RS2 Financial Algebra

Financial Algebra 494202R Regular Career Ed, Elective, Advanced Math (*for Pre 9th Grade Algebra/Geometry students) Mathematics plays a fundamental role in today’s world, including our complex financial environment. Using practical business problems and real-world personal financial issues, this course will explore areas of mathematics that help us understand, predict, and control our financial world. Topics may include: investments, the stock market, business planning, banking, consumer credit, insurance, taxation, student loans, home buying versus renting, budgeting and retirement planning. Students will explore and master mathematical concepts and skills such as data analysis (scatter plots, averages, frequency distributions); fitting data to equations; linear, quadratic, exponential, and piecewise models; interest formulas (simple, compound, and continuous); and present and future value.