Foundational Mathematics for Actuaries / CFA / FRM

MJ the Fellow Actuary

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Description

Course Overview

Before writing the Actuarial, CFA or FRM Exams, you need to have a solid understanding of Mathematics. In this course we will go through the International Actuarial Association syllabus requirements for Foundational Maths which is very similar to the requirement for CFA and FRM. We will look at Set Theory, Functions, Differentiation and Integration. Once you have completed this course you will be able to attempt the Mathematical Statistics and Financial Mathematics exams of the Actuarial Profession.

Contents

  1. Sets and Function

    1. Set Theory

    2. Functions

  2. Differentiation

    1. Rules of Differentiation

    2. Finding Stationary Points on a curve

    3. Chain Rule

    4. Product & Quotient Rule

    5. Partial Derivatives

    6. Finding Stationary Points on a surface

    7. Lagrange Multipliers for Optimal Solutions

  3. Integration

    1. Introduction to the Integral

    2. Integration by Inspection

    3. Partial Fractions

    4. Integration by Substitution

    5. Integration by Parts

    6. Double Integrals

  4. Differential Equations

    1. General Solution

    2. Particular Solution

    3. Two Functions

    4. Integrating Factors

  5. Sequences & Series

    1. Introduction to Sequences and Series

    2. Theory of Sequences

    3. Arithmetic Progression

    4. Geometric Progression

    5. Series

  6. Linear Algebra

    1. Introduction to Linear Algebra

    2. Vectors and their Operations

    3. Matrices and their Operations

    4. Determinants and Inverse Matrices

About the Presenter:

Hi I'm MJ the Fellow Actuary. I've been making educational videos since 2013 on YouTube. I've passed all the actuarial exams and am here to help you do the same. I've majored in Mathematical Statistics and have published research in the South African Journal of Science on Artificial Intelligence. I've also done a Ted Talk on advanced studying methods. As your instructor my purpose is to make sure you understand every concept in these courses. If you get stuck with anything, send me a message, I'm here to help.

Other Courses that I offer:

  1. Introduction to R programming

  2. Mathematical Statistics

  3. Financial Mathematics

  4. And more on Actuarial Science and Finance

What You Will Learn!

  • Set Theory
  • Functions and terminology
  • Differentiation
  • Chain Rule, Product Rule & Quotient Rule
  • Stationary Points for univariate and bivariate functions
  • Lagrange Multipliers for Constrained Problems
  • Integration
  • Technique 1: Integration by Inspection
  • Technique 2: Partial Fractions
  • Technique 3: Integration by Substitution
  • Technique 4: Integration by Parts
  • Double Integrals
  • Differential Equations
  • Sequences and Series
  • Linear Algebra

Who Should Attend!

  • Students who want to write the Actuarial Exams
  • Actuaries who want to refresh their math ability
  • Students who want to write CFA Level 1
  • Students who want to write FRM Part 1