Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks 2nd edition is the sole required text for the Society of Actuaries Exam MLC Fall 2015 & Spring 2016 It covers the entire syllabus for the SOA Exam MLC including new sections for Spring 2016 It is ideal for university courses & for individuals preparing for professional actuarial examinations
- especially the new long-answer exam questions Three leaders in actuarial science balance rigor with intuition & emphasize practical applications using computational techniques to provide a modern perspective on life contingencies & equip students for the products & risk structures of the future The authors then develop a more contemporary outlook introducing multiple state models emerging cash flows & embedded options The 210 exercises provide meaningful practice with both long-answer & multiple choice questions Furthermore the book has been updated to include new material on discrete time Markov processes on models involving joint lives & on universal life insurance & participating traditional insurance the Solutions Manual (ISBN 9781107620261) available for separate purchase provides detailed solutions to the text's exercises
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This is the first book to set out a full range of research strategies for evaluating the clinical practice of acupuncture Leading acupuncturists & researchers with international reputations share their expertise They illustrate their descriptions with practical examples of what has worked & what has not It outlines many of the key challenges in the field These challenges relate to the nature of acupuncture & the gap between current research evidence & the actual experiences of acupuncturists in the field By focusing the chapters on key research questions rather than methods the book has a user-friendly feel Each chapter is easily accessible with brief explanations of research designs as well as vignettes of relevant past research The book is based on a deep understanding of acupuncture with its inherent complexity in practice whether based on traditional principles or more modern concepts By incorporating a more sophisticated understanding of the field this book details a range of strategies aiming to develop the evidence base with the utmost rigour It is the first book on acupuncture research to take this unique view integrating the very best of evidence-based medicine with a genuine sensitivity to the discipline of acupuncture from its traditional & holistic roots to its more modern interpretations ...

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Part of the bestselling Little People BIG DREAMS series Ada Lovelace tells the inspiring story of the British mathematician & daughter of poet Lord Byron who became the world's first computer programmer 32 pages Sanchez Vegara Maria Isabel ...

Part of the bestselling Little People BIG DREAMS series this board book version of Ada Lovelace tell the inspiring story of this famous mathematician 24 pages Sanchez Vegara Maria Isabel ...

From nonfiction stars Diane Stanley & Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace who is known as the first computer programmer Two hundred years ago a daughter was born to the famous poet Lord Byron & his mathematical wife Annabella Like her father Ada had a vivid imagination & a creative gift for connecting ideas in original ways Like her mother she had a passion for science math & machines It was a very good combination Ada hoped that one day she could do something important with her creative & nimble mind A hundred years before the dawn of the digital age Ada Lovelace envisioned the computer-driven world we know today & in demonstrating how the machine would be coded she wrote the first computer program She would go down in history as Ada Lovelace the first computer programmer Diane Stanley&s lyrical writing & Jessie Hartland&s vibrant illustrations capture the spirit of Ada Lovelace & bring her fascinating story vividly to life ...

'A great work of art radiant & rapturous affirming the power of love & imagination' The New York Times Book Review Ada or Ardor is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate in a 'dream-bright' America through eighty years of rapture as they cross continents are continually parted & reunited come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship & decades later put their extraordinary experiences into words Written in mischievous & magically flowing prose Nabokov's longest richest novel is a love story but also a fairy tale a historical parody an erotic satire an exploration of the passing of time & a supreme work of the imagination ...

Iggy Peck & Rosie Revere have earned their places among the most beloved children's characters & have inspired countless kids & adults to follow their passions Determined Ada Twist with her boundless curiosity for science & love of the question Why? is destined to join these two favourites Like her classmates Iggy & Rosie Ada has always been hopelessly curious Why are there pointy things stuck to a rose? Why are there hairs growing inside your nose? She embarks on fact-finding missions & conducts scientific experiments all in the name of discovery When her house fills with a horrific toe-curling smell Ada knows it's up to her to find the source But this time her experiments lead to trouble ...