COURSE SYLLABUS
MATH 101-04
FINITE MATHEMATICS
Fall, 2003
Class meets:
TR 1:30-3:10 p.m., OSS 227
Instructor: Dr. Arkady Shemyakin
Office OSS 221 , tel. 962-5522, a9shemyakin@stthomas.edu
Office hours: Monday 2-5 p.m., Wednesday 4-5 p.m., Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Textbook: S.T.Tan,
FINITE MATHEMATICS
for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences,
Seventh edition.
Numbers of sections to be covered as indicated below.
September 4
9,11
16,18
23,25
October
30
2
7,9
14,16
21,23
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Introduction. Chapter 1: LINEAR FUNCTIONS
Straight Lines. (1.1-1.2).
Linear Functions (1.3). Intersection of Straight Lines (1.4)
Method of Least Squares (1.5)
Chapter 2: SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS (SLE)
Solving SLE (2.1-2.3). Matrices (2.4)
Handout #1
Matrix Multiplication (2.5)
Matrix Inversion (2.6). Solving SLE by Matrix Methods.
Collecting Handouts. Review.
In-class Test #1.
Chapter 3: LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Systems of Linear Inequalities (3.1)
Linear Programming (3.2)
Graphical Solutions (3.3)
Handout #2
Chapter 5: MATHEMATICS OF FINANCE
Compound Interest (5.1). Annuities (5.2)
Amortization and Sinking Funds (5.3)
Collecting Handouts. Review
In-class Test #2
Test review. Group Project Discussion
Midterm Break
October
28,30
November
4,6
11,13
18,20
December
25
2,4
9,11
December 16
1:00p.m.
Chapter 6: SETS AND COUNTING. Set Operations (6.1)
Number of Elements in a Set (6.2). Multiplication Principle
(6.3)
Permutations & Combinations (6.4)
Chapter 7: PROBABILITY. Sample Spaces (7.1)
Definition of Probability (7.2)
Rules of Probability (7.3)
Counting Technique (7.4)
Conditional Probability
Independent Events (7.5)
Handout #3
The Bayes’ Formula (7.6)
Collecting Handouts. Review
In-class Test #3
Test Review
Chapter 8: STATISTICS. Distributions of Random Variables
(8.1)
Expected Value (8.2). Variance and Standard Deviation (8.3)
Group Project Presentation
Cumulative Final Exam
GRADING POLICY:
Three periods (September, October, November) are graded out of 200 points each (50
points for classroom participation, in-class individual and group work, and day-to-day
home work; 50 for take-home test, handed out approximately ten days before the due
date; and 100 for in-class test). 150 points are awarded for the semester group projects
presented in December, and 250 points for the cumulative final exam including the topics
from all three periods plus topics introduced in December.
200+200+200+150+250=1000 (maximum). Extra credit opportunities will be offered.
900 points out of 1000 corresponds to “A” level, 750 is sufficient for “B”, 600 guarantees
“C”, 500 points is the passing level.