A matemática financeira nos livros didáticos do ensino médio: uma análise das obras indicadas pelo programa nacional do livro didático

Abstract

Mathematics, in its multiple applications, is essential in situations involving the study of financial mathematics is more than mere content, it is to provide autonomy so that people can use their money wisely. Thus, this study consists of an analysis of the publications indicated for the mathematics discipline of the high school of the National Program of Didactic Book (PNLD) 2018 focusing the discussion on the financial mathematics. We will discuss the results based on six evaluation criteria proposed in the verification of seven textbooks analyzed, as well as, we have heard mathematical teachers from the extreme south of Piauí in order to identify the way in which they are treated and how the exercises are presented in practice by different authors. For, a good approach to this content is considered very important in the training of the individual to deal with everyday situations that involves buying and selling operations within the financial market.