FM 5001/5002
Preparation for Financial Mathematics
INSTRUCTOR: SCOT ADAMS
(class diary)

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Note: The slide numbers in the posted slides (linked from the topics website) may sometimes not agree with the slide numbers in the recordings, because I may choose to update the slides after class. The slide numbers mentioned in the text below refer to the posted slides and not to the recordings.

To get the homework assigned in a given class, first look below to see which topics were completed in that class. Then go to the homework website and look for the homework assignments connected to those topics. Homework connected to topics that were started in a class, but not completed are not assigned in that class; only completed topics count. Homeworks are due at the start of the class following the one in which they are assigned.

Class 15, Wednesday 2 May 2012:

Topics completed: 0063, 0064, 0065
Topics started: 0066 (slides 1-12)                   link to topics website

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Class 14, Wednesday 25 April 2012:

Topics completed: 0059, 0060, 0061, 0062
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 0062)                   link to topics website

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Class 13, Wednesday 18 April 2012:

Topics skipped: 0052 (slides 6-36), 0053, 0054
Topics completed: 0055, 0056, 0057, 0058
Topics started: 0059 (slides 1-11)                   link to topics website

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Class 12, Wednesday 11 April 2012:

Topics completed: 0050, 0051
Topics started: 0052 (slides 1-5)                   link to topics website

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Review session and second midterm.                           link to review website

Topics completed: none
Topics started: none                   link to topics website

There was no recording of this class.

Class 10, Wednesday 28 March 2012:

Topics completed: 0049
Topics started: 0050 (slides 1-9)                   link to topics website

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Class 9, Wednesday 21 March 2012:

Topics completed: 0047, 0048
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 0048)                   link to topics website

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Class 8, Wednesday 7 March 2012:

Topics completed: 0045, 0046
Topics started: 0047 (slides 1-14)                   link to topics website

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Review session and first midterm.                           link to review website

Topics completed: none
Topics started: none                   link to topics website

There was no recording of this class.

Class 6, Wednesday 22 February 2012:

Topics completed: 0044
Topics started: 0045 (slides 1-48)                   link to topics website

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Class 5, Wednesday 15 February 2012:

Topics completed: 0042, 0043
Topics started: 0044 (slides 1-9)                   link to topics website

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Class 4, Wednesday 8 February 2012:

Topics completed: 0041
Topics started: 0042 (slides 1-42)                   link to topics website

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Class 3, Wednesday 1 February 2012:

Topics completed: 0039, 0040
Topics started: 0041 (slides 1-48)                   link to topics website

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Class 2, Wednesday 25 January 2012:

Topics completed: 0038
Topics started: 0039 (slides 1-12)                   link to topics website

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Class 1, Wednesday 18 January 2012:

Topics completed: 0037
Topics started: 0038 (slides 1-27)                   link to topics website

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Class 14, Wednesday 7 December 2011:

Topics completed: 0036
Topics started: 0037 (slides 1-51)                   link to topics website

My laptop froze and the recording was lost for this class.

To see Topic 0036 and Topic 0037 (slides 1-51) from last year, point to
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and listen from 18:55 to the end.

WARNING: At the end of the above recording, you'll hear me say that homework is due at the final. This year, no homework is due at the final exam. (I think I actually changed my mind about that last year as well.)

Class 13, Wednesday 30 November 2011:

Topics completed: 0035
Topics started: 0036 (slides 1-7)                   link to topics website

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Class 12, Wednesday 23 November 2011:

Topics completed: 0033, 0034
Topics started: 0035 (slides 1-7)                   link to topics website

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Class 11, Wednesday 16 November 2011:

Second midterm, with review session.                           link to review website

Topics completed: none
Topics started: none                   link to topics website

There was no recording of this class.

Class 10, Wednesday 9 November 2011:

Topics completed: 0031, 0032
Topics started: 0033 (slides 1-12)                   link to topics website

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Class 9, Wednesday 2 November 2011:

Topics completed: 0028, 0029, 0030
Topics started: 0031 (slides 1-15)                   link to topics website

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WARNING: The audio is highly distorted in the part of the recording above that covers
      from Slide 37 of Topic 0029
      to Slide 15 in Topic 0031.
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Class 8, Wednesday 26 October 2011:

Topics completed: 0026, 0027
Topics started: 0028 (slides 1-52)                   link to topics website

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Class 7, Wednesday 19 October 2011:

First midterm, with review session.                           link to review website

Topics completed: none
Topics started: none                   link to topics website

There was no recording of this class.

Class 6, Wednesday 12 October 2011:

Topics completed: none
Topics started: 0026 (slides 1-34)                   link to topics website

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Class 5, Wednesday 5 October 2011:

Topics completed: 0024, 0025
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 0025)                   link to topics website

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Class 4, Wednesday 28 September 2011:

Topics completed: 0022, 0023
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 0023)                   link to topics website

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Class 3, Wednesday 21 September 2011:

Topics completed: 0017, 0018, 0020, 0021
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 0021)                   link to topics website

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Class 2, Wednesday 14 September 2011:

Topics completed: 00016
Topics started: 0017 (slides 1-37)                   link to topics website

For a recording of this class:          This class was not recorded. Instead, listen to the recordings below.

Class 1, Wednesday 7 September 2011:

Topics completed: 0001-0015
Topics started: 0016 (slides 1-19)                   link to topics website

For a recording of this class:          This class was not recorded. Instead, listen to the recordings below.