matrix Operations, Derivatives and Integrals; if statements
    9/9: University Deadline to Add Courses
    W 9/11 HW2 due MUM 9 Maple: Programming in Maple
    M 9/16 QUIZ 1 (Maple) FPP 1.1-2.3 Python: Programming Basics, Values and Variables
    W 9/18 HW3 FPP 2.4-3.1 Python: Values and Variables (cont.), Expressions
    M 9/23 HW3 due FPP 3.2-3.10 Python: Expressions and Arithmetic
    9/23: University Deadline to Drop Courses
    W 9/25 HW4 FPP 4.1-4.7 Python: Conditional Execution
    M 9/30 NO CLASS (makeup on Dec 11)
    W 10/2 HW4 due FPP 4.7,4.9,4.10 Python: Conditional Execution (cont.)
    M 10/7 QUIZ 2 (FPP Ch.1-4) FPP 5.1 Python: Iteration
    W 10/9 Project ONLINE DAY - WORK ON PROGRAMMING PROJECT
    M 10/14 - NO CLASS-FALL BREAK
    W 10/16 Project due; HW5 FPP 5.2,5.3,5.7
    FPP 6.1-6.4    		 Python: Iteration (continued);
    Python: Using Functions
    M 10/21 HW5 due Review for Midterm Exam
    W 10/23 MIDTERM EXAM
    M 10/28 TI84 1-3 TI-84: Algebra on the TI-84
    10/28: University Deadline to Withdraw From Courses
    W 10/30 HW6 TI84 1-3 TI-84: Algebra on the TI-84 (continued)
    M 11/4 HW6 due TI84 10-13 TI-84: Matrices & Statistics on the TI-84
    W 11/6 TI84 10-13 TI-84: Statistics on the TI-84 (continued)
    M 11/11 HW7 Calculus on TI84 TI-84: Calculus on the TI-84
    W 11/13 Geo/Trig on TI84 TI-84: Geometry & Trigonometry on the TI-84
    M 11/18 HW7 due XL pg.2-15 Excel: Getting Started, Graphing Functions
    W 11/20 QUIZ 3 (TI-84); HW8 XL pg.63-65 Excel: Limits, Derivatives
    M 11/25 HW8 due XL pg.66-69,79-81,16-20 Excel: Derivatives, Integrals, Linear Regression
    W 11/27 NO CLASS, THANKSGIVING BREAK
    M 12/2 HW9 XL pg.20-23,55-62 Excel: Non-linear Regression, Probability and Statistics
    W 12/4 ItG 1 GeoGebra: Getting Started, Drawings vs. Constructions; Course Evaluation
    M 12/9 HW9 due ItG 2.4-3.2 GeoGebra: Use of GeoGebra Commands, Algebraic Functions & Their Graphs
    W 12/11 Review for Final Exam
    M 12/16 NO CLASS-FINALS WEEK
    W 12/18 FINAL EXAM: 6:00-8:00pm