Word of the day: Rule of 72
ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
- Mr F will be leaving on Tuesday (?). Some students are missing some MrF Assignments. Missing assignments list had been issued. Have any overdue assignments in by Thursday 14 May when I tutor.
- Last Chance for the Thursday Quiz today.
- If you need / want a re-write on any of the three MrF quizzes let me know by e-mail. Re-writes will be at noon on Thursday 14th when I tutor. Re-writes will be a maximum 75% awarded.
- Here are the solutions to the three quizzes we did: Three MrF Quizzes Debrief Solutions.
- Here are the Quiz debrief movies: Mr F Debrief Movies.
- If you need / want a re-write on any of the three MrF quizzes let me know by e-mail. Re-writes will be at noon on Thursday 14th when I tutor. Re-writes will be a maximum 75% awarded.
Today’s Lessons
- No warm up. You have plently of issued Probability, Functions, and Personal Finance Workbooks and even more workbooks more in the unit webpages to warm up yourself.
- Return corrected Quizzes with full solutions. The class avergae was 65.6% Very nice, it means I am doing alright as a teacher, although I usually shoot for a class average of 70%. The bonus questions saved a couple students.
- Finish B-1 Solving Compound Investment Formulae
- Video: Demo of the ‘fncalculator’ TVM (Time and Value of Money) App
- Video: Hasty TVM Demo
- Video: Rule of 72 A quick mental way to see how your Investment is doing!
- Assgt B-2 Personal Finance – Loans
- Video: Loan Calculation in a TVM Calculator
- Warning! Car Loan Finance Couple Robbed by Car Loan. A CBC News Report
- Every bank has a loan calculator!
- Explanation: Annuities and Loan Payments Graphics
- Assgt B-3 Loans-Cars and Houses (Due 14 May)
- A Personal Finance Workbook. Questions Extracted from Past Provincial Exams, 23 pages with answers. Practice on your own. Several other workbooks in the Personal Finance Unit Webpage too.
USEFUL RESOURCES
- TVM Calculator:
- Fncalculator TVM (Time & Value of Money) Calculator on-line in browser: TVM Calculator on-Line
- TVM Calculator Download for Android (Google Play)
- TVM Calculator Download for IOS, Apple (Apple Store)
- Money Matters. A great brochure on handling money
- Are you brave?? My MrF Youtube Channel. Bearing in mind that just watching videos is NOT a good way to learn. You still need to pause, pencil in hand, and do the questions. Wanna see a Mid-Term review from a couple years ago, give you an idea of the type of questions on a final Exam maybe.
- Daily Lessons Shared Folder. Every MrF Lesson on the whiteboard to date since 22 April.
- Three Quiz Debrief Movies. The three quizzes I administered