FIN 311 ,312 - Mathematics for Financial Analysis

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

The study and application of the mathematical tools needed for financial decisionmaking. The mathematics is developed in a rigorous way but the emphasis is on the economic rationale underlying the concepts covered and the application of those concepts. The course begins with a discussion of present value theory. From this the following topics are developed in detail: future value, growth rates, annuities in arrears and in advance, corporate bond valuation, the extinction of debt by amortization, conventional mortgages and recent innovations in the mortgage market, sinking funds, deferred annuities, perpetuities, and the effects of compounding and effective annual interest rates. Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics and MTH 144 Statistical Analysis or MTH 104 Statistical Methods and MTH 121 Calculus I Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 312.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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