Math 017
Finite Mathematics

3 credits

Blue Book Description: Introduction to logic, sets, probability. Pre-requisites: Two units of high school mathematics. Pre-requisite for: Suggested Textbook: Finite Mathematics and Its Applications, 9th edition, by Goldstein, Schneider, and Siegel, published by Pearson Prentice Hall. Check with your instructor to make sure this is the textbook used for your section.

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Topics

Chapter 5: Sets and Counting

5.1 Sets
5.2 Fundamental Principle of Counting
5.3 Venn Diagrams and Counting
5.4 The Multiplication Principle
5.5 Permutations and Combinations
5.6 Further Counting Problems
5.7 The Binomial Theorem

Chapter 12: Logic

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Truth Tables
12.4 Logical Implication and Equivalence
12.5 Valid Argument

Chapter 6: Probability

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Experiments, Outcomes, and Events
6.3 Assignments of Probabilities
6.4 Calculating Probabilities of Events
6.5 Conditional Probability
6.6 Tree Diagrams

Chapter 7: Probability and Statistics

7.1 Frequency and Probability Distributions
7.2 Binomial Trials
7.3 The Mean
7.4 The Variance and the Standard Deviation (optional)

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