case 1

Compound Interest, Clip 1, 4:20

In this clip the teacher leads a discussion with the students about why different ways of compounding would make sense.

Compound Interest, Clip 2, 4:48

After the above discussion, the teacher goes back to a problem they were working on concerning a bank account with 1000 at 8% compounded monthly.

Compound Interest, Clip 3, 2:55

In this clip they discuss the annual growth factor.

Compound Interest, Clip 4, 5:07

The teacher is going over the formula for a bank account with a principal amount of 1000 and a rate of 8% compounded monthly.

Compound Interest, Clip 5, 2:49

This is a way to introduce students to compounding continuously.

Compound Interest, Clip 1, 4:20

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  • This informal discussion does a nice job of getting the students involved and making intuitive sense of the compound interest formulas that are typically just given.
  • This is also an opportunity to discuss what will happen as the number of compounding periods are increased. This will lead to a discussion of continuously compounded and e.

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