so i'm signed up for a finite mathematics course next semester. i have no clue what finite math is. math has always been dificult for me and this is the last course i need to take for my college major. still, anyone wish to explane the finer points of finite math?
2006-07-08 20:55:35 · 5 answers · asked by butchkans 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Kevin's links are good.
usually your courses start with logic study. it should be the study of propositions and how to connect them,then how to make a truth table. all basic logic stuff.
a bit of set theory, definitions,how to evaluate sets for equality,subsets,Venn diagrams and De Morgan's laws, set interactions, cardinality,and classification of sets
combinations and permutations, basically how to count how many different ways something can happen,
brings you into probability, counting up the chances and the odds of an event happening, this should prepare you for
statistics,or how to analyze data for validity,then it will likely be something about
linear geometry, linear equations, vectors, and of course matrixes followed by how to solve linear programming problems, by geometry and by algebra. and then
linear programming and probability mixed in the study of the Markov chain systems, to finish with matrix game modelling.
The exact course out line will vary depending on the college and instructor, but those are the basic topics and main points.
It is not quite simple but it should not be too hard, it is about computational math, so not much in the way of light speed objects or time warps
In other words you should do fine and don't worry too much.
2006-07-08 22:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Below is a website stating EVERYTHING you need to know for finite mathematics. As for myself, I have never heard of this subject even though I've taken calculus. =]
The term finite mathematics refers either to
discrete mathematics, or to
a course conventionally required of business students, in which the curriculum brings together a certain hodge-podge of topics, including some basic probability theory, some linear programming, some theory of matrices and determinants, and sometimes an abbreviated account of calculus.
2006-07-08 20:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are two diferent math courses. I took both of them. Finite mathematics is more of a survey course, whereas statistics is more specific. Specific math courses are always harder. Once you get past multi-variable calculus, I here that math is all at the same level of difficulty.
2016-03-26 22:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finite means that there is an end. Math is infinite. It is the universal language. There is no end to mathematics.
2006-07-08 21:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by Single Dad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It deals with the treatment of mathematical theories without regard to infinity.
2006-07-08 21:11:32 · answer #5 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