Course purpose

• The course purpose is to introduce the basic mathematical methods of analysis to students and to prepare them to independently perform basic mathematical analysis.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Elementary and some other important functions in the economic theory, their properties and graphs (linear and quadratic functions, polynomials, rational functions, exponential functions, logarithmic functions).
• Derivative of a function and its use.
• Matrices, operations between them,  equations.
• Sequences (basic properties, arithmetic and geometric progression), series, geometric series.
• Basic terms of business mathematics, simple and compound interest.
• Examples from the business mathematics (applications, annuities, credits...).