Math 124. Finite Mathematics
Syllabus for Instructors

Text: Brown and Sherbert, Methods of Finite Mathematics, Wiley, 1999.

ChapterHours
5. Methods of Counting
6
6. Methods of Probability
8
7. Probability Distributions and Statistics
    (7.1, 7.2 only. Omit 7.3, 7.4)
4
1. Linear Methods in the Plane
    (omit 1.1)
6
2. Systems of Linear Equations
    (omit 2.5)
5
3. Matrices
5
8. Markov Analysis
    (8.2 is optional)
3
Exams
3
Leeway
5
Total
45

Note: Students in this course are primarily in the social sciences, not mathematics. Place emphasis on motivation, computational technique and intuitions, not formal proofs.

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