MCS 115
FINITE MATHEMATICS
This course is intended for those students who do not plan to take Calculus
but who wish to take a mathematics course for general interest or to fulfill
an area requirement. The course is designed to illustrate the applications
of a variety of mathematical tools, including topics such as set theory,
linear equations and inequalities, matrices, linear programming, probability,
statistics, and game theory.
Prerequisites: High school plane geometry and higher algebra.
QUANT: This course acquaints the student the logic and abstractions
of the mathematical and informational sciences.
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Homework rules
- Acknowledge your sources (people and texts).
- In nontrivial problems, show how you get your answers.
- Turn in neat, well-written solutions, not messy first drafts.
Trim "fringes." Staple pages.
- Do not copy collaborative solutions; write up solutions in your own words.
- Turn in homework on time. Each class day late reduces the possible points
by 25%.
- You must do extra credit problems entirely on your own.
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