MATH3845: Interest Theory and Applications
(Spring 2024)

• Course Information:
  

  Course Instructor	Lecture Time and Venue	Office Hours*	Contact Information
  Prof. Tiejun Tong	Friday 9:30-12:20 @ WLB210	Thursday 13:30-16:20 @ FSC1208 Friday 13:30-16:20 @ FSC1208	Phone: +852 34117340 Email: tongt(at)hkbu.edu.hk

  *You are also encouraged to email me your questions. I will get back to you within 6 hours with probability 0.5, within 12 hours with probability 0.8, and within 24 hours with probability 0.95.
  
  
• Homework Assignments:
  

  Homework	Release Date (Friday)	Due Date (Friday)*
  Homework #1	26 Jan 2024	02 Feb 2024
  Homework #2	23 Feb 2024	01 Mar 2024
  Homework #3	15 Mar 2024	22 Mar 2024
  Homework #4	19 Apr 2024	26 Apr 2024

  *No homework will be accepted after 19:20 of the due date.
  
  
• Mini Project:
  The Mini Project will be assigned on 22 March 2024 (Friday), and due in one week with the deadline on 29 March 2024 (Friday) by 19:20.
  
  
• In-class Exercises:
  In-class Exercise #1 is scheduled on 08 March 2024 (Friday), 11:30-12:20, in class at WLB210.
  In-class Exercise #2 is scheduled on 12 April 2024 (Friday), 11:30-12:20, in class at WLB210.
  
  
• Examination:
  The date and venue of the Final Examination will be announced once available.
  
  
• Grade Assessment:
  Homework Assignments (20%) + Mini-project (10%) + In-class Exercise #1 (15%) + In-class Exercise #2 (15%) + Final Examination (40%).
  
  
• Textbook:
  The Theory of Interest (Third Edition), by Stephen G. Kellison, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009.