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