Your First Financial Calculator

Let's combine everything you've learned to build a real financial tool: a compound interest calculator with multiple investment scenarios.

Functions: Reusable Code

Before we build our calculator, let's learn about functions - reusable blocks of code:

Building the Calculator

Let's build a more comprehensive calculator:

Multiple Investment Scenarios

Let's compare different investment strategies using dictionaries:

Practice: Build Your Calculator

Practice: Investment Comparison

Module 1 Summary

Congratulations on completing Module 1! You've built a strong foundation:

What You've Learned:

• Variables and data types (int, float, str, bool)
• Arithmetic operations and order of operations
• Lists for storing collections of data
• Dictionaries for labeled key-value data
• Functions for reusable code
• Building practical financial calculators

What's Next: In Module 2, you'll learn NumPy and Pandas - the professional tools for handling large financial datasets efficiently. These libraries will transform your ability to analyze market data.

The concepts you've learned here are the building blocks for everything that follows!