Financial Math Students

Selecting electives courses

Q: I have heard that students in the financial mathematics course are not allowed to take up MBA courses as electives from the business school. Is it that the university does not allow the students to take up courses like portfolio management and international finance? 

A: The program is designed so that students take their electives in the second year, so we can discuss this further after you start the program. 

Many courses, including MBA offerings, restrict enrollment in such a way that FM students cannot obtain a seat.  Only the core courses are promised to have seats for FM students.

Posted at 08:42AM Jun 14, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  |  Comments[1]

Books to refresh/strengthen math background

Q:  I am a new student for Fall, and I have heard that  the math courses in the 1st semester are difficult.  Although i am confident in my math foundation, could you please recommend some pre-reading books for me.

 
A: Yes, the courses in Fall expect your math background to be 'fresh'.  In addition to the textbooks in the classes mentioned in another posting to this blog, the "Schuam's Outline Series" provides sample problems worked in great detail.  These books are available from amazon.com and other publishers.

Posted at 10:02AM Jun 10, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  |  Comments[1]

Prerequisites for Fall Core

Q: I would like to know more about the prerequisites and the books i should refer to for these courses.  Am i supposed to take a test of the prerequisite courses?

 
A: Click on the course number to discover the prerequisites.  The textbook for the course is available inside your MyPack schedule.  You can view textbooks for classes not in your schedule by looking the course up using the Schedule of Courses at http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/courses/index.html.

Additional prerequisite information is available at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/newStudentsPrerequisites.html
 
There is no testing.  You can gain an understanding of the depth and breadth of expectations by reviewing the textbook of the class (in the introduction), and by look at textbooks for pre-requisites. 

Posted at 11:28AM Jun 08, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  | 

Academic Calendar, Orientation, etc.

The date classes start is in the NCSU Academic Calendar (www.ncsu.edu/registrar/calendars/index.html).  All students are encouraged to attend NCSU's New Graduate Student Orientation (www.ncsu.edu/grad/about-grad/orientation.html), usually held the Monday before classes start.  International students also have an orientation about 1 week before classes start (www.ncsu.edu/oisss/).

Posted at 04:02PM Apr 28, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  | 

Registering for classes

To register for Fall courses, browse to the link in the 'Registration' section of your admission letter. (International students must first be cleared by the Office of International Students.)  If you experience a problem registering for a class, contact me via email.

Posted at 04:02PM Apr 28, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  | 

Student ID, Unity Account, password

Posted at 04:01PM Apr 28, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  | 

Distance Ed registration

To take a distance-education class, such as MA 501 in Summer Session I, browse to Engineering Online (engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/), and register for the class as a Non-Degree Student (NDS).  EOL relies on your email account, so check it frequently.

Posted at 04:00PM Apr 28, 2009 by Jeffrey Scroggs in New Students  |