Advanced Algebra to Model Finance: Using Mathematics in the Context of Real-World Financial Situations
The need for financial literacy and numeracy education in our schools is undeniable. The goal of this presentation is to offer teachers a rationale and framework for creating and teaching a quantitative financial literacy mathematics course that is applications oriented.
Richard Sgroi, Ph.D.
Author, Math Teacher, Consultant, and Speaker
The need for financial literacy and numeracy education in our schools is undeniable. The goal of this presentation is to offer teachers a rationale and framework for creating and teaching a quantitative financial literacy mathematics course that is applications oriented.
Join Dr. Richard Sgroi, author, and mathematics teacher, to learn how to model finance using advanced algebra to assist students in seeing the relevance of the mathematics they are learning — using it in the contexts of spending, banking, credit, auto and home ownership, investments, entrepreneurship, and more.
In this webinar replay, you will learn:
- Methods to introduce the finance, build strength in the mathematics, and assist in making that mathematics transferrable to other contexts.
- Mathematical and analytical tools to make sense of and look for trends in areas of students' present and future lives where financial decisions must be made.
- How to create and use functions to model real-world financial situations.
- What to tell students when they ask: "When are we ever going to use this?" — "Every day of your lives!"