I have always felt
that my less structured pursuance of Actuarial Studies (as for many other
Actuaries in the country) will have its toll on me. Taking ACE or ACTEX manuals
as the only required ingredient at passing Actuarial exams, the level of
mathematical skill and mastery that should be fostered does not happen. However,
I also know now that taking Mathematics as a subject in GCE A-Levels and
nailing it with a “Too easy A” really meant nothing. I really should have
questioned University of Cambridge GCE examination standards when I was
commending my own intelligence.
While taking an online Coursera
course entitled “Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance”, I have
realized some embarrassing gaps in my mathematical knowledge:
