MAT 125 – Applied Calculus 5.3 – Compound Interest
Today’s Class We will be learning the following concepts today: Exponential Functions & Their Graphs Logarithmic Functions & Their Graphs Properties Relating Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Compound Interest Effective Rate of Interest Continuous Compounding of Interest Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 2
Introduction Compound interest is a natural application of the exponential function to the business world. Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 3
4 Formulas Dr. Erickson
Formulas Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 5
Example 1 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 6
Example 2 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 7
Effective Rate of Interest The effective rate is the simple interest rate that would produce the same accumulated amount in 1 year as the nominal rate compounded m times per year. Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 8
Example 3 Find the effective rate corresponding to the given nominal rate. Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 9
Continuous Compound Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 10
Example 4 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 11
Example 5 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 12
Example 5 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 13
Example 6 Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 14
Next Class We will discuss the following concepts: The Derivative of the Exponential Function Applying the Chain Rule to Exponential Functions Please read through Section 5.4 – Differentiation of Exponential Functions in your text book before next class. Dr. Erickson Compound Interest 15