Books in the AMS/MAA Textbooks series

A textbook on modeling that happens to focus on financial instruments for the management of economic risk. The book combines a study of mathematical modeling with exposure to the tools of probability theory, difference and differential equations, numerical simulation, data analysis, and mathematical analysis.

Presents the insights of abstract algebra in a welcoming and accessible way. The book succeeds in combining the advantages of rings-first and groups-first approaches while avoiding the disadvantages. The exposition is clear and conversational throughout. The book has numerous exercises in each section.