《金融数学引论》是高等院校金融数学方向本科生的专业基础课教材。《金融数学引论》着重于提炼和综合金融计算分析中的基本数学模型和方法。《金融数学引论》由八章组成。第一章介绍利息计算的基本概念和方法；第二章介绍年金现金流模式的计算；第三章介绍一般性投资收益率计算的基本方法；第四、五和六章围绕金融中的一些基本问题介绍相应的计算方法；第七章介绍利率风险分析的基础；第八章对随机情形的金融收益计算问题进行基础性的介绍。《金融数学引论》内容选取贴切实际，叙述清楚，通俗易懂；例题典型、丰富，且与实际相结合，具有一定的实际应用价值。另外，《金融数学引论》力求对常见的和基本的金融计算给出一致的和内在的数学表态，注重训练读者的定量分析和计算能力，并适当地给出这些计算的金融背景。根据教学的需要，《金融数学引论》每章配置了适量的练习题，并在书末附有部分练习题答案与提示，便于教师和学生使用。

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