Mathematics

English
EXC 2910
7.5 Credits

Introduction

Please Note!

Starting with the academic year 2024/2025, this course will be changed so that it will no longer consist of an introductory and a advanced part. The number of hours will therefore be reduced, and the teaching will conducted entirety in the spring semester. Instead of the introductory part, preliminary courses will be offered during the autumn semester.

This is a basic mathematics course that spans two semesters. It aims to prepare the student for quantitative courses in economics and finance. The first semester (autumn) covers basic mathematical skills in algebra, equations, inequalities, functions and their graphs, and differentiation. The second semester (spring) focuses on more advanced calculus and some financial mathematics.

Course content

Basic algebra
Solving equations and inequalities. Systems of equations
Functions and graphs
Differentiation and its use in economics
Basic financial mathematics
Basic integration
Functions of two variables. Partial differentiation and Langrange's method
Introduction to matrices and Gauss elimination.

Disclaimer

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