Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance

Schaum's Outline of Mathematics of Finance, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------The ideal review for your financial mathematics course More than 40million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledgeand helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respectivefields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursingto language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems.Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutionsto exercises in their topic of choice. Coverage of a wide variety ofpractical applications using actual business and financial transactionsEach chapter presents principles and formulas, together with solvedproblems relevant to each subtopic, followed by a set of supplementaryproblems with answers Review problems at the end of the book for additionalstudy 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 sinkingfunds, Bonds: Capital Budgeting and depreciation, Contingent payments,Life annuities and life insurance--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Petr Zima serves on the faculties of three Canadianinstitutions-and is the coauthor of several works in financial mathematicsand operations research. Robert L. Brown, F.S.A., F.C.I.A., A.C.A.S.(Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), is a professor in the Department of Statisticsand Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.He is author of three books and coauthor of a recent textbook in themathematics of finance.