- Addition and Subtraction: By Checkbook (CEC) - Tim Olson, Meadow Valley Middle School; Panaca, Nevada
Checkbook Math - working with addition and subtraction (grades 7-8). A lesson designed to develop an understanding of the need for adding and subtraction skills and to begin an understanding of checkbooks. From the Columbia Education Center collection
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- Apply Lessons: Technical and Professional Communications 12 - Center for Applied Academics, B.C., Canada
Education for the real world. Lesson plans and the careers to which they apply include: Who Said That? (Immunologist); The Shortest Distance Between Two Points (Mechanical Drafter Designer); Cornering the Information Market (Market Analyst); Tell it like
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- Apply Mathematics Lesson Ideas, Grades 9 & 10 - Center for Applied Academics
Applications of mathematics in careers, including fighting forest fires, sportscasting, and designing roller coasters or computer games. The lesson plans were created to help teachers prepare students for the workplace and postsecondary education; each
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- Balducci's Actuarial Home Page - David P.M. Scollnik; Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. of Calgary
Links to popular actuarial resources: Balducci's List of Actuarial, Risk, and Insurance Links; Actuaries ( with Home Pages ) on the Web; Actuarial Programs in Academia; Actuarial ( Statistical ) Research Papers. Also information relating to actuarial
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- Balducci's Actuarial Home Page - D. Scollnik, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Calgary
From the Division of Statistics and Actuarial Science. Actuarial announcements; Preprints; Researchers; Faculty; Undergraduate offerings.
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- Budgeting Money (SMILE) - Yolanda Smith, Douglass Math and Science Academy
A lesson for grades 6-8 designed to teach students how to budget a monthly income; basic math techniques integrated with reading and social studies skills; how to search for employment in the want ad section of a newspaper; and the difference between
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- Building Homes of Our Own - National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
An interactive teaching tool for the middle and high school classrooms. The simulation presents a macro view of the entire home building process, from site selection to final sale. Students collect information, solve problems and make choices as they
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- Buy or Lease an Automobile - Bill Cross; SCORE Mathematics
Comparing which is better - to buy or to lease an automobile. Students research the different prices of the cars they may be interested in purchasing, graph the comparisons, and work on the computer to compare their monthly payments based on the available
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- By the Numbers - Kinder Magic Software
Practice basic consumer math skills with Java applets that pace you though arithmetic problems, step by step: addition or subtraction of whole numbers or of decimals, percent mark-up, multiplication by one- and two-digit numbers, multiplying decimals,
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- CalCPA Online: Community
Resources to help students and teachers learn about the accounting profession. Includes descriptions of CPA jobs, preparations needed to become a CPA, personal finance resources, networking contacts, a monthly magazine for teens, and more. Don't miss
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- Centre for Analytical Finance (CAF) - University of Aarhus and Aarhus Business School, Denmark
CAF is based on a grant from the Danish Social Science Foundation. Its main purpose is to strengthen research in theoretical and applied finance in Denmark. It has members from the Department of Management and Department of Economics , University of
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- Centre for Discrete and Applicable Mathematics (CDAM) - London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
The Centre aims to bring together strands of mathematical work being carried out at the LSE and to raise the profile of mathematics in the social sciences, bringing together members from the departments of Economics, Mathematics, Operational Research,
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- Checking Account Math - James Hetherman, Burbank.com
Learn the basics about a checking account and how to maintain one with this lesson, which includes printable components (signature card, deposit slip, check, and transaction register).
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- Chicago Financial Mathematics Seminar - Alexander Adamchuk, Organizer
A seminar that is not a formal part of any academic program, open to those who might be interested in professional development and quantitative research in Financial Engineering and Risk Management, bringing together professionals and students from industry
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- A Collection of JavaScript E-labs Learning Objects - Hossein Arsham
A basic calculator for numerical experimentation, as a learning tool for the fundamental mathematical concepts and functions (as students do in, e.g. Physics labs.) Includes powers, exponents, square roots, factorials, trig functions. Link to further
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- Connected Curriculum Project (CCP) - Moore, Smith; Duke University
The Duke component of a coordinated effort to create interactive learning environments for a wide range of mathematics and mathematically based applications, combining the flexibility and connectivity of the Web with the power of computer algebra systems.
