Tags: saving

Modeling Scenarios (1-4 of 4)

  1. 1-044-S-CollegeBound

    31 Jul 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel

    Preparing for four years of college for a friend of the family's newborn is the task. Making assumptions about costs, timing, interest rates, and fiscal capabilities are the order of the day.

  2. 1-040-S-OutcomeSavings

    02 Jun 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel

    We ask students to build a model for a savings account and to determine the monthly deposit in a savings account in order meet a long term savings goal.

  3. 1-006-S-FinancingSavingsAndLoans

    31 May 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel

    We describe two situations (Pa) one in which we are saving for a purpose and (2) one in which we are borrowing for a purpose.  In the first case we ask for discrete and continuous model of the situation and in the second case we ask that the results of the model be used to examine some...

  4. 1-003-S-CollegeSavings

    12 May 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel

    We present a modeling opportunity for students in which they have to plan and model for saving for a child's complete college education.