MA/STAT 170

Instructor: Nicholas Wegman
Email: njwegman@math.purdue.edu
Office Hours: MATH 719, T 10:30-11:30, TH 11:30-12:20, or by appointment

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sung Ahn
Email: ahn8@purdue.edu
Office Hours: MATH 707, M 2:00-3:00, W 2:00-3:00, or by appointment

  • Syllabus and Course Information

  • MA/STAT 170 Lab Assistants:


    Allison Salisbury, Lab 6, asalisbu@purdue.edu
    Matthew Berry, Lab 1, berry3@purdue.edu

    Kristin Kaley, Lab 3, kkaley@purdue.edu
    Elaine Ben, Lab 2, cben@purdue.edu

    Cynthia He, Lab 4, he78@purdue.edu
    Austin D Graber, Lab 5, graber1@purdue.edu

    Lingxiao Chen, Lab 7,chen597@purdue.edu
    Ben McCartney, Lab 8,wmccartn@purdue.edu


  • Instructions for submitting labs


  • Interest Theory Notes

  • Some Formulas

  • Assignments

  • Sample Midterm

  • Sample Midterm Solutions

  • Final from 2009 (The last two problems are new.)

  • Solution to the numerical problems on the sample final

  • Solution to the essay problems on the sample final

  • Solution to the last two problems on the sample final

  • Solution to Test 1A, 2010

  • Solution to Test 1B, 2010

  • J&L Chapter 1
  • J&L Chapter 2

  • Brown Chapter 1
  • Brown Chapter 2

  • Fault vs. No-Fault Insurance

  • August 23'rd Lecture

  • Andy Henn's presentation on Trends

  • Ken Fikes' presentation on P&C reserves

  • Answers to all Exercises in notes.

  • Mortality Table

  • Lab 1

  • Individualized Data for Lab 1

  • Lab 2

  • Individualized Data for Lab 2

  • Lab 3

  • Individualized Data for Lab 3

  • Lab 4

  • Individualized Data for Lab 4

  • Lab 5

  • Individualized Data for Lab 5

  • Lab 6 memo

  • Lab 6 Instructions

  • Lab 6

  • There is no individualized data for Lab 6.

  • Lab 7

  • Individualized Data for Lab 7

  • Lab 7 Loss data

  • Lab 8

  • There is no individualized data for Lab 8.