Calculus: The geometric series The logarithm and exponential functions and their properties - definition - exp( x ) as a power series - ln( ab ), ln a^b, exp( a+b ), a exp( b ) - the derivatives of log, ln, exp Limits of functions - x^r, exp( x ), ln( x ), x ln(x), x exp(x), 1/x^r etc Derivatives - of usual functions, of products, ratios of functions - of composed functions f(g(x)) - partial derivatives - finding minima/maxima of function f by solving f'=0 Integration - integrals of usual functions - the change of variable formula - integration by parts (I give the formula in class) Matrices and vectors - what they are, matrix addition, matrix multiplication - determinant - basics - solution of linear system - symmetric matrices: eigenvalues, eigenvectors, positive definiteness Discrete mathematics: Combinatorics - permutations - combinations, ie. "n choose k" - binomial coefficients (This list is here to help you review your math background before taking STAT 391. It is by no means complete; in fact it's a bare minimum.)