MLC students
February 14th, 2018
If you are studying for the Spring 2018 MLC exam, then you should NOT skip any lessons. The previous blog post was intended for students that are studying for the Fall 2018 LTAM exam.
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Using MLC course for LTAM
February 13th, 2018
If you are using our current MLC course for LTAM then you can skip the following lessons:
F34 – Policy Alteration
H14 – Asset Shares
All of K – Yield Curves and Non-diversifiable Riks
All of M – Participating and Universal Life
Learn: A major update to our iOS video app
December 22nd, 2017
I’m happy to announce that we recently released a significant update to our iOS video app, which we are now calling TIA – Learn. You can download it from the App Store, or simply update your existing TIA app through the App Store.
Updates to the new Learn app include:
- Download unlimited videos to your device for offline viewing
- Fully optimized for all iPhone and iPad models
- Stream videos over WiFi or cellular data with option to download videos over WiFi only
- Track your progress as you watch lesson videos
- See all downloaded (offline) videos in one place (like making a “playlist”)
- Update user interface, including more intuitive video controls for skipping forward/back
- Adjust video playback speed on a video-by-video basis and also set a default preference
- Quick access to the discussion forum for each lesson
- Your lesson progress is synced across your devices and the TIA website. If you stop watching a video on the website or app, you can simply resume in that same spot using the website or the app.
- Free samples included without a TIA registration
We also recently updated the Android version of the app to do the same syncing described above. This was a big feature request, and we are happy to deliver it to all platforms. We have more Android updates planned in the future.
Keep in mind the new Learn app is in addition to the newly created Flashcards app that we released in 2017 for iPhone and Android. We plan to continue enhancing both apps and appreciate all of the positive feedback we’ve gotten so far.
Flashcards Web App
September 1st, 2017
I believe that you should all now be able to see the Flashcard Web app on the lessons page. It appears as a new tab on the right side, next to the “Work Problems” tab. Just click on the tab to launch the app.
The functionality of the App is the same as the iOS version, which you can review in this short video of the app’s features.
Keep an eye out for another flash card related announcement next week!
Flashcards for iPhone is here!
July 31st, 2017
We are excited to announce our new Flashcards app is now available on the iOS App Store! We also put together a short video of the app’s features.
This version is only the beginning, and we have more features planned. The Android version is also extremely close and open for beta testing.
We are excited to announce our new Flashcards app is now available on the iOS App Store! We also put together a short video of the app’s features.
This version is only the beginning, and we have more features planned. The Android version is also extremely close and should be ready soon.
B.3.2 final exercise statement correction
July 24th, 2017
In the last exercise from lesson B.3.2, previously the density function for the Pareto future lifetime random variable was misstated. This has been fixed both in the lesson video and in the handouts.
This hasn’t caused too many problems because the density was not used directly in the solution presented in the lesson. However, it is a big problem if you use the first principles method instead of the survival function method for finding the complete expected future lifetime. That method is harder here, but it is doable, and I also added a silent postscript to the lesson showing the steps in that alternate method for finding the result.
New Filter on Work Problems Tab
February 20th, 2017
Very excited to be able to let you know that we have installed a filter system on the Work problems tab.
http://d.pr/i/RSEJ
By repeatedly using any of the drop down menus, you can add more problems to your filter. Click the Funnel icon to the right to clear the filter and default to all the problem in the lesson, chapter, or unit, respectively.
Let me know if you have any questions about that, or if you notice any issues that need attention.
Flashcards J-M updated
February 15th, 2017
Today, I split up the old large collection of J flashcards that covered all the material in J-M. These J-M lessons used to all be a part of section J.
When I did so, I also added new flashcards as well, primarily to J and to M.
Please consider grabbing new copies of the J flashcards if you had already downloaded them, and pick up the K-M flashcards while you are there as well.
Sample Exams
October 5th, 2016
Hopefully you have already started taking sample exams. If not then you need to start immediately. Make sure you watch the sample exam strategy video on the Sample Exams tab.
Notation and Terminology Note Discussion
September 26th, 2016
The SOA updated the Notation and Terminology note for MLC last week. In a new lesson posted today, James goes over this note and explains the impact (or lack thereof, mostly) that these changes have on what you should expect to see on the exam.
The lesson is posted at the end of section M, just after M.1.6.
There were also a couple of small updates to the released sample problems, and we are working on updating the video solutions for those now.