Math 028b --- Finite Mathematics --- Summer 2006
Instructor: Sunil Chebolu
- Office: Middlesex College 133
- Email: szchebolu@uwo.caz (with the two "z"s removed)
- Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 - 6:00 in MC 133 or MC 107. (Please check both places)
- Help Centre Hours:
- Mon 5:00 - 7:00 in MC 107
- Wed 5:00 - 7:00 in MC 107
- Class meeting time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 - 9:30 in WSC 240.
- Course website: http://www.math.uwo.ca/~schebolu/028.html
- Text: Finite Mathematics with Applications (Third Edition) by R.G.Biggs and J.T. Moore, published by New Image Publishing Co.
Announcements:
Resources: I am posting some old tests for you to practise. Please view these practise tests only as an approximate guideline to help you prepare for the tests.
The topics covered and the level of difficulty on our tests can be comparable with those of the tests below.
Course content and Prerequisites: Math 028b is an introductory course on Probability theory. We will study techniques of counting,
probability, discrete and continuous random variables. We will cover the entire book -- chapters 1 through 4.
Prerequisites: Any OAC Mathematics,or Grade 12U Geometry and Discrete Mathematics (MGA4U), or Grade 12U Advanced Functions and Introductory
Calculus (MCB4U), or Grade 12U Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U), or Mathematics 012a/b or 17a/b.
Anti-requisites: Mathematics 031, 208a/b, 222a, Statistical Sciences 135, 241a/b, the former Mathematics 206a, the former Statistical
Sciences 232a, 255.
Exams and Grades: There will be two in-class term tests and a final exam. All tests will be closed-book, which means no notes will be allowed.
Here is some information regarding the exams. More details will be announced later.
| Exam |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Weights |
| Midterm - 1
| Thursday June 29, 2006
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
| WSC 240
| 25%
|
| Midterm - 2
| Thursday July 13, 2006
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
| WSC 240
| 25%
|
| Final
| Tuesday July 25, 2006
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
| SSC 2050
| 50 %
|
No make-up exams will be given except in the event of an authorised, documented
emergency. A grade of 0 will be assigned for every exam that you have missed. There will be no exceptions to this rule
and will be strictly enforced.
General Information and Rules
- Attending the lectures is extremely important. If you start skipping lectures, very soon you may find yourself at sea, so please be warned.
- There will be no homework in this class. However, you will be given some exercises to practise (see the first-day handout), and I highly recommend
working out these exercises. After all, the best way to learn Mathematics is to do it. I also recommend working in groups on these problems.
- I will write the exams and a TA will grade them. All exams in this course including the final will be multiple-choice format.
- Calculators are allowed during the exams. But you are advised not to use them when not necessary.
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