\begin{frame} \frametitle{Continuously Compounded Interest} \begin{exampleblock}{} Assume $1000\$$ are invested with 6\% interest compounded annually. \pause Then \begin{itemize} \pause \item after 1 year we have $1000\$ \cdot 1.06 = 1060\$$ \pause \item after 2 year we have $1000\$ \cdot 1.06^2 = 1123.6\$$ \pause \item after $t$ year we have $1000\$ \cdot 1.06^t$ \end{itemize} \end{exampleblock} \pause \begin{block}{} If $A_0$ is invested with interest rate $r$, compounded annually, then after $t$ years the amount is \begin{talign} A_0 \cdot (1+r)^t \end{talign} \end{block} \pause Usually, interest is compounded more frequently. \pause \begin{block}{} If the interest is compounded $n$ times per year, then after $t$ years the value is \begin{talign} A_0 \cdot \left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt} \end{talign} \end{block} \end{frame}