00675 - Financial Mathematics

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Dario Spelta
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-S/06
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business Administration (cod. 8871)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to manage the basic financial instruments.

Course contents

Interest rates and present value analysis. Simple, compound and continuous interest. Annuities. Funds. Loans.

Readings/Bibliography

Written exam
SPELTA D., Operazioni finanziarie elementari, Pitagora, Bologna
SPELTA D., Rendite, Pitagora, Bologna
SPELTA D., Prestiti, Pitagora, Bologna

Oral exam
VAROLI G., Matematica finanziaria, Pàtron, Bologna

Teaching methods

Lectures "ex-cathedra".

Assessment methods

The exam is divided in two parts.

The first one is a written test on deterministic financial operation. The candidate has to show that he has learnt how to calculate the elements of the problem proposed.

The second one is an interview. The candidate has to answer three questions on topics taught during the course.

Teaching tools

Blackboard and white chalk.

Office hours

See the website of Dario Spelta