Course title

Financial Life Cycle Mathematics

Pre-requisite

Algebra II

Course description

Financial Life Cycle Mathematics covers topics in advanced algebra through the lens of personal finance. Students will develop an understanding of exponents, series, complex functions, probability, expected value, binomial and normal distributions and apply this to authentic financial problems. They will learn to combine these skills with critical reasoning to evaluate real world decisions: the kinds of financial situations they will face both at college and further on in their careers. The mathematical skills developed in this course are cumulative: with each unit, new concepts are layered upon those previously learned to model increasingly complex, and realistic financial scenarios. Students are expected to deploy the concepts they learn in a range of contexts, and in combination with each other, requiring a high level of understanding and fluency. Students interest in their financial well being and need to make informed financial decisions will motivate them to persevere with complex in-depth problems. By taking this course, students will develop skills in manipulating equations, using the rules of exponents and logarithms, calculating arithmetic and geometric series, using recursive and explicit functions, calculating probability and mode|ling sample spaces, calculating expected values, recognizing and mode|ling binomial experiments, understanding standard deviation, and calculating probability in a normal distribution.

School country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Sedona

High school

Sedona Red Rock High School

School / district Address

995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road

School zip code

86336

Requested competency code

Math

Date submitted

Expected grade level

11th

Online / Virtual

No