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Day Date Before class, read book and watch video clips: During/after class Homework to turn in
at our next class meeting
Solns.
Section Video clips (length) Supplements Handouts
Mon 1/8 Intro Coins activity
First day advice
Don't give up, keep trying
Tue 1/9 2.1 G-J Elimination: One Solution   (13:28) Gauss-Jordan Elimination Example
Gauss-Jordan Elimination Website
Another Gauss-Jordan Elimination Website
2.1
Thu 1/11 2.1, 2.2 Infinite solutions (through 12:40)   (12:40) 
No solution   (12:07)
Results of Gauss-Jordan elimination 2.2 HW
1
Section 2.1
7, 8, 23, 37, 47, 48, 59, 60
61 - 68, 73 - 76
HW1
Fri 1/12 2.2 My brain is full HW
2
Section 2.2
17, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28,
37 - 45, 49 - 54
HW2
Mon 1/15 No class
Tue 1/16 2.3 Why matrices   (5:42)
Matrix multiplication   (5:28)
Matrix multiplication in Wolf. Alpha 2.3 HW
3
Section 2.3
25, 27 - 36, 41, 42, 47
50 - 52, 54, 55, 58, 59
HW3
Thu 1/18 2.4 Matrix inverses   (14:14)
Use Matrix inverse to solve Ax = b   (6:39)
Matrix inverse in Wolfram Alpha 2.4 HW
4
Section 2.4
1, 2, 12, 13, 20, 21
27, 28, 30, 32 - 34
HW4
Fri 1/19 2.5 Larger inverses (start at :40) (6:21) Derivation of 2 x 2 inverse formula
3 x 3 inverse formula
4 x 4 matrix determinant
2.5 HW
5
Section 2.5
6, 7, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20
21 - 24
HW5
Mon 1/22 2.6 2 x 2 Input-Output Example
3 x 3 Input-Output Example in Excel
2.6 HW
6
Section 2.6
1, 2, 11 - 13, 25 - 27, 29, 30
HW6
Tue 1/23 Insights HW
7
Section 2.R
5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17 - 19
25 - 27, 29, 30
HW7
Thu 1/25 Review
Fri 1/26 Exam 1
Mon 1/29 Calculus
Review
Day 1
Derivatives of
  x^n   (3:53)
  x^5 + 2x^3 - x^2   (6:38)
  2/x^3 - 1/x^2   (4:48)
  5x^(1/4) + 7   (2:35)
  6/x^2, plus second derivative   (2:26)
Derivative rules
Derivative calculator
Detailed review of Calculus
HW
8
Section Calc 3.1, Page 181
18, 19, 23, 24, 45, 46, 48
Section Calc 3.2, Page 188
5, 6, 15, 16, 23, 24
Section Calc 3.4, Page 205
8, 9, 19, 20, 23, 40
HW8
Tue 1/30 Calculus
Review
Day 2
Derivatives
  e^x, ln(x) (from 1:05)   (3:42)
  (2x^3 + 5x^2 - 7)^8   (5:30)
  ln(sqrt(x))   (6:44)
  sqrt(3x^2 - x)   (5:30)
  (5 - 3x)/(x^2 + 3x)   (6:43)
  (x^3 + 4x^2 + 7)^(1/4)   (5:54)
HW
9
Section Calc 3.7, Page 226
2, 7, 8, 11, 12
Section Calc 4.2, Page 268
41, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51
HW9
Exponents   (9:22)
Logarithms 1   (7:01)
Logarithms 2   (4:19)
Estimating derivatives   (6:41)
Slope of secant line   (7:16)
A function and its derivative   (5:04)
Algebra review
Thu 2/1 Calculus
Review
Day 3
Optimization problems
  Box problem part 1   (9:49)
  Box problem part 2   (8:59)
  Profit at shoe factory   (11:56)
  Cost of materials   (12:39)
HW 4.6.44 HW
10
Section Calc 4.6, Page 305
5, 6, 11, 12, 35, 36, 43, 44, 47
