Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2010, 12(3):61-65 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2010.3.61-65
Mathematics and Finance
- 1 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Zilina, Slovakia
This article presents how mathematical tools can be used in finance. It also shows some interconnections among several parts of mathematics as mathematical analysis, numerical analysis and financial mathematics. Linear interpolation is used to calculate unknown interest rate in various parts of financial mathematics.
Keywords: mathematics, finance, interest rate, yield to maturity, linear interpolation
Published: September 30, 2010 Show citation
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