title: ACTEX Study Manual: SOA Exam P, CAS Exam 1 - 2009 Edition
author: Samuel A. Broverman
description: This is a 2010 edition. The 2010 edition is a refinement to the major improvements made in the 2009 edition. It reflects the removal of some continuous distributions that are no longer listed in the learning objectives for the exam, and expands coverage on conditional variance. All practice exams are composed of completely original questions. It also includes a review of the prerequisite algebra and calculus material.
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  Table of Contents
  
  
    
  
  
  [Title Page](cald_9781440649394_oeb_tp_r1.html)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](cald_9781440649394_oeb_cop_r1.html)
  
  
  [Introduction](cald_9781440649394_oeb_itr_r1.html)
  
  
    
  
  
  [ACT I](cald_9781440649394_oeb_c01_r1.html)
  
  
  [ACT II](cald_9781440649394_oeb_c02_r1.html)
  
  
  [ACT III](cald_9781440649394_oeb_c03_r1.html)
  
  
    
  
  
  [Explanatory Notes](cald_9781440649394_oeb_nts_r1.html)
  
  
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  LIFE IS A DREAM
  
  
  PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA was one of the leading dramatists of the Spanish
  Golden Age. He was born in Madrid on January 17, 1600. His father was
  Secretary to the Royal Treasury and a minor noble, and his mother was a
  devoutly religious woman who died when he was a child. Calderón studied canon
  law in preparation for his presumed 