Course Outline MATH1251 Mathematics for Actuarial Studies and Finance School of Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science Semester 2, 2017 Contents 1. Staff ...................................................................................................................................................................4 2. Administrative matters .......................................................................................................................................4 Contacting the Student Services Office .............................................................................................................4 3. Course information ............................................................................................................................................5 3.1 Course summary .........................................................................................................................................5 3.2 Course aims.................................................................................................................................................5 3.3 Course learning outcomes (CLO) ................................................................................................................5 4.1 Learning and teaching activities ......................................................................................................................6 Lecturers & Tutorial Schedule ...........................................................................................................................6 Lectures .............................................................................................................................................................6 Tutorials .............................................................................................................................................................6 Computing and self-paced online modules .......................................................................................................7 UNSW Moodle ...................................................................................................................................................7 4.1 Assessment overview .................................................................................................................................7 Online Algebra and Calculus tests ....................................................................................................................8 Class tests .........................................................................................................................................................9 Computing Assessment .....................................................................................................................................9 Schedule of all class assessments ................................................................................................................. 10 Calculator Information .................................................................................................................................... 10 6. Expectations of students ................................................................................................................................ 11 School Policies ............................................................................................................................................... 11 7. Academic integrity, referencing and plagiarism ............................................................................................. 11 8. Readings and resources ................................................................................................................................ 11 Course Pack ................................................................................................................................................... 11 9. Getting help outside tutorials .......................................................................................................................... 12 Staff Consultations ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Mathematics Drop-in Centre ........................................................................................................................... 12 Lab Consultants .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Additional support for students ....................................................................................................................... 12 Applications for Special Consideration ........................................................................................................... 13 Important Notes .............................................................................................................................................. 14 University Statement on Plagiarism................................................................................................................ 15 Algebra Syllabus and Lecture Timetable ........................................................................................................ 16 Problem Sets .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Problem Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Class Tests and Exams .................................................................................................................................. 18 Theory in the Algebra course ......................................................................................................................... 18 2 Calculus Syllabus for MATH1251 ................................................................................................................... 19 Problem Sets .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Problem Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Class Tests and Exams .................................................................................................................................. 21 Computing Information ................................................................................................................................... 22 Computing lab ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Notes and Practice Problems for the Math1251 Matlab Computing Test....................................................... 26 Some Greek Characters.................................................................................................................................. 31 3 1. Staff Position Name Email Room Course Convenor Dr Jonathan Kress [email protected] RC-3073 Lecturer (Algebra) Dr Denis Potapov [email protected] RC-6111 Lecturer (Calculus) Associate Professor Thanh Tran [email protected] RC-4061 Lecturer-in-charge of Dr Quoc Thong Le Gia [email protected] RC-2084 computing (Matlab) Staff consultation times will be posted on Moodle and on the School of Mathematics and Statistics website on the Current Students > Undergraduate > Student Services > Help for Students page by the beginning of week 2 each semester. 2. Administrative matters Contacting the Student Services Office Please visit the School of Mathematics and Statistics web-site for a wide range of information on School Policies, Forms and Help for Students by visiting the “Student Services” page. For information on Courses, please go to “Current Student”, “Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate”, “Courses Homepage” for information on all course offerings. The “Student Notice Board” can be located by going to the “Current Students” page; Notices are posted regularly for your information here. Please familiarise yourself with the information found in these locations. The School web page is: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au If you cannot find the answer to your queries on the web you are welcome to contact the Student Services Office directly. The First Year Advisor in the Student Services Officr is Mrs Markie Lugton. All administrative enquiries concerning first year Mathematics courses should be sent to Markie Lugton, either: • By email to [email protected] • By phone: 9385 7011 • Or in person to the Red Centre building, level 3, room 3072 Change of tutorials, due to timetable clashes or work commitments, permission to take class tests outside your scheduled tutorial, advice on course selection and other administrative matters are handled in the Student Services Office. Constructive comments on course improvement may also be emailed to the Director of First Year Mathematics, Dr Jonathan Kress. Should we need to contact you, we will use your official UNSW email address of [email protected] in the first instance. It is your responsibility to regularly check your university email account. Please state your student number in all emails to the Student Services Office. 4 3. Course information Units of credit: 6 Pre-requisite(s): MATH1151