Hi Donna I found the following APL book:
APL the Language and its Actuarial Applications. (Insurance Series 2) (D. Stiers, M.J. Goovaerts, J de Kerf) Will follow up you on your comments. Regards Bill -----Original Message----- From: Chat <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Donna Y Sent: Monday, 22 July 2019 11:56 PM To: [email protected] forum <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Jchat] Introducing J to Financial & Actuarial Students Most actuaries learn programming on the job. They are interested in solving particular problems such as reserve calculations or pricing. APL is ideal for this and thus it is still in use in some insurance companies. I think you could find a lot of literature about APL and Actuarial calculations that can be adapted to using J. Donna Y [email protected] > On Jul 21, 2019, at 7:52 PM, William Szuch <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am trying to introduce J to financial and actuarial students in > Australian universities. > > Any suggestion most welcome. > > > > I have been told that this is an uphill battle as Python and R > dominate the landscape. > > > > Also there is a strong focus on data analytics in the actuarial > programs and work focus. > > > > > > Bill Szuch > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
