MATH 5011
Mathematical Background for Finance
INSTRUCTOR: SCOT ADAMS
(class diary)





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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 13, Thursday 8 December 2011:

Topics completed: 3800, 3900, 4000
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of Topic 4000)                   link to topics website


Class 12, Thursday 1 December 2011:

Skipped Topic 3500
Topics completed: 3600, 3700
Topics started: 3800 (slides 1-26)                   link to topics website


Class 11, Thursday 17 November 2011:

Second midterm, with review session.                           link to review website

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


Class 10, Thursday 10 November 2011:

Topics completed: 3200, 3300, 3400
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 3400)                   link to topics website


Class 9, Thursday 3 November 2011:

Topics completed: 3000, 3100
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 3100)                   link to topics website


Class 8, Thursday 27 October 2011:

Topics completed: 2900
Topics started: 3000 (slides 1-7)                   link to topics website


Class 7, Thursday 20 October 2011:

First midterm, with review session.                           link to review website

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


Class 6, Thursday 13 October 2011:

Topics completed: 2700, 2800
Topics started: 2900 (slides 1-17)                   link to topics website


Class 5, Thursday 6 October 2011:

Topics completed: 2450, 2500 (NOTE: Skipped 2600)
Topics started: 2700 (slides 1-35)                   link to topics website


Class 4, Thursday 29 September 2011:

Topics completed: 2360, 2400
Topics started: 2450 (slides 1-9)                   link to topics website


Class 3, Thursday 22 September 2011:

Topics completed: 1700, 2300, 2330
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 2330)                   link to topics website


Class 2, Thursday 15 September 2011:

Topics completed: 1500, 1600
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of 1600)                   link to topics website


Class 1, Thursday 8 September 2011:

Topics completed: 0100-1400
Topics started: none (class ended at the end of Topic 1400)                   link to topics website


     NOTE: Topic 0300 starts at 127:53 in the first recording.
For a recording of 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400 (start; slides 1-19):          instant play              download
For a recording of Topics 0400 (end), 0500, 0600, 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000:          instant play              download
For a recording of Topics 1100, 1200, 1300:          instant play              download
For a recording of Topics 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700 (start; slides 1-35):          instant play              download
     NOTE: Topic 1400 ends at 42:40 in the last recording.

Time to watch Topics 0300 to 1400 is: 45:26 + 178:38 + 181:22 + 42:40 = 448:06, which is about 7 hours 30 minutes