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- Contingency Analysis - Glyn Holton
Information on financial risk management, including value at risk, derivative instruments, credit risk and financial engineering. Discussion groups of risk management professionals; fundamentals, with an overview of enterprise risk management; research
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- Cool Math Dudes - ThinkQuest 1996
Problems to explore, with solutions: Investment Inquiry; Circle Selections; The Beginning of Breanna; Matrices Mayhem; Breanna Returns.... With a Watch; Roots of Algebra; Breanna's Chess Companions; Squares of All Shapes and Sizes (well, not of all shapes);
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- Cool School Tools - Tim Fahlberg
Shockwave whiteboard movies on algebra, geometry, probability, statistics, the mathematics of finance, and more. A whiteboard movie (WM) is a multimedia screen recording of writing on an electronic whiteboard (real or virtual) with or without voice and/or
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- Curriculum Guides: Math & Science - Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
The newspaper provides students with opportunities to apply their math skills to real-life problems and to read up-to-date scientific information. Math You Can Bank on: real-life money and consumer skills; Mathematics in the News: from the simple calculation
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- Decision Theory and Decision Trees - Mind Tools
A method for organizing and analyzing financial decisions, and other decisions with clear numerical payoff.
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- Derivatives Page - Financial Pipeline
Derivatives are financial securities whose value is derived from another "underlying" financial security. Options, futures, swaps, swaptions, and structured notes are all examples of derivative securities. Derivatives can be used in hedging, protecting
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- Dream Car Math - Jan Rottner; SCORE Mathematics
Collect price statistics on the Internet for purchasing 2 "dream cars" and calculate profits and differences in base price compared to the manufacturer's suggested resale price. Calculate monthly payments and compare calculated results using greater than,
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- Dream Home Mathematics (SMILE) - Dennis W. Montgomery, Lyman Trumbull Academy
A lesson for grades 5-12, designed to teach students to use basic math to determine affordability of a home based on a given income; calculate decimal placement for currency, percentages and interest; estimate affordability based on income; investigate
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- Earning Money and Spending It Wisely - Lauretta J. Fox - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
A unit designed to improve students' understanding of basic arithmetic skills needed by workers and consumers, beginning by describing the relation between the structure of the American family and the structure of the American
work force, and proceeding
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- The Economics/Markets/Investments Index - Media Logic Enterprises
A searchable index of data, news, services, and information of interest to investors, researchers, and other members of the financial community. Search market/investment and economic topics by keyword or complete index.
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- education.ti.com - Texas Instruments, Inc.
Texas Instruments calculator resources and educational solutions: product information; free program downloads; classroom activities, including a free, collaborative forum for sharing favorite activities that use TI technology, the Activity Exchange; discussion
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- EiffelMath: Object Technology For Numerical Computation - Interactive Software Engineering, Inc.
A library of reusable object-oriented components for numerical computation. Applying the full Design by Contract approach, simple routine interfaces (with small argument lists), simple and consistent error handling through Eiffel's disciplined exception
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- Encarta Online - Microsoft Corporation
Browse or search for math lessons and activities for K-12 students and teachers, from problem solving to probability and more.
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- Engineering Formulas - eFunda
Formulas, derivations, diagrams, and online calculators. Fluid mechanics topics include the Navier-Stokes equation, the Bernoulli equation, Reynold's number, pipe friction, manometer, and Venturi flowrate. Mechanics and materials topics: stress/strain,
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- Estimating and Counting Money (SMILE) - Omega L. Minor-Clark, R. Nathaniel Dett Elementary School
A lesson designed to review estimating and rounding to the nearest dollar; teach skills and practice in counting money; and give students experience in estimating sums and products. From the Practical and Applied Math section of a collection of almost
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- Examining How Mathematics is Used in the Workplace - Annie and John Selden; Mathematical Association of America
Abstracts of studies on how much mathematics is used in various occupations: Mathematics in Automobile Production; Proportional Reasoning by Nurses; Modeling the Mathematics of Banking; Mathematical Models as Seen by Biologists; How do Scientists Interpret
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- Exponential Functions - Jim Rahn
Links to selected sites, projects, and graphing calculator explorations designed to foster understanding of the family of functions known as exponential functions, useful in such applications as population growth, compound interest, radioactive decay,
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- FactMonster: Math - FactMonster.com; the Learning Network
Almanac of information on numbers, measurement, tables and formulas, and money; with special features and online games and quizzes.
