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Course Schedule

 

For the benefit of working professionals, each course will meet only one time per week, 5:30 pm - 8:50 pm for four-credit courses and 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm for three-credit courses:

Wednesdays, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm: FM 5001/5002 Preparation for Financial Mathematics,
Instructor: Gray, Lawrence
Vincent 16
       
Mondays, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm: FM 5091/5092 Computation, Algorithms, and Coding in Finance
Instructor: Christopher Prouty

STSS 118
       
Thursdays, 5:30 pm - 8:50 pm: FM 5011/5012 Mathematical Background for Finance
Instructors: FM 5011 - Elisabeth (Isabelle) Kemajou and Zhen Liu;
Instructor: FM 5012 - Christopher Bemis
Physics 210
       
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm - 8:50 pm: FM 5021/5022 Mathematical Theory Applied to Finance
Instructor: Carlos Tolmasky
Physics 131
       
Wednesdays, 5:30 pm - 8:50 pm: FM 5031/5032 A Practitioner's Course in Finance

FM 5032 - Spring 2013
    Module 1 (Weeks 1-6, six weeks): Risk and Asset Allocation II
         Instructor: John Dodson, Options Clearing Corporation
    Module 2 (Weeks 7-11, five weeks): Mortgage Backed Securities
         Instructor: Jason Vinar, Ameriprise
    Module 3 (Weeks 12-15, four weeks): The Volatility Surface
         Instructor: Jason Vinar, Ameriprise (website under construction)
Physics 210

Financial Mathematics Course Information

Spring 2013 Financial Math Class Schedule

Spring 2013 Financial Mathematics Course Guide

Break times, unless announced otherwise, are

6:30-6:45pm for classes that run 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm;
and
7:00-7:15pm for classes that run 5:30 pm - 8:50 pm.

Typically, our fall semesters run 14 weeks and 2 days, starting on a Tuesday and ending on a Wednesday. There usually is one Thursday off and one Friday off for Thanksgiving. Also, there are approximately 14 Mondays, 15 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 13 Thursdays and 13 Fridays. (Note: The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is traditionally not well attended in regular college courses, but, in this program, attendance is expected.)

Typically, our spring semesters run 15 weeks and 4 days, starting on a Tuesday and ending on a Friday. There usually is one week off for spring break. So there are approximately 14 Mondays, 15 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 15 Thursdays and 15 Fridays.

See 2012-2013 Academic Calendar.

 

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