Looking at a comparison of different periods of compound interest - is it better to earn interest more times in a year?

1. Introduction to Financial Mathematics
2. Deriving the formula for simple growth
3. Deriving the formula for compound growth
4. Example of Simple and Compound interest
5. Solving a past or present value
6. Solving the interest rate
7. Solving the the number of times interest is earned or time period over which interest was earned
8. Introduction to Depreciation
9. Depreciation examples
10. Different periods of Compound Interest
11. Comparing different compounding periods
12. Nominal and effective interest rates
13. Using the effective interest rates
14. Formulas for changes during investment period
15. Investment changes formulas example
16. Deriving the formula for the Future value of an Annuity
17. Future value of an annuity example
18. Future value of an annuity example
19. The Basics of Sinking Funds
20. Sinking Fund Example
21. Time Value of Money
22. Time Value of Money: Example 1
23. Time Value of Money: Example 2
24. Present Value of an Annuity: Deriving the Formula
25. Present Value of an Annuity: Example 1
26. Present Value of an Annuity: Loan Repayments
27. Present Value of an Annuity: Loan Repayments Example 1
28. Present Value of an Annuity: Loan Repayments Example 2
29. Outstanding Balance on Loan
30. Outstanding Balance on Loan: Wxample

In this series of 30 short tutorials, we learn the basics of mathematical finance. Topics include: interest rates, the time value of money, compound interest, depreciation, effective interest rates, future value of an annuity, sinking funds, outstanding balance on a loan, and more.