MATHS 1010 - Applications of Quantitative Methods in Finance I
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 2 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Restriction: | Not available to BMaSc, BMaSc (Adv), BMaSc (Hons) [Direct Entry], BMaCompSc or BCompSc students |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
| Pre-Requisite: | MATHS 1009 |
| Incompatible: | ECON 1005, ECON 1010, MATHS 1004, MATHS 1011, MATHS 1012, MATHS 1013 |
| Assessment: | Ongoing assessment, exam |
| Syllabus: |
Together with MATHS 1009 Introduction to Financial Mathematics I, this course provides an introduction to the basic mathematical concepts and techniques used in finance and business, highlighting the inter-relationships of the mathematics and developing problem solving skills with a particular emphasis on financial and business applications. Topics covered are: differential and integral calculus with applications; separable differential equations; functions of two real variables; Lagrange multipliers; sample spaces, conditional probability; an introduction to Markov chains; probability distributions (binomial, normal) and expected value. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 2 | Mon 11/08/2025 | Wed 20/08/2025 | Fri 19/09/2025 | Fri 31/10/2025 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Seminar | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20680 | SE01 | 110 | 23 | 28 Jul - 28 Jul | Monday | 2pm - 3pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre |
| 31 Jul - 18 Sep | Thursday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| 9 Oct - 30 Oct | Thursday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room | ||||
| Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20676 | WR04 | 30 | FULL | 8 Aug - 19 Sep | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room | ||||
| 20677 | WR03 | 30 | 1 | 8 Aug - 19 Sep | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | Friday | 10am - 11am | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room | ||||
| 20678 | WR02 | 30 | 2 | 7 Aug - 18 Sep | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room |
| 9 Oct - 30 Oct | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room | ||||
| Related Class: Assessment | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 24467 | AS02 | 60 | 13 | 9 Sep - 9 Sep | Tuesday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM108, CAT Suite |
| 24468 | AS01 | 40 | FULL | 9 Sep - 9 Sep | Tuesday | 1pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
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