Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: Present Value Annuities

    • Calculating the effective interest rate.

    • Calculating the monthly installment on a loan

    • Calculating the outstanding balance on a loan

    • Working out the interest rate for a reducing balance question

    • Calculating the percentage of the original value of an item that has depreciated over time

    • Getting the monthly installment after a deposit has been made.

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    • EXERCISE - Getting the outstanding balance on a loan

    • What percentage of loan repayments went towards paying the interest

    • Comparing the interest rates between 2 depreciating options

    • How many months needed to pay off this loan

    • Installments on a home loan

  • 2

    Chapter 2: Working with Future Value Annuities

    • Putting money aside for a holiday

    • Proving that a future value is above a certain number

    • EXERCISE - How to get the outstanding balance on a loan.

    • Number of months needed to pay off the balance on a loan

    • How many payments of R4000 will be made while paying off a loan

  • 3

    Chapter 3: Juggling a mixture of scenarios

  • 4

    Chapter 4: Answering difficult Financial Maths exam questions

    • Determining the minimum percentage profit on shares over a certain time period

    • Determining if someone will be able to pay off their loan based on their repayment strategy

    • Using a timeline to determine how much value investments will accumulate to.

    • How to use info from a timeline all in one go.

    • Quick short way to use ratios in financial math

    • EXERCISE - Working with percentages and the future value annuities formula.

    • Using a timeline to determine the original value of a loan

    • Making sure you don't get confused when loan payments a missed

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    • Final Payment on a loan

  • 5

    Chapter 5: Sinking Funds and Chapter Exercises

    • How to calculate the value of a sinking fund

    • What to do when yearly withdrawals are made from a sinking fund

Course Description

When you get to the Financial Math section in your exam, you will comfortably answer all those questions related to Future and Present value annuities, Balance on a loan, Reducing balance, Compound Interest, Sinking Funds, and Timelines. This course will help you leave the exam room feeling confident after that math paper 1 test/exam.

Instructor

Levy From Bright Young Brains

Levy Nyamariwata

I had 40s and 50s in Grade 8 to 11 but matriculated with distinctions!

Leave the exam room feeling confident

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