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- Family Finances - Joyce Bryant - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
A unit about economics and the family structure, designed to give students
knowledge about family finances (opening a checking or savings account) and to improve their math skills for use in everyday life.
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- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Federal Reserve Bank has nine billion dollars in its vaults, and on an average day it destroys $20 million in unfit currency. At the Money in Motion exhibit you can explore the theoretical and mathematical realms of interest rates, inflation, and
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- Finance Express - Academic - Philip Hoang
Links to finance-related material, associations, derivatives, journals, databases, people, media, expecially in Australia.
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- Financial Calculators - Fair Isaac Corporation
Calculators to help you make decisions about borrowing money, debt pay off and savings; organized into mortgages, autos, loans, debit and credit cards, savings, personal finances, investments, and retirement planning. For example, use the loan savings
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- Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering and Risk Management Workshop - FinMath.com @ Chicago
All about Mathematical Finance and Derivatives - new books, journals, seminars, conferences, workshops.
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- Herkimer's Hideaway - Sanderson M. Smith, Cate School, Carpinteria, CA
Assignments and readings: a resource for mathematics students and teachers, particularly in the areas of Algebra II, AP Statistics, and Statistics/Finance. See also Smith's Writings and reflections.
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- High School Financial Planning Program - National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
A six-unit program that provides teens with a greater understanding of and ability to manage their personal finances in the areas of goal setting, budgeting, and saving. With games, simulations, case studies, and interactive exercises, the site provides
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- How to Write Checks - Timothy Liptrap, Stocks, Bonds and More, Inc.
Purchase a 68-page ebook with a complete system to help children learn how to write checks, balance a checkbook, and problem solve. Math skills are used in all calculations, when writing checks, when balancing checkbooks and in finding errors.
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- ICSE Maths - Suresh Lala
The site contains practice problems for the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) Exam. General topics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and statistics. Each sub-topic typically includes about twenty problems, with answers at the bottom
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- InCharge Education Foundation - InCharge Education Foundation, Inc.
The non-profit InCharge Education Foundation promotes financial wellness by offering data, information, research, and education on the behaviors and issues facing average individuals and families on consumer credit, money management, and financial well-being
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- Income Budgeting - Nancy Wyskiel - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
A 5-week unit for middle school teachers. Problems involve computations with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, designed to give students an idea of how much money is needed to survive with a family or independently and to help them
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- Insurance Mathematics and Economics - Elsevier Science
Descriptions of Elsevier journals. Search, Abstracts, and Indices; full texts (for subscribers); ECONbase - Access to 64 economics and finance journals. See, in particular, the Journal of Mathematical Economics.
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- Interactive Tools for Investors - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A mutual fund cost calculator, a tax-free vs. taxable yield comparison calculator, a social security retirement planner, a margin calculator, and a ballpark estimate retirement calculator. Also, investor quizzes.
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- Investing in your Future - ThinkQuest 1996
A searchable site for learning the basics of investing. Four financial calculators are available so investors can see how much different investments will return. Follow additional links to the nation's great financial institutions and other exciting places.
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- Invest Smart - David Leung, George Lee, and Andy Kim
Learn about the stock market and investment techniques. A Market Simulation lets classes, clubs, or individuals invest an imaginary $100,000 and track the results; includes a separate mutual funds simulation. Site also contains information about saving
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- I Want a Credit Card--Or Do I? - Cheryl Harrigan; SCORE Mathematics
Credit cards seem like a great way to pay for things. It only takes a small payment each month to buy whatever your heart desires. You can charge $1000.00 for the paltry sum of $25.00 per month. But will you still be paying when the thrill is gone? Aligned
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