Instructors
Dr. Krzysztof
Ostaszewski, FSA,
CERA,
FSAS, CFA, MAAA,
Actuarial Program
Director
Office: Stevenson Hall room 313G. Office telephone: 309-438-7226,
office fax: 309-438-5866. E-mail: krzysio@ilstu.edu
Mr. Ken Williams, FCAS, MAAA, Manager and Property/Casualty Actuary, Country Financial, e-mail: ken.williams@countryfinancial.com.
Textbooks
Study notes for this class will be provided on Reggienet.
The following textbooks are suggested, but not required:
• David C. M. Dickson, Mary R. Hardy, and Howard R. Waters, Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, August 2013, ISBN: 9781107044074.
• Sheldon M. Ross, Introduction to Probability Models, 11th Edition, Academic Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780124079489.
Grading
There will be a total of five tests. Any of the comprehensive
tests (as indicated in the schedule) can count as a final. Because
there will be so many opportunities for testing and only the best
four test scores will affect the class grade, no make-up tests
will be offered. The final will count as 40% of your grade, and
the best two of the remaining tests will count as 30% of your
grade each. You will also receive up to 10% extra credit for the
best of the remaining tests. The grading scale for will be as
follows: 90% or better -- A, 80% to 90% -- B, 70% to 80% -- C, 60%
to 70% -- D, below 60% -- F. Tests will be about 70% multiple
choice, and the rest will be written answer. Students are strongly
encouraged to explain their work thoroughly even in the multiple
choice part of the test, as points for the work shown may be
awarded. Also, this is an undergraduate class available for
graduate credit, and this means that graduate students will be
required to do additional work to earn the same grade as
undergraduate students -- this will be represented in the
structure of the tests and the grading scheme.
Important dates
Illinois State University withdrawal information for the Fall 2018
semester is given at this web site: http://www.registrar.ilstu.edu/registration/withdrawal/fall.shtml.
Student Access and Accommodation
Services
Any student needing to arrange a reasonable accommodation
for a documented disability and/or medical/mental health condition
should contact Student Access and Accommodation Services at 350
Fell Hall, (309) 438-5853, or visit the website at StudentAccess.IllinoisState.edu.
No recording of this class is allowed
Students may not photograph or use audio or video devices to
record classroom lectures or discussions or visual materials that
accompany them (e.g., lecture slides, whiteboard notes/equations).
Students with disabilities who need to record classroom lectures
or discussions must contact Student Access and Accommodation
Services to register, request and be approved for an
accommodation. Students who violate this policy may be subject to
both legal sanctions for violations of copyright law and
disciplinary action under the University’s Code of Student
Conduct.
Schedule of classes