INSTRUCTOR: DR. LARRY WRIGHT
OFFICE: MATHEMATICS 615
OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, THURSDAY 11-12 a.m., WEDNESDAY 10-11 a.m. AND BY APPOINTMENT
TEXT: THE MATHEMATICS OF MONEY: SAVING AND
INVESTING
AUTHORS: LOVELOCK, MENDEL AND WRIGHT
STUDENTS WILL NEED TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A UNIQUE
COURSE. IT INTRODUCES MATHEMATICAL TOPICS WHICH THE STUDENT MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN IN OTHER COURSES, SUCH AS PROOFS BY INDUCTION AND RECURRENCE RELATIONS,
THE CAUCHY-SCHWARZ AND HOLDER'S INEQUALITIES, AND THE ARITHMETIC-GEOMETRIC MEAN
INEQUALITY. THESE ARE APPLIED TO THINGS LIKE STUDENT LOANS, CREDIT CARD
PAYMENTS, CAR-LOAN PAYMENTS, AND THE BUYING AND SELLING OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
MANY OF THESE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE OF LIFE-LONG PRACTICAL USE.
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO TALKS BY EXPERTS
IN SOME OF THE TOPICS. THE TWO TALKS PROVISIONALLY SCHEDULED ARE:
1. LAUREN WRIGHT, VICE
PRESENT CITIGROUP. LAUREN
IS AN EXPERT IN FIXED INCOME INVESTING (E.G. BONDS)
2. STEVE KOU, PROFESSOR,
THE TIMES AND PLACES OF THESE TALKS WILL BE
GIVEN IN CLASS AND/OR BY E-MAIL.
TESTS:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AND TUESDAY, MARCH 28.
LAST DAY TO DROP: MARCH 7.
FINAL EXAMINATION: SEE SCHEDULE OF FINALS
THERE ALSO WILL BE SHORT QUIZZES DURING
CLASS
A FINAL SCORE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
FOLLOWING:
QUIZZES: 10%
TEST 1: 25%
TEST
FINAL: 40%
YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
FOLLOWING
A: 90-100%
B: 80-89%
C: 70-79%
D: 60-69%
E: 0-59%
UNIVERSITY POLICY: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE FAMILIAR WITH AND ABIDE BY THE