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Personal Finance

General

Prefix

MATH

Course Number

110

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Mathematics & Statistics

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Analysis of personal finance decisions with emphasis on measuring and comparing benefits, costs, and other economic information using mathematical computations, and interpreting those results.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Course Outline

Course Outline

Introduction to economic thinking and basic math processes. 15% Quantitative decision-making in personal finance. 15% Earning income, spending, and budgeting. 15% Saving, interest rates, and risk. 15% Investment in education. 5% Investment for retirement and other future expenses. 5% Financial investment options. 10% Buying a home; owning and operating an automobile; buying insurance; phone/cable plans, buy versus lease. 10% Lotteries, payday loans, rent to own; understanding taxes; owning a business; marriage and children. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

MATH110 is a completion requirement for: