I’m sitting at my local mall typing this post. The sloppy snowfall we had on Saturday knocked out all the power in my neighborhood, and specifically internet connections. It may be quite a while before my house is back online
The best way to contact me now is still via email ([email protected]), and I will answer ASAP. But ASAP may be slower than usual. I’m probably not going to be able to answer emails in the wee hours of the morning (as I usually do), so please send emails as soon as you have questions.
To flag your emails, please type “TIA AFE:” at the beginning of the subject header, so I can see them right away.
Best wishes on the exam!
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Just a couple more weeks until Fall 2011 sitting of AFE. I want to point out the items in the Review section of the course:
- Exam strategy — general strategy for approaching the exam on exam day itself
- Video problem session — I go over one specific exam problem that a lot of people had trouble with – and talk about strategies of approaching specific problems. Making the exam strategy video more particular
- Case study review — make sure you know what’s in the case study before exam day! Exam day should NOT be the first time you’re reading the case study
- Old exam guide — a lot of the readings have changed over the years, so it’s not a good idea to look at these problems verbatim (and definitely not the solutions). I tried to make as close as possible a connection to new readings on the syllabus that cover old topics. Don’t focus too much on this, as some new topics, like EVT and catastrophe risk, are completely missed. (and I wouldn’t be surprised to see an EVT and/or cat risk question on this sitting)
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Spreadsheet examples — these illustrate three specific readings, if you want to get a feel of how the math works. Obviously, these go beyond what you can do on exam day, but some of the concepts like EVT and Copulas can be difficult if you don’t have a concrete examples to look at.
- Review cards — these are quick cards covering each reading for a quick review of the topics on the exam. You can use this to help you gauge where you’re strong and where you’re weak with respect to recall. If you are very strong on a topic, don’t spend much time in review on it. Use this time to try to shore up where you’re weak.
The best way to contact me is my gmail address: [email protected]
Best wishes on the exam!
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