CAS and SOA Consider CD-ROM Study Note

The Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries are considering a CD-ROM-based interactive study note for inclusion in the Syllabus for Exam 3 and Exam 4, beginning with the Fall 2000 exams. It would allow candidates "hands-on" exploration of the models covered in Exams 3 and 4, both numerically and graphically. As currently conceived, it would require software to be loaded and run on a Pentium class computer with at least 24 MB of RAM and 100 MB of free disk space, running Windows 95, 98, or NT. A processor speed of 166 MHz is recommended.

The CAS and the SOA are seeking feedback from candidates who plan to take Exams 3 and 4 on the availability of a suitable computer on which to use this software. The two organizations would like to know the following:

• What type of computer (if any) do you own? Does it meet the requirements listed above?

• Are you a student or employed?

• If employed, what type of computer can you use at work onto which you could load the study note?

• If a student, what type of computer is available to you at the university onto which you could load the study note?

• In which country do you live?

Responses are requested by March 10, 2000. Please respond in the Students' Corner of the CAS Web Site under "CD-ROM Study Note Feedback." For those without access to the Web Site, please respond by fax [(703) 276-3108] or e-mail (tdowney@casact.org).with "CD-ROM Study Note" in the subject line.