Tentative Syllabus

Last updated June 6, 2006

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The following is a tentative syllabus for the course.

Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
6/23 1.3 The Intersection Point of a Pair of Lines
6/26 2.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations, I
6/28 2.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations, II
6/30 2.3 Arithmetic Operations on Matrices
7/3 2.4 The Inverse of a Matrix
7/5 2.5 The Gauss-Jordan Method for Calculating Inverses
7/7 2.6 Input-Output Analysis
7/10 13.1 and 13.5 Graphs and Matrices
7/12 8.1 The Transition Matrix
7/14 Class meets in Berry today! Work with Librarians to begin research for Project I
7/17 Quiz 1
7/19 8.2 Regular Stochastic Matrices
7/21 8.3 Absorbing Stochastic Matrices
7/24 Review Markov Chains
7/26 10.1 Interest
7/28 10.2 Annuities
7/31 10.3 Amortization of Loans
8/2 10.4 Personal Finance Decisions
8/4 Review Mathematical Finance
8/7 Quiz 2
8/9 11.1 Introduction to Difference Equations, I
8/12 11.2 Introduction to Difference Equations, II
8/14 11.3 Graphing Difference Equations
8/16 11.4 Mathematics of Personal Finance
8/18 11.5 Modeling with Difference Equations
8/21 Review Difference Equations
8/23 Final Review?
8/27 Final Exam, 08:00 - 11:00