Solutions Manual – A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering, Second Edition

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The Solutions Manual to the Second Edition of A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering offers the reader the opportunity to undertake a rigorous self-study of the mathematical topics presented in the Math Primer, with the goal of achieving a deeper understanding of the financial applications therein.

It contains detailed solutions to every one of the 175 exercises from the Second Edition of  the Primer. A section on arbitraging the convexity of options value is also included in the Solutions Manual.

The First Edition of the Solutions Manual proved to be an important resource for prospective financial engineering graduate students. The Supplemental Exercises from the First Edition are included in the Second Edition of the Math Primer, and their solutions appear in this Solutions Manual.  New exercises were added to the Second Edition of the Math Primer, including exercises on the new topics covered therein.

The Second Edition of the Solutions Manual to A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering is the Number 6 QuantNet bestselling book of 2015, and was a Top 4 QuantNet bestselling book in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011.

The First Edition of the Solutions Manual, published in 2008, was the Number 2 QuantNet bestselling book of 2010.

Studying the material from the Math Primer and using the Solutions Manual as a companion is an efficient way to ensure that the reader can solve every exercise, therefore achieving a deeper understanding of the financial applications therein.


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About the Author

Dan Stefanica has been the Director of the Financial Engineering Masters Program at Baruch College, City University of New York, since its inception in 2002. He teaches graduate courses on numerical methods for financial engineering, as well as pre-program courses on advanced calculus and numerical linear algebra with financial applications. He has a PhD in Applied Mathematics from New York University and taught previously at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Sample Sections:

  • 1.1. Chapter 1 Exercises (Download)
  • 1.2. Complete Solutions to Chapter 1 Exercises (Download)

Book Details:
  • Softcover: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Financial Engineering Press
  • List Price: $40
  • ISBN-13: 978-0979757617
  • ISBN-10: 0979757614

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A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering, by Dan Stefanica, FE Press 2014. This book covers linear algebra concepts for financial engineering applications from a numerical point of view. The book contains many such applications, as well as pseudocodes, numerical examples, and questions often asked in interviews for quantitative positions. Table of Contents. This is the third book in the Financial Engineering Advanced Background Series.


Solutions Manual – A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering, by Dan Stefanica, FE Press 2016. This book contains detailed solutions to every one of the 145 exercises from the NLA Primer; Solutions – Chapter 1. This is the fourth book in the Financial Engineering Advanced Background Series.


150IQs2 150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews, by Dan Stefanica, Rados Radoicic, and Tai-Ho Wang. FE Press, 2013. This book contains over 150 questions that are frequently, and also currently, asked on interviews for quantitative positions, covering a vast spectrum, from C++ and data structures, to finance, stochastic calculus and brainteasers. A ten questions selection, with solutions, can be downloaded here. This is the first book in the Pocket Book Guides for Quant Interviews Series.


2nd_ed-math_primer-cover_fe_press“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering”, Second Edition, by Dan Stefanica. FE Press, 2011. This book builds the solid mathematical foundation required to understand the quantitative models used financial engineering and can be used as a reference book or as a self-study book. It contains 175 exercises, many of these being frequently asked interview questions. A Solutions Manual including detailed solutions to every exercise was published concurrently. The Second Edition of A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering was the Number 1 QuantNet bestselling book of 2013. This is the first book in the Financial Engineering Advanced Background Series.


2nd_ed-sol_man_math_primer-cover_fe_pressSolutions Manual – A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering, Second Edition, by Dan Stefanica. FE Press, 2011. 2012. Top 3 QuantNet bestselling book in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. This is the second book in the Financial Engineering Advanced Background Series.