THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT!!!!!!

Math 5122, Actuarial Math 2, Spring 2006, CRN:  21113

Instructor:  Dr. Lisa Peterson

•   Office:  220 Faculty Office Building

•   Phone:  706-568-2177

•   Email:  peterson_lisa@colstate.edu

•   Webpage: math.colstate.edu/lpeterson

•   Office Hours: MWF 12 - 1 pm and by appointment  

Course Information:

• Meeting times/place:  TR 3 - 4:15 p.m.; Arnold 102

• Text:  Actuarial Mathematics

• Syllabus:  Selected sections from Chapters 5 - 7.

• Calculator:  TI - 30X  II recommended

• Attendance:  Roll will be taken at each class meeting.  No make-up exams will be given.  If you have an acceptable excuse, your final exam grade may replace your missed exam grade.

Course Goals:

Upon completion of this course the student should  be able to use and apply the following concepts in a risk management context:

1.  Life Annuities - Continuous, Discrete, Immediate and Due.

2.  Benefit Premiums - Continuous, Discrete and m-thly

3.  Benefit Reserves - Continuous, Discrete and m-thly.

4.  Certain probability models and distributions.

Grading:

• We will have regular in-class exams and  a comprehensive final exam.

• Final Exam – see http://aa.colstate.edu/exams.htm

• Your final grade is determined by the following formula:  65% -average of in-class exams; 35%- final exam

• Your letter grade is based on a ten point scale.

Students with disabilities:   If you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973(P.I., 933-112 Section 504) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations, please contact Joy Norman at the Office of Disability Services in the Center for Academic Support and Student Retention, Tucker Hall (phone 706-568-2330) as soon as possible.  Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate