First-time poster, so hi everybody.
In my current job I'm a (C++) programmer in a non-finance field. I don't have a CS degree (only an bachelor's in Business Information Systems) and I find myself lacking in mathematics sometimes. Right now I can't take 'real' (classroom) courses because I'm already doing another degree next to my job (law school - yes I know that my resume will look / looks very strange).
Yet I don't want to wait another 2 years to brush up on my math skills. My main reason for learning more math (and asking about it on this forum) is that I may want to move into the finance field in a few years (not necessarily as a quant) if it turns out that lawyering isn't my thing either.
So, long story short, what books are there out there from which I can learn
- calculus
- linear algebra
- statistics
that have not only a good explanation of the theory, but also 'homework-style' questions that I can do to see if I understood the material? I have already flipped through the math books my girlfriend used when she did her civil engineering degree, but they're all completely lacking any way to test if one understands the material in there.
And then, let's say I wanted to start studying financial models a bit to make the things I learn a bit less abstract. How would I go about that? Writing a model from scratch is out of my league, and implementing Black Scholes from scratch doesn't seem to add much value, either. Are there any toy projects that serve as a learning tool for beginners in financial modeling, like writing a text editor or contact manager application are toy projects for programmers to start with?
Thanks in advance.
In my current job I'm a (C++) programmer in a non-finance field. I don't have a CS degree (only an bachelor's in Business Information Systems) and I find myself lacking in mathematics sometimes. Right now I can't take 'real' (classroom) courses because I'm already doing another degree next to my job (law school - yes I know that my resume will look / looks very strange).
Yet I don't want to wait another 2 years to brush up on my math skills. My main reason for learning more math (and asking about it on this forum) is that I may want to move into the finance field in a few years (not necessarily as a quant) if it turns out that lawyering isn't my thing either.
So, long story short, what books are there out there from which I can learn
- calculus
- linear algebra
- statistics
that have not only a good explanation of the theory, but also 'homework-style' questions that I can do to see if I understood the material? I have already flipped through the math books my girlfriend used when she did her civil engineering degree, but they're all completely lacking any way to test if one understands the material in there.
And then, let's say I wanted to start studying financial models a bit to make the things I learn a bit less abstract. How would I go about that? Writing a model from scratch is out of my league, and implementing Black Scholes from scratch doesn't seem to add much value, either. Are there any toy projects that serve as a learning tool for beginners in financial modeling, like writing a text editor or contact manager application are toy projects for programmers to start with?
Thanks in advance.
