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Mathematical Interest Theory

Leslie Jane Federer Vaaler and James W. Daniel
Publisher: 
Mathematical Association of America
Publication Date: 
2007
Number of Pages: 
475
Format: 
Hardcover
Edition: 
2
Series: 
MAA Textbooks
Price: 
89.95
ISBN: 
9780883857540
Category: 
Textbook
[Reviewed by
Fernando Q. Gouvêa
, on
12/31/2008
]

See the review of the first edition (2007), to which I will only add that the book has been approved by the Society of Actuaries, as can be seen from their syllabus for the Financial Mathematics exam.

In addition to a new publisher, the main change in this edition is the addition of a Student Solutions Manual, which contains "detailed solutions to all the odd-numbered problems. There are solutions to 239 problems, and sometimes more than one way to reach the answer is presented." Beyond that, the changes are minor: correcting errors, changing the wording here and there, and modifying a couple of examples that proved troublesome in class. Finally, the book's move to the MAA has brought with it a welcome reduction in price!

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