Week 1
Review calculus, including derivatives, integration, improper integrals, and double
integrals.
Week of 9/5:
* Log in to the quiz site, available through the link on the left side of this page, or through this link. We will use this site extensively, and you need to make sure it's working. You can also take quizzes through Schoology. Please try both. Your exams will be administed through Moodle.
* Create an account on Khan Academy. You can use your Carthage e-mail (Google) or your Facebook account as a login for Khan. Let me know right away if you have any difficulties. Then add me as a Coach. My coach ID is my e-mail address (my Carthage address with msnavely as the name). The class code is 2NPSNE. I don't know if you'll need that.
* Optional: Sign up for your free MAA membership at this link.
* Please read the statement at this link which replaces the second paragraph from the bottom of our course introduction.
* You need to review calculus,
particularly derivatives and integrals. While studying, you should only
use an exam approved calculator - that means no graphing calculators! I
have included a list of sample problems below, but you should read the chapters,
re-work the examples, and do more exercises that I suggest! Some exercises are available in the Homework Solutions section of our website.
* Work through the multivariate calculus tutorial, especially if you have not taken Math 2120 Multivariate Calculus..
* Sample problems: (JA is the Rogowski/Adams calculus text we used a few years ago, and TC is Thomas, the text we used last year.)
- In RA, Chapter 3 Review Problems, 29-41, 55-62, 95-98.
- In RA, Section 5.3 Problems, 10-25, 36-39.
- In RA, Chapter 5 Review Problems, 43-58, 67-69.
- In RA, Section 5.5, problems 4, 6, 29-32.
- In RA, Section 15.1, Problems 19-22.
- In RA, Section 15.2, Problems 25-28.
- In RA, Chapter 15 Review Problems, 9-14, 15, 19.
-OR-
- In TC, Chapter 3 Review Problems, 29, 41-44.
- In TC, Section 4.8, problems 9-12, 19, 20.
- In TC, Section 5.4, problems
27, 29, 41, 43, 44, 45.
- In TC, Section 5.6, prroblems 65, 67, 75, 77.
- In TC, Chapter 5 Review Problems, 57, 59, 79, 101-104.
- In TC, Section 8.8, problems 2, 21, 24,
- In TC, Section 15.1, problems 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, 18.
- In TC, Section 15.2, problems 9-12, 20, 21, 33-40.
* Work through the tutorial on multivariate calculus.
* Start memorizing the study sheet.
* Read the article on being an actuary
available at this link.
* Read the Exam 1 Information at
this link.
* In addition to my materials, there is a practice exam online at this link. You can try it
whenever you wish.
Week 2
Continue calculus review
Online Quiz: Calculus Quiz
Week of 9/10:
* Independent Study Day on Tuesday.
* Continue reviewing calculus as outlined above. You should take the first quiz before Thursday. On Thursday, move on to Section 8.9 in TC.
* Be sure to fill out the study log on Schoology by September 18. Use the form in Schoology or the Online Study Log listed on the left side of the web page.
9/13 is the last day to drop a class without a W appearing on your transcript.
Week 3
Probability and Calculus and all material we've covered up to now
Online Quiz: Section 8.9 Quiz
Week of 9/17:
Read Section 8.9 in TC. Re-work all of the examples.
Do exercises 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17-20, 25-28, 31, 32, 34, 35 from Section 8.9.
Week 4
Basic Probability
and all material we've covered up to now
Online Quiz: Khan Academy Quizzes
Week of 9/24:
In Probability for Risk Management by Hassett and Stewart (HS from now on), read chapter 2, re-work all of the examples, and do all of the exercises.
This week you should master the Khan Academy quiz over Probability.
Week 5
Conditional
Probability and Combinatorial Probability and all material we've covered up to now
Online Quiz: Conditional Probability, Khan Academy Quiz
Week of 10/1:
In HS, read chapter 3 and do all of the exercises.
Master the Khan quiz on Dependent Probability.
If any of you are interested in mathematics tutoring for next semester, you can apply at this link.
Week 6
Combinatorial Probability, Probability Distributions and all material we've covered up to now
No new quizzes.
Week of 10/8:
Read chapters 4 and 5 in HS and do all of the exercises. Also, review section 8.9 in your calc text, and study exponential and uniform distributions. Here are some more exercises on the geometric distribution if you want more practice.
Week 7
Review everything you've done so far
Midterm quiz given in class.
10/15:
Re-read Chapters 3, 4, and 5. Work every problem without looking in the back of the book first.
10/17:
Today, you will take a one-hour simulated actuarial exam in class. Your score will affect your mid-term grade.
Week 8
Frequently Used Distributions, Discrete and Continuous
and all material we've covered up to now
Online Quiz: Probability Distributions 1 and 2
Week of 10/22:
Independent Study Day on Tuesday
Read Chapters 7 and 8 in HS and do all of the exercises
Week 9
Normal Distributions
Online Quizzes: Probability Distributions 3, Normal Distributions
Week of 10/29: No class on Tuesday due to Fall Break. Wednesday is the last day to drop a course with a W.
There is a reading on the normal as an approximation to the binomial on the Help Page.
Week 10
Moment Generating Functions
Online Quiz: Moment Generating Functions
Week of 11/5:
Re-read chapters 5 and 8, paying particular attention to moment generating functions.
If you are struggling, one of my former student recommended this site: The Infinite Actuary. You have to pay for their service, but he said it is quite good. Coaching Actuaries has also received good reviews by former students.
Week 11
Transformations of Random Variables
Online Quiz: Transformations
Week of 11/12:
Keep on working!
Week 12
Transformations of Random Variables Continued
Online Quiz: Probability Distributions Review, All of Probability
Week of 11/19:
Keep working and taking quizzes!
An event that you may want to attend!
Week 13
Joint Distributions
Online Quiz: Joint Distributions 1, 2
Week of 11/26 : Class will not meet on Tuesday!
Course evaluations are available. Please fill out a course evaluation.
Keep on working! No class on Thursday due to Thanksgiving Break!
Take the exams on our course website, and take practice exams at this site.
Week of 12/3 :
Keep on working!
Week of 12/10 :
You will take a 2-hour simulated actuarial exam on during the final exam period, 10:30-12:30 on Thursday, December 12.