Introduction to finite mathematics through topics designed for the social sciences, humanities, commerce and economics. Numbers and basic algebra, functions and their graphs: linear, quadratic, rational, exponential and logarithmic. Study of linear equations, inequalities and systems, introduction to matrices, introduction to linear programming, and introduction to financial mathematics: savings accounts and compound interest, annuities, and loans.
Contact hours:
4 hours lectures, two hours tutorials per week.Assessment:
2 assignments (15%), 2 tests (25%), final exam (60%).Text:
Arganbright, D., 1999, Applied Finite Mathematics for Papua New Guinea, UPNG, Port Moresby
Lial, Margaret L. & Hungerford, Thomas W., 1996, Mathematics with Applications, 7th Edition, Addison-Wesley, Massachusetts