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NLA Primer + Solutions Manual + 150 IQs

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“A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” and “150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews” (Third Edition) can be purchased together from this page for $114.80, a 20% discount off the list price.

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Math Primer + NLA Primer + NLA Solutions Manual

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering” (Second Edition) and “A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” can be purchased together from this page for $131.20, a 20% discount off the list price.

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Math Primer + Solutions Manual + NLA Primer + NLA Solutions Manual

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” (Second Editions), and “A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” can be purchased together from this page for $153.00, a 25% discount off the list price.

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Math Primer + NLA Primer + NLA Solutions Manual + 150 IQs

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering” (Second Edition), “A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual”, and “150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews” can be purchased together from this page for $145.85, a 25% discount off the list price.

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Math Primer + Solutions Manual + NLA Primer + NLA Solutions Manual + 150 IQs

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” (Second Editions), “A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual”, and “150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews” can be purchased together from this page for $186.25, a 25% discount off the list price.

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Solutions Manual – A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering

FE Press offers 15-25% discounts off the list price when two or more books are purchased together.

All the books purchased from FE Press are signed and personalized by the authors.


 Titles Price ORDER
  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
Price: $86.70 (15% discount off list price) Click HERE
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  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Numerical Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • 150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews
Price: $105.20 (20% discount off list price) Click HERE
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  • A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
Price: $153.00 (25% discount off list price) Click HERE
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  • A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Numerical Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • 150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews
Price: $175.10 (25% discount off list price) Click HERE
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  • A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
Price: $131.20 (20% discount off list price) Click HERE
2nd_ed-math_primer-cover_fe_press150IQs2
  • A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering
  • A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • Solutions Manual – A Numerical Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering
  • 150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews
Price: $145.85 (25% discount off list price) Click HERE

The Solutions Manual to A Numerical Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering offers the reader the opportunity to undertake a rigorous self-study of the linear algebra topics presented in the NLA Primer, with the goal of achieving a deeper understanding of the financial applications therein.

It contains detailed solutions to every one of the 145 exercises from the NLA Primer.

Studying the material from the NLA Primer and using the Solutions Manual as a companion is a time effective way to ensure that the reader can solve every exercise, therefore gaining an appropriate depth of understanding of the material in the book and making sure that the pseudocodes from the book were correctly implemented.


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: 978-0979757662
  • ISBN-10: 0979757665

List Price: $40



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.


Titles from FE Press:


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.


Math Primer + Solutions Manual + 150 IQs

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering” and its “Solutions Manual” (Second Editions) and “150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews” (Second Edition) can be purchased together from this page for $114.80, a 20% discount off the list price.

All the books will be signed and personalized by the authors.




More information on each title can be found at

Math Primer + NLA Primer + 150 IQs

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“A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering, “A Linear Algebra Primer for Financial Engineering”, and “150 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Quant Interviews” can be purchased together from this page for $134.80, a 20% discount off the list price.

All the books will be signed and personalized by the authors.




More information on each title can be found at