CSC 161: Computer Applications in Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Science 415      Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Fall 2024 Office Hours - Mon 4:00-4:25pm in SCB 415. Wed 12:00-12:25pm on Zoom. M/W 7:15-7:50pm in SWL 100. Other days/times by appointment.

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TENTATIVE 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 2024 User Manual", "XL" refers to the Excel Math Guide, "TI84" refers to the "TI-84 Plus Guidebook", "FPP" refers to "Fundamentals of Python Programming" (available on Moodle), 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: Mon 12/9/24

    Date Loc HW/Quiz Reading Topic
    M 8/26 HW1 MUM 1.1,1.2 Maple: Getting Started
    W 8/28 - MUM 1.3,1.4 Maple: Getting Started (continued)
    M 9/2 NO CLASS, LABOR DAY
    W 9/4 HW1 due; HW2 MUM 1.5,1.6 Maple: Getting Started (continued)
    M 9/9 MUM 4.2,4.3,4.4,4.6 Maple: Basic Computations
    9/10: University Deadline to Add and Drop Courses
    W 9/11 HW2 due; HW3 MUM 5.2,5.3 Maple: Algebra
    M 9/16 MUM 5.4,p.293-295 Maple: Calculus & "if" statements
    W 9/18 HW3 due; HW4 XL pg.2-15 Excel: Getting Started & Graphing Functions
    M 9/23 QUIZ 1 (Maple) XL pg.16-23 Excel: Linear and Non-linear Regression
    W 9/25 HW4 due; HW5 XL pg.55-57 Excel: Probability and Statistics
    M 9/30 XL pg.58-62 Excel: Probability and Statistics (continued)
    W 10/2 HW5 due; HW6 TI84 1-3 TI-84: Algebra - Basics, Modes, Extended Order of Operations, MATH-NUM menu, Equation Solver
    M 10/7 QUIZ 2 (Excel) TI-84: Algebra - Complex Numbers, Graphing Equations/Ineq, ZOOM and WINDOW
    W 10/9 HW6 due; HW7 TI84 1-3 TI-84: CALC menu, Piecewise Functions
    M 10/14 NO CLASS, INDIGNEOUS PEOPLES' DAY
    W 10/16 HW7 due; HW8 TI84 10-12 TI-84: Circles, Matrices, Lists, and Regression on the TI-84
    M 10/21 HW9 TI84 12 & pg.89-90 TI-84: Statistics on the TI-84; Intro to Calculus on the TI-84
    W 10/23 HW8 due Calculus on TI84 TI-84: Calculus and Other Features on the TI-84
    M 10/28 HW9 due Review for Midterm Exam
    W 10/30 MIDTERM EXAM
    M 11/4 HW10 FPP 1-2.6 Python: Programming Basics, Values and Variables
    W 11/6 FPP 2.6-3.2 Python: Values and Variables (cont.); Expressions and Arithmetic
    M 11/11 HW10 due; HW11 FPP 3.3-3.10 Python: Expressions and Arithmetic (cont.)
    W 11/13 FPP 4.1-4.5 Python: Conditional Execution
    M 11/18 HW11 due; HW12 FPP 4.6,4.7,4.9,4.10 Python: Conditional Execution (cont.)
    W 11/20 QUIZ 3 (on FPP Ch.1-4) FPP 5.1,5.2,5.3,5.7 Python: Iteration
    11/21: University Deadline to Withdraw From Courses
    M 11/25 HW12 due; HW13 FPP 6.1-6.4
    FPP 7.1    		 Python: Using Functions
    Python: Basics of Writing a Function
    W 11/27 NO CLASS, THANKSGIVING BREAK
    M 12/2 HW14 FPP 7.2
    ItG 1.1-1.5    		 Python: Parameter Passing
    GeoGebra: Getting Started, Drawings vs. Constructions
    W 12/4 HW13 due ItG 1.7-2.5 GeoGebra: More Constructions, Use of GeoGebra Commands
    M 12/9 HW14 due ItG 2.6-2.7 Review for Final Exam; GeoGebra: An equation with parameters
    W 12/11 MAKEUP/STUDY DAY
    W 12/18 FINAL EXAM: 6:00-8:00pm