COURSE SYLLABUS
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Date: Fall/Winter/Spring
2005-2006
Course: MATH 144 Name: Finite Mathematics
Credit
hours: 4 Lecture hours/week: 4
Instructor: Staff
Usual
student level: Freshman/Sophomore
Course
required of students in: Business
Course
frequency per year: quarterly
Average
enrollment per year: 210
This
course has a prerequisite of: 2 years of
high school algebra
This
course is a prerequisite for: Math 145
Catalog Description:
Introduction
to and applications of topics from algebra and finite mathematics relevant to
business: equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations and matrices,
linear programming, and mathematics of finance.
Course Objectives:
To introduce the student to some topics from algebra and
finite mathematics and their applications in the field of business.
Textbook: College Mathematics for the Managerial,
Life, and Social Sciences, 6th Edition, by S. T. Tan.
Outline
of content follows: (see attached)
Course
Outline
MATH 144
Title:
Finite Mathematics
Topics:
Straight
Lines and Linear Functions (5
classes)
Systems
of Linear Equations and Matrices (7
classes)
Input-Output
Models (2
classes)
Linear
Programming: A Geometric Approach (5
classes)
Linear
Programming: An Algebraic Approach (5
classes)
Mathematics
of Finance (8
classes)
Testing
and Review (7
classes)
Total (39
classes)