HW10
Fri 2/2 1.1 Multivariable functions   (7:05)
Contour plots   (5:35)
3D function plotter
Desmos 3D function plotter
Figure 1.1.5
Contour plots
Production plot 1
Production plot 2
1.1 HW
11
Section 1.1
4, 7 - 12, 22 - 26
HW11
Mon 2/5 No class
Tue 2/6 1.2 Partial derivatives 1   (7:12)
Partial derivatives 2   (5:19)
Partial derivatives 3   (7:03)
Way more practice   (35:27)
Derivative calculator   (change "Diff'n variable" in Options)
Partial derivatives in Wolfram Alpha
1.2 HW
12
Section 1.2
1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 17
23, 24, 26 - 28, 32, 33
HW12
Thu 2/8 1.3
Day 1
Optimization 1   (6:24)
Optimization 2   (10:05)
Optimization 3   (11:22)
Second derivative test
Minimum and saddle point example
1.3 HW
13
Section 1.3
3, 5 - 7, 11, 17, 19 - 21, 23 - 25
HW13
Fri 2/9 1.3
Day 2
HW
14
Section 1.3
29 - 31, 35 - 37, 41 - 43, 47 - 51
HW14
Mon 2/12 1.4
Day 1
More cowbell ('cause why not?)  (5:42) 1.4 HW
15
Section 1.4
1 - 3, 7 - 17
HW15
Tue 2/13 1.4
Day 2
HW
16
Section 1.4
18, 19, 21, 22, 26 - 29, 31 - 34
HW16
Thu 2/15 1.5 Introduction to least squares   (4:48)
More details   (22:17)
Origins of Least Squares: Gauss
Least squares
Covid: hospitalizations vs. vaccinations
Covid: schools open vs. deaths
1.5 HW
17
Section 1.5
9, 11 - 15
HW17
Fri 2/16 Insights HW
18
Section 1.R
5 - 7, 12 - 17, 22, 26 - 30
HW18
Mon 2/19 Review
Tue 2/20 Exam 2
Thu 2/22 3.1

3.2
Sets, unions, intersections   (7:43)
Subsets   (4:31)
Venn diagrams   (6:22)
De Morgan's Laws   (1:48)
3.1

3.2
HW
19
Section 3.1
3 - 5, 13, 14, 50, 54
Section 3.2
1 - 4, 13, 14, 33 - 36, 43, 44, 49, 50
HW 19:
Section 3.1
Section 3.2
Fri 2/23 3.4 Introduction to counting   (2:34)
Permutations: the formula   (7:34)
Permutations: three letter words   (5:38)
3.4 HW
21
Section 3.4
7 - 16, 23 - 28, 37 - 48,
51, 52, 55, 57, 63
HW21
Mon 3/4 3.5 Combinations: the formula   (11:16)
Combinations: hand shakes   (7:28)
3.5, 3.6 HW
22
Section 3.5
28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 47,
48, 56, 59, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67
HW22
Tue 3/5 3.6 More counting problems   (12:55)
One more   (2:37)
3.5, 3.6 HW
23
Section 3.6
1 - 7, 9 - 12, 15, 21 - 24
HW23
Thu 3/7 3.6
3.8
Partitions--watch 4:02 to 4:42  (:40) Why divide by number of groups 3.6, 3.8 HW
24
Section 3.6
27 - 34, 37, 40 - 42
Section 3.8
16, 21, 22, 24 - 28
HW24
Fri 3/8 Math in Poker
Insights
Texas Hold 'Em   (5:04) Poker hands
Gambling is bad
HW
25
Section 3.R
7, 12, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 42,
48 - 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 62
HW25
Mon 3/11 Review
Tue 3/12 Exam 3
Thu 3/14 4.2 Additional rule   (10:42)
Venn diagrams   (6:22)
4.2 HW
27
Section 4.2
10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 29,
30, 33 - 36, 37 - 40
HW27
Fri 3/15 4.3 March 2024 Powerball lottery
Are lotteries really random?
