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MATH 179Advanced Topic in Financial Mathematics

Mathematics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Continuation of course 174E. In-depth study of risk measures and instruments of risk management in investment portfolios and corporate financial structure. Exotic and real options, value at risk, mean-variance analysis, portfolio optimization, risk analysis, capital asset pricing model, market efficiency, and Modigliani-Miller theory.

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Requisite: course 174E.

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MATH 174E

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MATH 179

  • MATH 174EMathematics of Finance for Mathematics/Economics Students
    • MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
      • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students1 more beneath
      • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series1 more beneath
      • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables1 more beneath
    • MATH 170AProbability Theory I
      • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
      • MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applicationsanother path to it
      • MATH 131AAnalysis1 more beneath
    • STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
      • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
      • MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applicationsanother path to it
    • MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
      • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it

1 direct requisite. Showing 14 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

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  • Fall 2025
  • Spring 2026
  • Fall 2026
  • Spring 2027

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