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Mathematics for Business and Economics (UD)

Goals

To develop logical thinking.
To give to the student the basic mathematical notions, needed to discuss economic and business problems from the quantitative point of view.

Syllabus

1. Functions of one variable
1.1. Function, function composition, inverse function
1.2. Linear function
1.3. Polynomials, rational functions
1.4. Exponential function, logarithm
1.5. Continuity and limit
2. Derivative and applications
2.1. Derivative and differential
2.2. Taylor's series
2.3. Analysis of a function
2.4. Applications in economics
3. Functions of two variables
3.1. Partial derivatives and differential
3.2. Unconstrained extrema
4. Indefinite and definite integral
5. Mathematics of finance
6. Linear algebra
6.1. Matrices
6.2. Determinants
6.3. Systems of linear equations
6.4. Input-output models
7. Probability calculus
7.1. Combinatorics
7.2. Event algebra
7.3. Probability, conditional probability
7.3. Bernoulli trials sequence
7.5. Discrete random variables
7.6. Continuous random variables
7.7. Moments

Contacts

Liljana Ferbar Tratar

Office hours

Monday at 12:00

cabinet RZ-303

Business portrait of Liljana Ferbar Tratar in the green atrium of the School of Economics and Business on a sunny day in June 2024

Damjana Kokol Bukovšek

Office hours

Wednesday at 11:00

cabinet RZ-304

Business portrait of Damjana Kokol Bukovšek in the green atrium of the School of Economics and Business on a sunny day in June 2024

Blaž Mojškerc

Office hours

Monday at 10:00

cabinet RZ-305

Business portrait of Blaž Mojškerc in the library of the School of Economics and Business in October 2024, with a round window and shelves full of books in the background