Understanding the Mathematics of Personal Finance

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

List of Abbreviations xvii

1. Background Mathematics 1

1.1 Arithmetic, Notation, and Formulas 1

1.2 Minus (Negative) Signs 5

1.3 Lists and Subscripted Variables 6

1.4 Changes 9

1.5 Exponents 11

1.6 Summations 12

1.7 Graphs and Charts 13

1.8 Approximations 18

1.9 Rates—A...