The following section refer to Finite Mathematics, Seventh Edition by Lial, Greenwell, and Ritchey.
August 29
1.1, 1.2 Linear functions.
September 1/3/5
1.3 The least square line
2.1, 2.2 Solutions of linear systems
September 8/10/12
2.2 Solutions of linear systems
2.3, 2.4 Operations on matrices
2.5 Inverse of an invertible matrix
September 15/17/19
7.1, 7.2 Set Theory
7.3, 7.4 Basic concepts of probability
September 22/24/26
7.5 Conditional probability (not covered in prelim 1)
Review
September 29, October 01/03 First evening prelim
Tuesday September 30, 7:30-9:00pm
7.5 Conditional probability (not covered in prelim 1)
7.5, 7.6 Bayes' theorem
October 06/08/10
8.1 Permutations
8.2 Combinations
October 15/17 Fall break
Oct 11-14
8.3 Applications of counting principles
October 20/22/24
8.4 Binomial probability (not covered in prelim 2)
8.5 Probability distributions, Expected value (not covered
in prelim 2)
October 27/29/31 Second evening prelim
Thursday October 30, 7:30-9:00pm
Review
9.1, 9.2 Measure of central tendency and variation (not covered
in prelim 2)
November 3/5/7
9.2, 9.3 Variation, Normal distribution
9.4 Normal approximation of the binomial distribution
November 10/12/14
10.1 Basic properties of Markov Chains (not covered in
prelim 3)
November 17/19/21 Third evening prelim
Thursday November 20, 7:30-9:00pm
Review
10.2 Regular Markov chains, convergence to equilibrium. (not
covered in prelim 3)
November 24/26 Thanksgiving Break
Nov
26 (1:10pm)- 30.
10.2 Regular Markov chains, convergence to equilibrium
10.3 Absorbing Markov chains
December 1/3/5
10.3 Absorbing Markov chains
Application of Markov chains.