Document Type
Curriculum Guide
Publication Date
Fall 2026
Abstract
Finite Mathematics: A Course Guide is a supplement to Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences by Kathryn Bollinger and Vanessa Coffelt. The authors of this Course Guide, Angela Dixon and Hilary Dosser, are instructors of Mathematics at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. This Course Guide was developed in response to adapting MATH 1324, Finite Mathematics to a zero-cost course, using an Open Educational Resource (OER) implemented in the Fall semester of 2026. According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM), MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences concerns the application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and rational, to problems in business, economics, and the social sciences. The applications include mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming; and probability, including expected value. The content of this Course Guide is organized in five modules: Matrices, Linear Models and Systems of Equations, Linear Programming, Probability, Functions, and Mathematical Finance. For each module, this Course Guide contains an introduction, lecture notes, practice problems, and a suggested in-class activity.
Repository Citation
Dixon, Angela West and Dosser, Hillary, "Finite Mathematics: A Course Guide" (2026). Faculty Publications. 32.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/mathandstats_facultypubs/32
