An Introduction to the Mathematics of Money

Saving and Investing
Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4419-2232-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

This is an undergraduate textbook on the basic aspects of personal savings and investing with a balanced mix of mathematical rigor and economic intuition. It uses routine financial calculations as the motivation and basis for tools of elementary real analysis rather than taking the latter as given. Proofs using induction, recurrence relations and proofs by contradiction are covered. Inequalities such as the Arithmetic-Geometric Mean Inequality and the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality are used. Basic topics in probability and statistics are presented. The student is introduced to elements of saving and investing that are of life-long practical use. These include savings and checking accounts, certificates of deposit, student loans, credit cards, mortgages, buying and selling bonds, and buying and selling stocks.

The book is self contained and accessible. The authors follow a systematic pattern for each chapter including a variety of examples and exercises ensuring that the student deals with realities, rather than theoretical idealizations. It is suitable for courses in mathematics, investing, banking, financial engineering, and related topics.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovelock, David

Wright, Arthur L.

Mendel, Marilou

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Interdisziplinär Finanz- und Versicherungsmathematik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Simple Interest.- Compound Interest.- Infiation and Taxes.- Annuities.- Loans and Risks.- Amortization.- Credit Cards.- Bonds.- Stocks and Stock Markets.- Stock Market Indexes, Pricing, and Risk.- Options.