Math 124 Week 1 Finance:
Simple and Compound Interest

Suzanne Miller, Instructor

TOPICS

Week 1
Vocabulary
Class Orientation Meeting
Interest
Simple Interest:Credit Card Finance Charges
US National Debt
Compound Interest and Annual Yield
ASSIGNMENT

Read the Formal Course Syllabus, fill out the student survey.
Take the Learning Syles Inventory, score and read suggestions.
Visit the Cyber Ergonomics page and comment.
Email me your scores and comments described in the discussion of this week's assignments.
CONSIDER
THESE
QUESTIONS
How large is the National Debt? What is the interest cost?

What is the rate of interest on your credit card? Your savings account?

READ FIRST Assigned Reading Text: Chapters 5.1, 5.2

Web: Jump$tart Financial Literacy Survey
JUST DO IT!

Step By Step
Examples

Example Problems 1:Simple Interest
Example Problems 2: Compound Interest
Formulas and Using your Calculator
Do these homework problems:

GET THE BIG
PICTURE

Web Examples and Resources
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