Probability and financial mathematics for secondary school

Syllabus

Elementary probability theory:

- different definitions of probability,

- Monte Carlo method,

- law of large numbers,

- independence, correlation,

- basics of Markov chains.

Elementary financial mathematics:

- interest rates, discount,

- cash flows,

- valuation of investment projects.

Annotation

Seminar for future teachers of mathematics complementary to the lecture NMTM403.

Probabilistic modeling comprehensible to students of secondary schools. Basics of financial mathematics.