Spring 2027

Actuarial Science Methods II

Actuarial Science Methods II develops mathematical tools for quantitatively assessing financial risk with emphasis on actuarial science applications.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Greg Wanner

Grading was almost completely based on attendance and homework completion, with the assignments serving as additional practice for the next course and Exam FM.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Illustrate the impact of the time value of money on decisions both in their professional and personal life.

  • Compare and contrast the dynamics of key financial instruments including annuities, bonds and loans as well as calculate the price and other significant values of these instruments.

  • Demonstrate the importance of immunizing asset and liability portfolios against changes in interest rates and describe methods of immunization.

  • Explain the determinants of interest rates.

  • Differentiate between the different types of measures of rate of return and return on investment and calculate those rates given a set of cash flow assumptions.

  • Calculate the value of interest rate swaps.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(ACT SCI 303 or concurrent enrollment), declared in Capstone Certificate in Actuarial Science, or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program. Not open to graduate students.

  • (ACT SCI 303 or concurrent enrollment), declared in Capstone Certificate in Actuarial Science, or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program. Not open to graduate students.
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  • (ACT SCI 303 or concurrent enrollment), declared in Capstone Certificate in Actuarial Science, or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program. Not open to graduate students.

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

GREGORY WANNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Past student reviews · Greg Wanner

Greg Wanner taught this formula-based course in a textbook style, noting that his teaching approach provided solid extra practice for future exams.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.88 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=76 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.75 GPA, 84.1% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.89 GPA, 93.5% A/AB (n=62 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Greg Wanner

Grading was almost completely based on attendance and homework completion, with the assignments serving as additional practice for the next course and Exam FM.

Past student reviews · Greg Wanner

Students found his conclusions sometimes difficult to follow, but he helped clarify points until they were understood, solidifying key concepts from previous coursework.

Topics

  • Time value of money
  • Financial instruments: annuities, bonds, and loans
  • Asset and liability portfolio immunization
  • Determinants of interest rates
  • Measures of rate of return and return on investment
  • Interest rate swaps

Skills

  • Calculate prices and values of financial instruments
  • Calculate rates of return and return on investment
  • Value interest rate swaps

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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