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Enrichment • Series

Intro to Financial Literacy ​through basic Programming

Nikita A

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on March 8, 2023. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

Finance: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Saving, Budgeting, Insurance, Payment Methods, Credit Score Impacts Programming: Introduction to Coding, Python Programming, Creating functions, Graphing and visualizing data, Recursive functions, Verify answers to mathematical problems Please note that prior experience in computer programming is not necessary!

Tutor Qualifications

Nikita has been coding since middle school and has taken advanced computer science courses at her high school. She is passionate about applying programming to solve real life problems and is interested in the intersection between programming and finance.

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

There is not a strict attendance policy, but some information may be cumulative.

Dates

January 18 - March 8

Learners

44 / 75

Total Sessions

8

About the Tutor

FinPro World is a student-led non-profit organization committed towards educating students on finance topics through programming in order to instill foundational mathematics and computer science skills combined with sound financial practices that will last for life. We strive to give students the opportunity to explore these areas while enjoying the process - offered through Schoolhouse.world.

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Upcoming Sessions

0

Past Sessions

8
18
Jan

Session 1

Computer Science

This session will cover what simple interest is and where it is used. Students will also learn how to visualize simple interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.
25
Jan

Session 2

Computer Science

This session will cover what compound interest is and where it is used. Students will also learn how to visualize compound interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.
1
Feb

Session 3

Computer Science

This session will analyze the difference between simple interest and compound interest. Students will also learn how to visualize these differences as well as the purpose of interest by coding functions and graphing in Python.
8
Feb

Session 4

Computer Science

This session will cover what savings are and the importance of saving. Students will also learn how to visualize the relationship between savings and expenditure in Python.
15
Feb

Session 5

Computer Science

This session will cover budgeting and how to budget. Students will also learn how to visualize the relationship between budget and income in Python, utilizing more advanced computer science concepts.
22
Feb

Session 6

Computer Science

This session will cover Health Insurance and key insurance terms. Students will also visualize, in Python, how much the insurance holder and the insurance company pay for each claim throughout the year.
1
Mar

Session 7

Computer Science

This session will cover Property & Casualty Insurance and key insurance terms. Students will also visualize, in Python, the difference between paying one sum at once and paying one sum over the course of a year.
8
Mar

Session 8

Computer Science

This session will cover Payment Methods and the risks involved with each. Students will also visualize, in Python, how annual payment is used to pay off the principal amount and the interest amount.

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