Universität Wien

390023 VK A Primer in Mathematics for Business Economics (2010W)

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Registration:

This class belongs to the PhD-Management winter semester 2010 study program. For technical reasons, registration will take place on the first day of class. To help plan class size, students should send an email stating the interest in participating to: elke.pendl@univie.ac.at.

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 06.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 9
  • Dienstag 07.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Mittwoch 08.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Donnerstag 09.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Freitag 10.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Montag 13.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Dienstag 14.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Mittwoch 15.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Donnerstag 16.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6
  • Freitag 24.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 9
  • Samstag 25.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 9
  • Montag 27.09. 10:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 8

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Outline of topics:
Review of Basic Concepts of Algebra.
Economic Applications of Graphs and Equations.
The Derivative and the Rules of Differentiation.
Uses of the Derivative.
Calculus of Multivariable Functions.
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
The Fundamentals of Linear (or Matrix) Algebra.
Matrix Inversion.
Special Determinants and Matrices.
Comparative Statics and Concave Programming.
Integral Calculus: The Indefinite Integral.
Integral Calculus: The Definite Integral.
The Calculus of Variations.
Optimal Control Theory.

Possible additions:
First-Order Differential Equations.
First Order Difference Equations.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The course offers no ECTS-credits for the PhD-management program. It exclusively provides a service for incoming PhD-students.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Who should attend the course and why:
With increasing academic specialization, professionalization of the training of young researchers, and national/international mobility, students with diverse backgrounds enter the PhD-Management program. E. g. they differ regarding their previous fields of studies and even disciplines, have obtained their qualifying academic degree in different systems of higher education, and may have spend considerable time in jobs outside academia after obtaining this qualifying degree. Hence, this class is designed to prepare students for enrolment in the core courses of the PhD-Management study program. It reviews the fundamental mathematical methods employed in quantitative business research.
The course offers no ECTS-credits for the PhD-management program. It exclusively provides a service for incoming PhD-students. Potential participants should check the below topic list. If they judge themselves to possess sound knowledge of these topics, there is no need to enroll in this class; if not, they must review these methods before entering the program. In this case, participating in this class will be very helpful.

Prüfungsstoff

Every class session will be divided into a lecture part and an exercise part. During the exercise part, students present their solutions of take-home assignments that will be given daily. Students who, upon be called up by the lecturer, decline to present their solutions will be asked to leave the class.

Literatur

There exist numerous appropriate text books on mathematical methods for business and economics. They will all (more or less) proceed along the course outline provided above. Students should choose a text book that suits their individual learning style best. One of such text books is:
Edward T. Dowling, Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics, McGraw-Hill, 2010, (ISBN 0071635327 / 9780071635325).

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46