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Applications Of Financial Mathematics: An Analysis Of Consumer Financial Decision Making, Alyssa Betterton
Applications Of Financial Mathematics: An Analysis Of Consumer Financial Decision Making, Alyssa Betterton
Honors Theses
Students always ask, “How can this be applied to the real world?” Mortgages, car loans, and credit card bills are things that almost everyone will have to make decisions about at some point in their lives. This research discusses the many different financial choices that consumers have to make. Consumers can use this information to understand how interest rates, the length of the loan, and the initial amount being borrowed affects the amount that is paid back to the companies. The intent of this thesis is to present the mathematical theory of interest. A web-based application has been built based …