COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number: MATH 1100

Course Title: Finite Mathematics & Applications

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: High school geometry and second year high school algebra

Corequisite: n/a

Course Content/Objective: This course gives an overview of topics in finite mathematics, applying the mathematics to problems considered in everyday life. One objective of the course is to concentrate on developing the arithematic and algebraic skills of the students. Another important component of the course will be to have the students critically analyze data and choices presented to them using the mathematical ideas introduced in the course.

1. Management Science

Euler circuits, Hamilton circuits, travelling salesman 3

Spanning trees, walks, matrices, Markov chains 5

Scheduling problems 1

Cryptography 2

Linear Programming 3

2. Statistics

Sampling and Statistical evidence 2

Describing data 2

Finite probability, counting, permutations, combinations,

conditional probability, Bayes’ Theorem 6

Binomial and Normal distributions, Central Limit Theorem 4

Statistical inference 3

3. Social Choice and Decision Making

Voting methods 3

Fair division 2

Game theory 3

Tests and review 6

For All Practical Purposes, COMAP, W.H. Freeman and Company, NY 1994.

Quizzes, hour examinations, final exam. Additional methods of evaluation are used at the discretion of the instructor.

Statement related to policies on unannounced quizzes and class attendance and participation: Individual instructors have different policies concerning pop quizzes, class participation, homework grades, and attendance, which are announced at the beginning of the semester.