HONMD23/101/0/2015

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2015

Introduction to the Mathematical

Modelling of Derivatives II
HONMD23

Year module

Department of Decision Sciences

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please activate your myUnisa and myLife email addresses and make sure
that you have regular access to the myUnisa module site
HONMD23-2015, as well as your group site.

Note: This is an online module; and therefore it is available on myUnisa. However, in order to
support you in your learning process, you will also receive some study material in printed
format.
Contents

1 About this module 3

2 Contact with the Department 3

3 Assignments and examination 3

4 Information to be found on myUnisa 3

2
1 About this module

This module is presented by the Department of Decision Sciences at Honours level. The pre-requisites
are an acquaintance at this level with stochastic modelling as well as the preceding module. Like all
modules at this level at Unisa, it is presented in English but some material may be made available by
the lecturer in other languages, where possible and feasible. You are welcome to contact the lecturer
to ask about this or any other matter. Apart from this tutorial letter, all study material in HONMD23
will be made available online only. You have to register to use Unisa’s online learning environment
myUnisa and use and maintain your Unisa e-mail address. All Unisa rules and regulations including
those related to student conduct, finance, due dates and procedures apply in this module.

2 Contact with the Department

This tutorial letter was drafted in mid-2014 and the final assignment of a lecturer to this module will
take place later. You are welcome to contact Professor Petrus H Potgieter on potgiph@unisa.ac.za,
php@member.ams.org or +27 12 433 4694 or the Department itself on qm@unisa.ac.za or +27 12
433 4684 about this module. Your lecturer should be announced on myUnisa.

3 Assignments and examination

All assignments in this module are compulsory. The first two assignment marks will contribute
equally to a year mark which will make up 20% of your final mark in this module. The remaining
80% of your final mark will be determined by a written final examination. The assignment due dates
for 2015 are as follows and assignments may be submitted in any official language of the RSA.

Assignment Unique number Due date Final mark weight

01 660602 2015-07-27 10%
02 660615 2015-09-30 10%

Assignments have to be submitted electronically, using myUnisa. In case myUnisa is down, you may
e-mail the assignment directly to the lecturer but this will delay the processing of your marks. Please
submit your assignment in PDF format. It is recommended that you use LATEX for typesetting your
answers.

4 Information to be found on myUnisa

Study material, including notes, the assignment questions and information about the prescribed book
(if any) and the lecturer will be available on myUnisa.