Robert Brown, Petr Zima

Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance, Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ideal review for your financial mathematics course More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice. Coverage of a wide variety of practical applications using actual business and financial transactions Each chapter presents principles and formulas, together with solved problems relevant to each subtopic, followed by a set of supplementary problems with answers 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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• 2nd Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 209mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780071756051
• ISBN-10: 0071756051
• Artikelnr.: 31578082

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Exponents and Logarithms; Progressions; Simple Interest and Simple Discount; Compound Interest and Compound Discount; Simple Annuities; General and Other Annuities; Amortization and Sinking Funds; Bonds; Capital Budgeting and Depreciation