Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Stock Market

Do Now

Last week we looked at basic stock market calculations. A simple way to track your own stocks is to go to the Yahoo Finance website. For today's in class assignment, go to that website, and choose five NYSE stocks you are interested in investing in. Answer the following questions about each stock, and hand in your answers by 11:30.

1) What are the names and symbols of your stocks?
2) What are their current share prices?
3) What are their 52 week ranges?
4) What are their P/E values?
5) What are their dividends and yield values? Click on the 'Charts' option to get the dates for the dividends.

Use this worksheet to organize your data, and answer the questions on it.

Class

Follow the below procedure and answer the questions.

1) Go to Google Maps. Type in your home address and zip code. Turn on the satellite photography and find your home.

2) Find the scale in the bottom left corner of the image. Use a ruler and write down a scale. (e.g., 3/4" = 20 ft.)

3) Using the ruler, measure the length and width of your building.

4) Using the scale you determined in Step 2, convert the building's dimensions to real world dimensions.

5) Calculate the area of the building.

Repeat the above steps to calculate the area of
  • the nearest park to your home,
  • the distance to somewhere you like to walk to from your home, and
  • the area of a significant landmark near your home.

Homework


Read Chapter 10A, page 617, #53, 56, 57, 58, 61, 64, 68, 69, 94

Extra Credit

You may choose up to 3 city blocks, download the PowerPoint files, and type in the correct information from the data dictionaries handed out in the third week of class. Post a comment that includes your name, and the city blocks that you chose before doing the work. Once someone has posted a comment, no one else may do that block.

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