CSC 161: Computer Applications in Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Science 415      Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Fall 2025 Office Hours - M/W 5:50-6:20pm. 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.
  • "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" (available on Moodle).
  • 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 11/23/25

    Date HW/Quiz Reading Topic
    Week 1: 8/25-9/2 HW1 XL pg.2-15 Excel: Getting Started & Graphing Functions
    XL pg.16-23 Excel: Linear and Non-linear Regression
    Week 2: 9/3-9/7 HW2 XL pg.55-62 Excel: Probability and Statistics
    Week 3: 9/8-9/14 HW3; Quiz 1 (Excel) XL pg.63-69,79-81 Excel: Calculus
    Week 4: 9/15-9/21 HW4 TI84 1-3 TI-84: Algebra - Basics, Modes, Extended Order of Operations, MATH-NUM menu, Equations/Ineq, ZOOM & WINDOW
    Week 5: 9/22-9/28 HW5 TI84 1-3 & 10 TI-84: Algebra - Complex Numbers, Random Numbers, CALC menu, Piecewise Functions, Circles, Matrices
    Week 6: 9/29-10/5 HW6 TI84 11-12 TI-84: Lists and Regression on the TI-84
    Week 7: 10/6-10/12 HW7; Quiz 2 (TI-84) TI84 pg.89-90
    Calculus on TI84    		 TI-84: Calculus and Other Features on the TI-84
    Week 8: 10/13-10/22 Review for Midterm Exam
    MIDTERM EXAM
    Week 9: 10/23-10/26 HW8 FPP 1 & 2 Python: Programming Basics, Values and Variables
    Week 10: 10/27-11/2 HW9 FPP 3 Python: Expressions and Arithmetic
    FPP 4.1-4.5 Python: Conditional Execution
    Week 11: 11/3-11/9 HW10; Quiz 3 (FPP Ch.1-4) FPP 4.6,4.7,4.9,4.10 Python: Conditional Execution (cont.)
    FPP 5.1,5.2,5.3,5.7 Python: Iteration
    Week 12: 11/10-11/16 HW11 FPP 6.1-6.4 Python: Using Functions
    FPP 7.1-7.2 Python: Function Writing Basics; Parameter Passing
    Week 13: 11/17-11/25 HW12; Quiz 4 (FPP Ch.4-7) ItG 1 GeoGebra: Getting Started, Drawings vs. Constructions
    ItG 2 GeoGebra: More Constructions, Use of GeoGebra Commands
    Week 14: 12/1-12/7 HW13 ItG 3 GeoGebra: Algebraic Input, Functions, & Exporting Pictures
    ItG 10 GeoGebra: CAS (Computer Algebra System) View
    Week 15: 12/8-12/17 Review for Final Exam
    FINAL EXAM