Lotteries prey on the poor
When to buy a lottery ticket (if you must)
Birthdays
4.3 HW
28
Section 4.3
1 - 4, 7 - 10, 13 - 16,
21 - 28, 33 - 36, 39 - 42
HW28
Mon 3/18 4.4 Conditional probability   (6:43)
Compound probability of independent events   (6:00)
Free throws vs. three pointers   (5:46)
4.4 HW
29
Section 4.4
1 - 10, 15, 16, 19,
20, 23 - 26
HW29
Tue 3/19 4.4 Can't stop gambling   (4:57) 4.4 HW
30
Section 4.4
29, 30, 33 - 42, 47 - 52
55, 59 - 62
HW30
Thu 3/21 4.5 Tree diagrams   (10:43) Tennis serves 4.5 HW
31
Section 4.5
2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15,
16, 21 - 26, 28, 36
HW31
Fri 3/22 4.6 Bayes' Theorem   (5:05) Medical testing spreadsheet
NY Times article on mammograms
LA Times article on mammograms
Study on mammography in older women
4.6
HW
32
Section 4.6
1 - 8, 18, 22 - 24
HW32
Mon 3/25 4.5
4.6
4.5, 4.6 HW
33
Section 4.5
45 - 50
Section 4.6
11 - 15, 27, 28
HW33
Tue 3/26 Insights Math can be difficult   (2:10) Sicherman Dice HW
34
Section 4.R
3, 4, 13, 14, 17 - 19,
27 - 31, 39, 41, 42, 47, 48
HW34
Thu 3/28 Review
Fri 3/29 Exam 4
Mon 4/1 5.1
5.2
Histograms, bar charts   (1:38)
Various plots (7:34)
Probability distribution (6:47)
Visualizing data: NY Times COVID tracking
(Possibly) surprising statistics: what would you have guessed?
   Medical error deaths
   Fatal police shootings
   Undocumented immigrants
   Tax rates of the rich
5.2 HW
35
Section 5.2
4 - 10, 17, 19, 20, 27, 28
HW35
Tue 4/2 5.3 Binomial Trials   (10:23) Binomial distributions
Ten free throws
5.3 HW
36
Section 5.3
5 - 16, 27, 41, 42,
46, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55abc
HW36
Thu 4/4 5.4 Expected value, mean   (4:31) Flip a coin. Again! 5.4 HW
37
Section 5.4
1, 2, 5 - 10, 13 - 15, 21,
27 - 29, 30, 33 - 36, 43 - 44
HW37
Fri 4/5 5.5 Variance, standard deviation   (6:25) Volatility in stock markets
Means and standard deviations
5.5
Mon 4/8 5.5 Variance, standard deviation   (6:25) SD in football rankings
SD in basketball rankings
5.5 HW
38
Section 5.5
1 - 12
HW38
Tue 4/9 5.6 Normal and other distributions   (10:52)
Empirical rulex   (10:24)
Z-scores   (5:56)
Derivation of the Normal Curve Function:
   Irish version
   American version
5.6 HW
39
Section 5.6
1 - 12, 19, 20, 23 - 26
HW39
Thu 4/11 5.6 Z-score problem 1   (4:19)
Z-score problem 2   (5:06)
Z-score problem 3   (7:09)
Z-score problem 4   (4:13)
Normal Distribution Chart 5.6 HW
40
Section 5.6
27, 28, 31 - 34, 37 - 43
HW40
Fri 4/12 5.7 Normal approximation of
the binomial distribution
  (14:09)
Airline overbooking spreadsheet
United airlines
United overbooking
A new idea
How to get $2000 for being bumped
Airlines have overbooked from the start
5.7 HW
41
Section 5.7
1 - 5, 7 - 10, 13 - 17, 22
HW41
Mon 4/15 Insights Pooled testing for Covid HW
42
Section 5.R
6, 8 - 10, 12, 17 - 22, 27, 28
HW42
Tue 4/16 Review
Thu 4/18 Review Buy a TV or invest?
Don't buy stuff you can't afford
Fri 4/19 Review
Mon 4/22 7:30 - 10:00 am    Final Exam for Section 2 (9 am class)
Thu 4/25 7:30 - 10:00 am    Final Exam for Section 1 (8 am class)
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