Confessions of an Actuarial Tutor: Anecdotes, Jokes and General Geekiness
Why we picked it
This witty, anecdote-packed memoir from a longtime actuarial tutor gives older students a candid, funny look at the rigorous exams and study behind becoming an actuary.
Our review
Part memoir, part comedy, this insider's romp follows a tutor who has spent two decades coaching aspiring actuaries through brutal professional exams. Full of anecdotes and self-deprecating geekery, it pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to enter the field. For an older student weighing the path, it's an honest, funny look at the long road of study and certification behind those three letters.
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About this book
From the product listing
The man is quite possibly certifiable insane but is undeniably a brilliant tutorJohn has been training the mythical mathematical creatures known as actuaries for nearly 20 years.Join John as he tries to help recalcitrant student actuaries pass their professional exams armed with nothing but a copy of the actuarial tables and a sense of humour.Experience his Basil Fawlty-like antics as he strives to maximise the likelihood of socially awkward actuaries being able to survive in the normal world.Were 95 confident that this will be the perfect gift for actuaries and other math geeks everywhere. Please note that our statistical model of enjoyment makes the (rather heroic) assumption that they have a sense of humour in the first place.
Resource details
- Resource type
- Book
- Age ranges
- Middle School, High School
- Careers
- Actuary
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