DSC1630 Introductory Financial Mathematics — past paper topic odds, every question asked

6 papers · 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

180 questions · 7 topics

Oct/Nov 2026 session · 16 days away

New this weekReal past papers

How it works

We read 6 past DSC1630 papers and rank every topic by how often it's asked and for how many marks. The oldest paper is free in full, plus the first 5 questions of every other. R79 until 28 February 2027 opens the rest — no auto-renewal. Each paper has a thread; we don’t publish answers.

The Spot MapTop 3 free

Every topic is asked every year — ranked by share of the marks. Tap one for its questions.

  1. 28%of marks

    Compound interest and effective rates

    28 marks a paper

    ~28% of the marks, every paper

  2. 24%of marks

    Annuities, perpetuities and sinking funds

    24 marks a paper

    ~24% of the marks, every paper

  3. 11%of marks

    NPV, IRR and project evaluation

    11 marks a paper

    ~11% of the marks, every paper

The VaultFirst 5 free

6 UNISA past exam papers. The oldest is free in full.

  1. 2017
  2. 2017
  3. 2016
  1. 2013May/Jun 201330 questions · 100 marks · 1 upload agreeFree sample · open

Send us a DSC1630 memo — get DSC1630 free

We hold 180 questions across 6 papers — and no answers. One memo gives every student the official answers for that paper, and gets you DSC1630 free, permanently.

What’s a memo?

The official marking guide for an exam session — the answers the markers used and how marks were allocated. UNISA doesn’t publish them; lecturers, tutors and past students sometimes have one. We verify it before anything is unlocked, and photos of a printed memo are fine.

I have a memo or a paper →

The full Spot Map and the marks by year. Or upload a paper we’re missing and get it free.