Lesson plan / MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS-I

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction İngilizce
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s) Assist. Prof. Dr. ÇİĞDEM ÖZARI
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The course is designed for two semesters. The objective in the first semester is to make an introduction to maths, by focusing on the college algebra and to give comprehensive idea of usage of math in social sciences.
Course Content The course topics are the idea of function, graphs of real valued functions, transcendental functions, mathematics of finance, matrices and their applications, introductory probability and statistics, limits and continuity of functions.

Weekly Course Subjects

1The basic of mathematics,
2Linear equations, inequalities, lines, graphs,
3Functions and graphs, logarithm and exponential functions,
4Limit,
5Tangents and the derivative,
6Differentiation,
7Derivative of the function,
8Derivative applications,
9Midterm exam,
10Graph drawing techniques,
11The absolute maximum, the absolute minimum, and optimization,
12Integral,
13Definite integral,
14Review.

Resources

1- Haeussler, E. F.; Paul, Richard S.; Wood, Richard J. Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics, and the Life and Social Sciences, 13th Ed. ISBN: 0321643720