All Videos and Lecture Notes

Videos and lecture notes are based on the 9th ed. textbook. The 9th or 10th edition of the textbook can be used for this course. All material covered is the same and independent of textbook editions.
Section Video
9th ed.
Lecture Notes
9th ed.
Chapter 1
1.1 Euler Circuits Section 1.1
Video
Section 1.1
Lecture notes
1.2 Finding Euler Circuits Section 1.2
Video
Section 1.2
Lecture notes
1.3 Beyond Euler Circuits Section 1.3
Video
Section 1.3
Lecture notes
Chapter 2
2.1 Hamiltonian Circuits Section 2.1
Video
Section 2.1
Lecture notes
2.2 Traveling Salesman Problem Section 2.2 and
Section 2.3
Video
Section 2.2 and
Section 2.3
Lecture notes
2.3 Helping Traveling Salesman
2.4 Minimum-Cost Spanning Trees Section 2.4
Video
Section 2.4
Lecture notes
2.5 Critical Path Analysis Section 2.5
Video
Section 2.5
Lecture notes
Chapter 5
5.1 Displaying Distributions:
Histograms
Section 5.1
Video
Section 5.1
Lecture notes
5.2 Interpreting Histograms Section 5.2
Video
Section 5.2
Lecture notes
5.3 Displaying Distributions:
Stemplots
Section 5.3
Video
Section 5.3
Lecture notes
5.4 Describing Center:
Mean and Median
Section 5.4
Video
Section 5.4
Lecture notes
5.5 Describing Variability:
Range and Quartiles
Section 5.5
Video
Section 5.5
Lecture notes
5.6 The Five-Number
Summary and Boxplots
Section 5.6
Video
Section 5.6
Lecture notes
5.7 Describing Variability:
The Standard Deviation
Section 5.7
Video
Section 5.7
Lecture notes
Chapter 9
9.2 Majority Rule and
Condorcet's Method
Section 9.2
Video
Section 9.2
Lecture notes
9.3 Other Voting Systems for
Three or More Candidates
Section 9.3
Video
Section 9.3
Lecture notes
9.4 Insurmountable Difficulties:
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
Section 9.4
Video
Section 9.4
Lecture notes
Chapter 16
16.1 Check Digits
U.S. Postal Service Money Order
Section 16.1-1
Video
Section 16.1-1
Lecture notes
16.1 Check Digits
American Express Checks
page 574
Section 16.1-2
Video
Section 16.1-2
Lecture notes
16.1 Check Digits
Airlines, Federal Express Mail,
UPS packets, Avis
and National Rental cars
Section 16.1-3
Video
Section 16.1-3
Lecture notes
16.1 Check Digits
Universal Product Code - UPC
Section 16.1-4
Video
Section 16.1-4
Lecture notes
16.1 Check Digits
Bank Checks and Codabar
Section 16.1-5
Video
Section 16.1-5
Lecture notes
16.1 Check Digits
ISBN - numbers
Section 16.1-6
Video
Section 16.1-6
Lecture notes
Chapter 21
21.1 Arithmetic Growth
and Simple Interest
Section 21.1
Video
Section 21.1
Lecture notes
21.2 Geometric Growth and Compound Interest 9th ed.
21.2 Geometric Growth and Compound Interest 10th ed. and
21.3 Effective Rate and APY 10th ed.
Section 21.2
Video
Section 21.2
Lecture notes
21.3 A Limit to Compounding 9th ed.
21.4 A Limit to Compounding 10th ed.
Section 21.3
Video
Section 21.3
Lecture notes
21.4 A Model for Saving 9th ed.
21.5 A Model for Saving 10th ed.
(new subsection Present Value)
Section 21.4
Video
Section 21.4
Lecture notes
21.5 Present Value and Inflation 9th ed.
21.6 Inflation 10th ed.
(includes Present Value)
Section 21.5
Video
Section 21.5
Lecture notes
For Chapter 21. The 10th ed. of textbook added a new section 21.3 Effective Rate and APY. This material was included in section 21.2 Geometric Growth and Compound Interest of the 9th ed. and all material is coverd in 21.2 videos and lecture notes. The 10th ed. of the textbook split the material on Present Value between sections 21.5 10th ed. A Model for Savings and 21.6 10th ed. Inflation. This material is coverd in 21.5 videos and lecture notes.

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For All Practical Purposes

The textbook for the course can be either 9th or 10th edition.
For All Practical Purposes, 9th edition by COMAP
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For All Practical Purposes, 10th edition by COMAP

Videos and lecture notes are based on the 9th ed. textbook. The 9th or 10th edition of the textbook can be used for this course. All material covered is the same and independent of textbook editions. The course does NOT use any material/resources form the Publisher's online system LaunchPad.

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General Education program 2016 (GE): This course fully satisfies both the general education Knowledge area A1: Scientific, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematical Disciplines (STEM) and Competency area B3: Mathematical, Statistical, or Computational Strategies (MSC).
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