Last updated July 18, 2005

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Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. The weekly syllabus contained in the Homework page will always be accurate.

Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
6/24 12.1 Introduction to Logic
6/27 12.2 Truth Tables
6/29 12.3 Implication
7/1 12.4 Logical Implication and Equivalence
7/4 no class
7/6 12.5 Valid Argument
7/8 12.6 Predicate Calculus
7/11 12.1 - 12.6, 5.1 - 5.2 wrap up logic, introduction to sets
7/13 5.2 - 5.3 introduction to sets; inclusion-exclusion principle
7/15 5.3 - 5.4 inclusion-exclusion and multiplication principles; counting with Venn diagrams
7/18 5.4 The Multiplication Principle
7/20 5.5 Permutations and Combinations
7/22 5.6 Further Counting Problems
7/25 wrap up sets and counting
7/27 Exam
7/29 6.1 - 6.2 Introduction to Probability; Experiments, Outcomes, Events
8/1 6.3 Assignment of Probabilities
8/3 6.4 Calculating Probabilities of Events
8/5 6.5 Conditional Probability and Independence
8/8 6.6 Tree Diagrams; Bayes' Theorem
8/10 wrap up probability
8/12 10.1 Interest
8/15 10.2 Annuities
8/17 10.3 Amortization of Loans
8/19 10.4 Personal Financial Decisions
8/22 wrap up the mathematics of finance
8/24 review
8/29 Final Exam, 08:00 - 11:00