Course Description

Mathematics 16 satisfies the GER in Mathematics. In the course you will be introduced to various topics which are usually considered to be applicable in the social sciences. You will be introduced to the mathematics of finance, logic, set theory, combinatorics, and probability (all good background material for ECN-25 or MTH-30, statistics courses). Additional material will be selected from the topics listed below in italics.

Brief Syllabus

Text:   Finite Mathematics, 5th edition, by Maki and Thompson
Material to be Covered:

Chapter 9:	An Introduction to The Theory of Interest - Including Material from Chapter 9
Chapter 12:	Logic for Finite Mathematics
Chapter 1:	Sets, Partitions, and Tree Diagrams
Chapter 2:	Probabilities, Counting, and Equally Likely Outcomes
Chapter 3:	Probability
Chapter 4:	Random Variables, Averages, and Statistics
Chapter 5:	Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 6:	Matrix Algebra (Sections 1 - 3)
Chapter 8:	Markov Chains
	Modular Arithmetic and Matrix Codes