This calendar is tentative and will be updated throughout the semester.
|
Week |
Day |
Date |
Topic |
Sections |
HW |
| 1 | Thursday | 1/6/119 | Introductions, Overview of Math of Finance | Ch. 3 | Find examples |
| 2 | Tuesday | 1/11/11 | Simple and compound interest | 31, 3.2 | |
| Thursday | 1/13/11 | Future value of an annuity | 3.3 | ||
| 3 | Tuesday | 1/18/11 | Present value of an annuity | 3.4 | |
| Thursday | 1/20/11 | Deciding what to use | Ch. 3 | ||
| 4 | Tuesday | 1/25/11 | Review | ||
| Thursday | 1/27/11 | Exam 1 | |||
| 5 | Tuesday | 2/1/11 | Linear equations, regression | 1.1-1.3 | |
| Thursday | 2/3/11 | Systems, graphing, elimination of variables | 4.1, 4.2 | ||
| 6 | Tuesday | 2/8/11 | Gauss-Jordan elmination | 4.3 | |
| Thursday | 2/10/11 | Matrix operations, Inverses | 4.4, 4.5 | ||
| 7 | Tuesday | 2/15/11 | Leontief models | 4.7 | |
| Thursday | 2/17/11 | Inequalities, geometric approach to Linear Programming | Ch. 5 | ||
| 8 | Tuesday | 2/22/11 | Simplex algorithm | 6.1 | |
| Thursday | 2/24/11 | Simplex algorithm | 6.2 | ||
| 9 | Tuesday | 3/1/11 | Review | ||
| Thursday | 3/3/11 | Exam 2 | |||
| 10 | Tuesday | 3/8/11 | Logic and set theory | 7.1, 7.2 | |
| Thursday | 3/10/11 | Counting | 7.3, 7.4 | ||
| 11 | Monday -Friday | 3/14/11-3/18/11 | Spring Break | ||
| 12 | Tuesday | 3/22/11 | Probability basics, Equiprobable spaces | 8.1, 8.2 | |
| Thursday | 3/24/11 | Conditioning and Independence | 8.3 | ||
| 13 | Tuesday | 3/29/11 | Bayes's theorem | 8.4 | |
| Thursday | 3/31/11 | Markov chains | 9.1 | ||
| 14 | Tuesday | 4/4/11 | Regular Markov chains | 9.2 | |
| Thursday | 4/7/11 | Absorbing Markov chains | 9.3 | ||
| 15 | Tuesday | 4/12/11 | Review | ||
| Thursday | 4/14/11 | Exam 3 | |||
| 16 | Tuesday | 4/19/11 | Last class: Review and course evaluations | ||
| Wednesday | 4/20/11 | Reading day | |||
| Finals | Friday | 4/22/20 | 8:00-10:00 | Final Exam | |