Course:
Mathematics 1330
Quantitative Analysis Business I
Instructor:
Anthony J. Stracciolini
Time:
_____________________
Place:
Mendel Hall, Room ____
Text:
Mathematical Connections
Bruce Pollack-Johnson
Audrey Frederick Borchardt
Prentice Hall
Second Edition
Misc. Equipment:
TI-83 graphing calculator and IBM ThinkPad 380D, model 26352AU
Prerequisites:
Algebra
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 am to 12:45 pm in Mendel Hall, room 292.
Any other time by appointment only. Office telephone number: 9-5416
Email Address:
Anthony.Stracciolini@Villanova.Edu
Voicemail number:
Dial 610-519-6000 then enter voicemail box number 86628
Grade Schedule:
A 95-100
B+ 87-89
C+ 77-79
D+ 67-69
F Below 60
Final Grade:
Average of four examinations (including the final examination) and the
student project.
A- 90-94
B 83-86 B- 80-82
C 73-76 C- 70-72
D 63-66 D- 60-62
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 a unofficial
withdrawal (“Y” grade) being awarded as a final course grade.
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.
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-
1
519-5636 or at nancy.mott@villanova.edu as soon as possible. Registration is needed in order to receive
accommodations.
Miscellaneous Items:
 Homepage for Lectures, Homework, and Other Miscellaneous Files:
Homepage.Villanova.Edu/Anthony.Stracciolini
 Computer Assistance Help Desk: 9-7777
 University Emergency Telephone Number: 9-4444
 Weather Emergency Information:
University College 2475 (Delaware County)
Also, call 610-519-4505 for recorded message
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.
 Bring your TI-83 calculator to class for every lecture. I will inform you as to when you should also
bring your laptop computer to class.
Steps to take in the event that you are having a problem with the course:
1. Make an appointment to see me
2. Get assistance from the Mathematics Learning Resource Center (MLRC). The homepage for the
MLRC is www.Villanova.Edu/mlrc/
3. Get a tutor. Tutors can be obtained from the Department of Mathematical Sciences and/or the
MLRC.
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Lecture and Examination Schedule:
Aug. 26
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Sept. 2
" 4
" 9
" 11
" 16
" 18
" 23
" 25
“ 30
Oct. 2
" 7
" 9
" 14
" 16
" 21
" 23
" 28
“ 30
Nov. 4
" 6
" 11
" 13
" 18
" 20
" 25
“ 27
Dec. 2
" 4
" 9
" 11
" 12
" 13-19
Introduction
Section 1.0 and start section 1.1
Complete section 1.1 and start section 1.2
Complete section 1.2 and start section 1.3
Complete section 1.3 and start section 1.4
Complete section 1.4 and start section 1.5
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" 1.5
Section 2.1 and start section 2.2
Review for examination #1
Examination #1
Complete section 2.2 and section 2.3
Section 2.4. Return examination #1.
" 2.5
" 2.6
Fall semester break
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Section 3.1
Review for examination #2
Examination #2
Section 3.2 and start section 3.3
Complete section 3.3. Return examination #2
Start section 3.4
Complete section 3.4
Section 4.1 and start section 4.2
Complete section 4.2 and start section 4.3
Review for examination #3
Examination #3
Thanksgiving recess
Complete section 4.3. Return examination #3
Section 4.4 and start section 4.5
Deemed a Friday class day
Complete section 4.5 and section 4.6
Reading Day
Final examinations
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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 areas under curves; for
example, deciding how often to shop for your favorite things or do laundry to minimize cost and
inconvenience, deciding how much to charge for T-shirts a group you belong to is selling to maximize your
profit, deciding how much to study between two classes to maximize your GPA, etc. 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 appendix B of
the text for more topic ideas and details regarding the project.
Project Schedule:
Sept. 9
Turn in a list of three topics that you would like to pursue for your student project.
Sept. 23
Project proposal: Should be the equivalent of one typed single-spaced page and should
contain the names of no more than three students involved with the project.
Oct. 30
Submit copy of data along with a copy of the approved project proposal.
The draft 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
(e) a projection of the type of models that could possibly fit the data
Nov. 20
Project report draft.
Dec. 4
Final project report
All of the above assignments are to be completed using a word processor.
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.
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