Monday, December 19, 2011

An Alternative Explanation for the Normal Distribution

I was reminded that the Normal curve has also been described as the Brontosaurus distribution due to its shape.  See the attached proof...


The Brontosaurus Theorem

Friday, December 9, 2011

It's Official- The CIA Has Accredited the U of R Actuarial Program

I'll just quote from the CIA's Memo to Members on December 7, 2011.

The EEC and AC can today reveal that the following universities are accredited (listed in
alphabetical order):
Simon Fraser University;
Université du Québec à Montréal;
Université Laval;
University of Manitoba;
University of Regina;
University of Toronto;
University of Waterloo (undergraduate and graduate program courses); and
University of Western Ontario



I'll post more details about what this means in the future, but starting with the Fall 2012 Semester, students will be eligible for  exemption  from exams FM,  MLC, MFE and C based on their results in U of R courses.