Course:
Mathematics 1335
Quantitative Analysis Business II
Instructor:
Anthony J. Stracciolini
Time:
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Place:
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Text:
Mathematical Connections
Technology Supplement
Solutions Supplement
Authors: Bruce Pollack-Johnson and Audrey Frederick Borchardt
Prentice Hall
Second Edition
Misc. Equipment:
Dell Laptop
Prerequisites:
Algebra and Mathematics 1330
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday, 11:15 am to 12:30 pm in room 292, Mendel Hall
Any other time by appointment only.
E-mail Address
astracci@Villanova.Edu
Grade Schedule:
A 94-100
B+ 87-89
C+ 77-79
D+ 67-69
Below 60 F
Final Grade:
Average of four examinations (including the final examination) and the
student project rounded to nearest integer value.
A- 90-93
B 83-86 B- 80-82
C 73-76 C- 70-72
D 63-66 D- 60-62
University Emergency Telephone Number: 9 - 4444
Weather Emergency Information:
University College School Number is 528 (Delaware County)
Listen to KYW, 1060 AM
Also, call 610-519-4505 for recorded message
(see below for University procedure for school closing)
Attendance: Students are permitted three unexcused absences during the semester. Students failing to
attend classes after exceeding the limit of three unexcused absences must present a medical excuse or
written statement from an advisor or authorized person stating the reason for the absence(s). Failure to
present medical excuses or written statements for absences beyond the limit will result in an unofficial
withdrawal (“Y” grade) being awarded as a final course grade.
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Examinations: Your attendance is required for all examinations. Any student planning not to attend or
failing to attend an examination must present a medical excuse or written statement from your advisor or
authorized person stating the reason for the absence. A makeup examination will only be scheduled after
a medical excuse or written statement is received. Failure to take any examination will result in an
incomplete (“N” grade) being awarded as a final course grade.
Procedure For University School Closing:
The announcement concerning closing or delayed opening normally is made on the University snow and
emergency number (519-4505), the Law School snow and emergency number (519-7744), the voice
mailboxes of University telephones, and KYW Radio (AM 1060) by 6:30 A.M. In the case of an
announced delayed opening, if the situation should worsen and if a subsequent decision is made to cancel
classes and close the University, a closing announcement normally would be made by 8:30 A.M.
Villanova faculty, staff and students are therefore advised to recheck the announcements until 8:30 A.M.,
prior to departing for school.
Learning Disabilities: It is the policy of Villanova to make reasonable academic accommodations for
qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability please contact me after class
or during office hours and make arrangements to register with the Learning Support Office by contacting
610-519-5636 or at nancy.mott@villanova.edu as soon as possible. Registration is needed in order to
receive accommodations.
Comments:
 Class sessions will be divided into approximately 1 hour for lecture with the remaining time devoted
to reviewing assigned homework problems and other areas pertinent to the course.
 Homework will be assigned after each lecture and will be reviewed during the following session
unless otherwise instructed.
 During the lecture please feel free to ask questions at any time. However, I may request that we get
together after class to discuss the question further.
 If arriving late or leaving early please do so quietly
 Students are requested to refrain from conversations with fellow students during lectures since it is
distracting.
 Please turn off your cell telephones
 There will be computer demonstrations and classroom exercises using Excel. Either bring your
laptop computer to class or make certain that the classroom computer can access Excel.
 Check homepage.villanova.edu/anthony.stracciolini for files pertaining to lectures, homework
solutions, Excel templates, and other areas pertinent to the course. Additionally, you should
download the IntgTmp and V2TmpSmp files that are stored in the Math. 1335 area of my web site.
 One of the basic principles that is the cornerstone of Villanova University is that of HONESTY. I ask
that you be honest in the work and examinations that will occur in this course. Additionally, I ask that
you be honest in your dealings with me because most certainly I will be honest with you.
 Attached below are the lecture and examination schedule and the project schedule. Depending on
unexpected circumstances I reserve the right to change the dates on either schedule. You will be
notified of these date changes via announcements in class and/or email notifications.
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Student Project:
Everyone is expected to work on a project, either individually or with at most two other students. The
purpose of the project is to connect what we are studying with real life activities. The idea is to find
some area of your life in involving optimization, derivatives (rate of change), or solutions of systems of
equations (see Sample Topics for Projects for topic ideas). The properties of a good project are that it
should be interesting to you, useful to you, challenging (not too easy and not excessively difficult), and
connected to class. You will be required to define the problem, collect relevant data, formulate a
mathematical model representing the problem, determine an optimal solution, and state your
conclusions including comments on verification, validation, and sensitivity testing ( see Writing a
Project Report for MAT 1335 in your solutions manual for details regarding the project).
Additionally, should you need any assistance or support from me concerning any aspect of the student
project please schedule an appointment to discuss the situation.
Project Schedule:
Jan. 22
Turn in a list of three topics that you would like to pursue for your student project. I
suggest that you expand a topic that you used last semester for Mathematics 1330.
Feb. 3
Project proposal: Should be the equivalent of at most two typed single-spaced pages. The
proposal should contain the names of no more than three students involved with the
project. Additionally, it should contain the project title and a brief paragraph or statements
on each of the following items:
 Introduction
(a) project goal
(b) anticipated questions, objectives, or concerns to be answered or discussed
(c) motivation
(d) how will this project effect your life?
(e) how does the project relate to this course?
 Definition of Variables
(a) definition of principle independent variables
(b) definition of principle dependent variable
 Data Collection Plan
(a) source and quantity of data
(b) state in exact detail how will data be obtained
Mar. 11
Submit copy of data along with a copy of the approved project proposal.
The phase of the project should include the following:
(a) variable definitions
(b) a detailed description of how the data was obtained
(c) a tabular display of the data with clearly stated labels
(d) a graph of the data
Mar. 25
Project report draft.
Apr. 13
Final project report
All of the above assignments are to be completed using a word processor. Any assignment not
satisfying this requirement will be refused.
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Failure to turn in any aspect of the student project on the assigned date will result in a 5% penalty in the
final grade for the student project unless a medical excuse or written statement from your advisor or
authorized person stating the reason for your inability to complete the assigned aspect of the student
project. Further, failure to complete any aspect of the student project will result in an incomplete grade
(“N” grade) being awarded for the course.
Lecture and Examination Schedule:
Jan. 13
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Feb. 3
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Mar. 2
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Apr. 1
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May 6
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June 20
Introduction and section 5.0
Sections 5.1 and 5.2
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Review for examination #1
Examination #1
Section 6.3
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Spring break
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Section 8.1
Review for examination #2
Examination #2
Section 8.2
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Easter recess
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Review for examination #3
Examination #3
Section 9.3
Will follow a Friday schedule
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Final Examination from 4:15 pm to 6:45 pm
Mother's Day
Baccalaureate and Commencement
Father’s Day
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