Probabilistic Foundations of
Actuarial Science
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Instructor |
Dr. Anda
Gadidov |
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Office |
Science
Building Room 529 |
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Phone |
(770)-423-6098, e-mail: agadidov@kennesaw.edu |
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Office hours |
TBA |
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Class meets |
TBA |
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Text |
Probability and
Statistical Inference, by Hogg and Tanis, and copies of past Mathematical Foundations of
Actuarial Science Examinations. |
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Course |
Study the underlying
theory of the probabilistic and statistical applications that are taught in
Math 3332 as a means of preparing for the Mathematical Foundations of
Actuarial Science Examination. |
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Description |
This course is designed
to serve as a preparation for the first Actuarial Exam. In this respect it
will cover in more detail topics in Probability theory that are overlooked in
the regular course, such as joint continuous distributions, moment generating
function and transformations of distributions. |
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Learning |
After successfully
completing this directed study, the students will be well prepared to take
and pass the Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science
Examination. |
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Prerequisite |
Math 3332; Calculus I-III
Math 1190, 2202, 2203. |
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Topic outline |
1. Axioms of Probability 2. Conditional
Probability 3. 4. Bayes’
Theorem 5. Discrete
Distributions: Poisson, Binomial. 6. Continuous
Distributions: the normal distribution, exponential 7. Multivariable
Distributions 8. Sampling Distribution
Theory; the Central Limit Theorem. 9. Moment Generating
Functions. |
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Grading |
The grade for this
directed study will be based on class discussions, students’
performance on a midterm exam and a final exam consisting of questions form
previous versions of the Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science
Examination. |
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Academic |
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responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as
published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the
Student Code of Conduct addresses the University ’s
policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and
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of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or
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Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the
established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes
either an “informal” resolution by a faculty member, resulting in
a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a
student to the Code of Conduct ’s minimum one
semester suspension requirement. |
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Withdrawal |
Students
who find that they cannot continue in college for the entire semester after
being enrolled, because of illness or any other reason, need to complete an
online form. To completely or partially withdraw from classes at KSU, a
student must withdraw online at www.kennesaw.edu, under
Owl Express, Student Services. The
date the withdrawal is submitted online will be considered the official KSU
withdrawal date which will be used in the calculation of any tuition refund
or refund to Federal student aid and/or HOPE scholarship programs. It is
advisable to print the final page of the withdrawal for your records.
Withdrawals submitted online prior to Students
may, by means of the same online withdrawal and with the approval of the
university Dean, withdraw from individual courses while retaining other
courses on their schedules. This option may be exercised up until This
is the date to withdraw without academic penalty for Fall term, 2007 classes.
Failure to withdraw by the date above will mean that the student has elected
to receive the final grade(s) earned in the course(s). The only exception to
those withdrawal regulations will be for those instances that involve unusual
and fully documented circumstances. |
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