Course credit
3 credit hours
Course description
Selection of mathematical topics and their applications with an emphasis on mathematical reasoning. Topics include probability and statistics.
Delivery
This course is available in an online format using eLearning, a Blackboard learning management system requiring Internet access and a web browser. While most students encounter very few technical difficulties, our team of support specialists is available to assist you as needed.
Prerequisites
none
Liberal Arts Core
LAC Students who plan to graduate from UNI must complete the Liberal Arts Core (LAC). This Guided Independent Study course is applicable to LAC Category 1. Core Competencies - C. Quantitative Techniques and Understanding. For details about your LAC, please discuss with your advisor and/or visit www.uni.edu/lac.
Instructor
Michael Prophet, Professor
Evaluation
8 assignments, 4 exams
Overview
Through this course we will see mathematics applied in a variety of settings - some of which will be quite familiar while others perhaps somewhat surprising. However, the common theme in all applications will be the utility of mathematics in decision making. Through the construction of mathematical models we will learn how complex questions can be answered in the areas of management science, statistics, social choice and finance.
The objective of this course is to further your development as a critical reader and logical thinker by considering settings in which mathematics is used to address challenges in business, social choice and consumer finance. Specifically, you will learn:
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Basic outline
Unit 1 - Management Science: Networks and Circuits
Unit 2 - Statistics
Unit 3 - Probability
Unit 4 - Social Choice and Consumer Finance
Course organization
The course is organized into four units. After each unit there is an exam. Your exams are proctored; please review the "Exams Procedures" document found within your course materials. Please note for the exams you will be allowed to use one sheet of notes (handwritten on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper).
Within each unit there are two assignments. Each assignment consists of readings from our text and problems from the exercises. Included in each assignment is a section of "Instructor's Comments'' - these are additional descriptions of the topics under discussion. You will probably find the comments most helpful after you have completed the corresponding reading assignment from the textbook.
Each assignment concludes with a quiz which will count towards your grade. The quizzes are based on the readings and exercises. When taking the quizzes you may use your book and notes.
Grading
Grades will be based on the percent of points accumulated out of the total. Please note that UNI Guided Independent Study requires that you complete all assignments and exams to pass the course.
The total points available are summarized below:
Assignment 1.1 = 10 points
Assignment 1.2 = 12 points
Exam 1 = 100 points
Assignment 2.1 = 10 points
Assignment 2.2 = 10 points
Exam 2 = 100 points
Assignment 3.1 = 10 points
Assignment 3.2 = 10 points
Exam 3 = 100 points
Assignment 4.1 = 14 points
Assignment 4.2 = 12 points
Exam 4 = 100 points
Total = 488 points
Textbook(s)
For All Practical Purposes. (8th Edition) by COMAP (W.H. Freeman publisher).
Texts are available from www.bookfinder.com
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Diane Tournier
Guided Independent Study
UNI Continuing and Distance Education
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