Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance - Softcover

Zima, Petr; Brown, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070082030 ISBN 13: 9780070082038

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1997

Synopsis

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About this title

About the Authors

Professor Petr Zima is an adjunct faculty in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and teaches courses in mathematics of investment and finance. Professor Zima received his RNDr degree from Charles University in Prague in 1963 and Dipl Ing degree from the Prague School of Economics in 1968. Since 1968 he served on the faculties of Conestoga College in Kitchener, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, and University of Waterloo. He is an author and co-author of several textbooks in business mathematics, mathematics of finance, and operations research, published in Canada, U.S.A., Australia, Brazil, Singapore, Hungary, Thailand, and Italy.

Rob Brown graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1971 with a BMath degree. He added a MA in Gerontology in 1994 (Waterloo) and a PhD (Gerontology) from Simon Fraser University in 1997. Rob is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society. Professor Brown was President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries in 1990/91 and served on the Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries from 1992 to 1996. From 1997-99, he was SoA Vice-President and in 1999, Rob was elected President-elect of the Society of Actuaries (his term as SoA President will run from October 2000 to October 2001). Rob Brown is presently Professor of Actuarial Science and Director of the Institute of Insurance and Pension Research at the University of Waterloo.

From the Back Cover

Ace all of your business-related math courses with the help of this best-selling business reference--now revised and completely up to date! This example-filled reference provides you with the perfect course guide to be used as a supplement to standard textbooks or as a stand-alone study aid. Armed with the book and your electronic calculator, you'll be on your way to improved comprehension and top grades! Now updated to reflect the changing environment of business finance, the book includes new material on life insurance, life annuities and more. Master effective problem-solving techniques using your calculator with the help of a huge number of solved and supplementary problems--1224 in all. The book's coverage of a wide variety of practical applications using actual business and financial transactions gives you a feel for how its done in the real world. Each chapter presents principles and formulas, together with solved problems relevant to each subtopic, followed by a set of supplementary problems with answers. In addition, you'll find review problems at the end of the book for additional study or self-testing. Chapter topics include: Exponents and logarithms; Progressions; Simple interest and discount; Compound interest and discount; Simple annuities; General and other annuities; Amortization and sinking funds; Bonds: Capital Budgeting and depreciation; Contingent payments; Life annuities and life insurance.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070082030
• ISBN 13: 9780070082038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264