Leaving Certificate Financial Maths Course 5.10.2023
This four-week webinar on Thursday 5th, Wednesday 11th, Thursday 19th & 26th October is suitable for Teachers of Leaving Certificate Higher Level Maths will cover the following:
Class 1
- Present Value and Future Value
- The Compound Interest Formula
- Using Logs to Solve for t in Compound Interest Formula
- Terminology – APR/EAR/AER/CAR/Annuities/Amortisation/Mortgages/Pensions/Bonds
- Link between Compound Interest Formula and Inverse Functions
Class 2
- Savings and Geometric Series
- Converting Interest Rate from Annual to Monthly/Weekly Rate
- Exam Questions on Savings
Class 3
- Loans and Geometric Series
- Amortisation Formula
- Exam Questions on Loans and Amortisation Formula
Class 4
- Pensions/Bonds
- Depreciation
- Exam Questions on Pensions
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to manipulate the compound interest formula
- Be able to convert from annual interest rate to monthly/weekly rate
- Be able to work out questions involving savings/annuities
- Be able to work out questions involving loans/amortisation
- Be able to prove the amortisation formula
- Be able to work out questions involving pension plans / bonds / depreciation
- Be able to distinguish between the different types of exam question
- Be able to use new teaching financial maths at leaving certificate higher level
Facilitator: Seán Murphy. Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering from UCC and a Masters in Electronic Systems from DCU.
I changed career to teaching after completing the Hdip in Education in NUIG in 2006 and I have been teaching Maths, Physics and Applied Maths to Leaving Cert Honours level for the last 11 years in CBS Ennistymon, Co. Clare. I also teach Junior Cycle Science and Coding. I have a website www.hardsums.ie where I share my teaching resources for these subjects with other teachers/students.
From 2012 – 2015, I worked as a local facilitator for the Project Maths Development Team. This involved giving courses to Maths teachers in the
Course Properties
Course date | 05-10-2023 7:00 pm |
Course End Date | 26-10-2023 8:00 pm |
Cut off date | 26-10-2023 4:30 pm |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Sean Murphy |
Number Hours | 4 |
Location | ZOOM online |