Undergraduate Business Mathematics (Department of Business)

Prerequisite (s)
None

Course Aim
This course aims at teaching students mathematical concepts through
practical application to common business problems.

Course Goals
Ability to review the fundamental operations of mathematics.
Ability to solving common business problems.

Course Learning Outs and Proficiencies

The course will assist students in reaching a level of increased competence in
mathematics and expanded understanding of the applications of mathematical concepts in business activities.

Required Readings:
- Jean Soper (2004), Mathematics for Economics and Business: An Interactive Introduction: 2nd Edition, Blackwell Publications, Malden MA.
Suggested Readings:
-Charles D. Miller, Stanley A. Salzman, and Luis F. Helzle (1994), Business Mathematics: 6th Edition, HarperCollins, New York.

Assessment Criteria
Midterm %30 and Final %70

Semester Course Plan
Week/Subjects
1
Functions
2
Equations
3
Changes and Rates
4
Finance and Series
5
Differentiation
6
Maximum and Minimum Values
7
Further Rules of Differentiation
8
Partial Differentiation
9
Constrained Maxima and Minima
10
Integration
11
Linear Programming
12
Matrices
13
Business Applications I
14
Business Applications II