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My girlfriend (B.B.A) is really interested in Actuarial science. She's looking at self teaching her self. She's good with basic math (Calculus 1 and 2) and stats

What are some of the essential sources she needs to read in order to learn and excel in the field?

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Converted to community wiki. – mbq Aug 5 '10 at 14:33

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1) statistics upto ANOVA 2) probability upto Central limit theorem 3) Basic programming and data analysis skills 4) Familiarity with business economics 5) Financial mathematics

This is a verrry basic smattering of things that she needs to read.

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And for bedtime reading, "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" by Peter L. Bernstein. She'll find out how Lloyds of London started, among many other interesting bits. Highly recommended and only $13 from amazon.

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