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Mathematics Electives (MTHEL)

5 courses in the 1989–90 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

MTHEL 100 Commercial and Business Law for Mathematics StudentsF,W,S 2C 0.5

The Judicial Process, Contract Law, Agency, Bankruptcy, Negotiable Instruments, Law of Banking, insurance Law, Partnership Law, Company Law; Torts, Real Estate Law.

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MTHEL 102 Uses and Abuses of StatisticsW,S 3C 0.5

This course provides an appreciation of how to correctly use statistical arguments in a wide variety of applications. Topics include descriptive statistics, sample surveys, experimental design, index numbers, regression models.

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MTHEL 206A Introduction to Mathematics EducationF,S 2C 0.5

Current trends in education, professional practices and administration, the role of the department head, lesson planning, techniques of teaching, evaluation of students, special students, extracurricular activities, the relationship between elementary and secondary school mathematics, audio-visual materials.

Prereq: Consent of instructor.

This course is normally open only to students in the Co-op Math/Teaching. Option.

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MTHEL 305A General Life Insurance 1F,W 3C 0.5

Types of Life insurance contracts and their uses, basis of risk measurements, modified valuation methods, nonforfeiture values, dividend formulae, selection of risks, substandard risks, and principles of reinsurance.

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MTHEL 305B General Life Insurance 2W,S 3C 0.5

Legal aspects of life insurance, settlement options, principles of group and industrial insurance, organization and structure of life insurance companies, financial statements, the mathematics underlying insurance taxation.

Prereq: MTHEL 305A

Pure Mathematics

Course Descriptions

Introductory Note

More detailed course descriptions and availability information may be obtained upon request from the Pure Mathematics Department.

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