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Exam P/Exam 1 Study Manual
Bonnie Averbach/J.S. Mehta
A review of all the topics in Probability proposed in the latest syllabus for this examination are included here. Many examples and exercises with answers and solutions are presented. Eleven Practice Tests along with their complete solutions are presented. The solutions to all the Sample Tests issued by the Societies with reference to the manual pages are also included.
Exam FM/Exam 2 Study Manual
Theory of Interest
Bonnie Averbach/Neil Vance
The entire SOA Exam FM/Exam 2 syllabus for the new 2007 syllabus is covered in this manual with a short presentation of topics relevant to the exam and over 500 examples and exercises with complete solutions as well as calculator tips. The manual contains practice tests with solutions, and relevant questions with solutions from the 2000 - 2007 Course 2/Exam 2 exams released by the SOA as well as the May and November 2005 FM/2 . Problems and complete solutions for the new material will be provided as well. SOA Calculator techniques for the TI BA-35 Solar and the TI BA II Plus are included. This manual has been used in the Temple University Theory of Interest class as well as in CAMAR Theory of Interest intensive review seminars for many years.
SOA Exam MLC Study Manual, Fall 2007 ed.
Bonnie Averbach/ J. S. Mehta
The entire syllabus for MLC is covered in two volumes:
Volumes I: Life Contingencies by Bonnie Averbach
Volume II: Markov Chain Models and Poisson Processes by J.S. Mehta
The manuals include a complete discussion of all topics with several hundred examples, topical reviews and sample tests, all with complete solutions. These manuals have been class tested for many years.
VEE Applied Statistics (Regression & Time Series) A Study Guide, 2006 ed.
J.S. Mehta
VEE APPLIED STATISTICS (REGRESSION & TIME SERIES) A STUDY GUIDE: (J.S. MEHTA) This study guide follows the same format as adopted in the study manuals P and M. It covers the syllabus prescribed by the societies, which is illustrated by numerous examples. The exercises for each topic with complete solutions are presented. Nine practice tests together with their solutions are included here.