Study Programmes 2015-2016
MATH0057-3  
Mathematics for economic and management sciences (part 2)
Duration :
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in economics and business management5
Lecturer :
Pascal Dupont
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Contents : 1. Calculus (functions of one variable): antiderivatives and integrals; 2. Linear algebra: eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms, diagonalization of symmetric matrices; 3. Calculus (functions of several variables): partial derivatives, differentials,optimization with or without constraints; 4. Functional equations (differential equations, recurrence equations). Applications to management science and economics.
Learning outcomes of the course :
According to the ILO's of the bachelor in economics and management science program, the student will globally learn to use mathematical tools to solve management problems. Particularly, the main objectives are: - Learning of rigor in mathematics; - Applying mathematics in management; - Solving concrete problems; - Using and applying mathematical models.
The target competences are: - Analyzing scientifically situations, - Solving problems, - Modelizing, - Arguing, - Communicating.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Calculus (functions of one variable, up to derivatives) and basic linear algebra (matrices and determinants).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Each notion of the contents is illustrated by exercises.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
- Ex-cathedra lectures. - Exercises within groups of students. - Possibility to attend "questions-and-answers" sessions.
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture notes and slides available on LoL@. Exercices booklet available on LoL@.
For extra exercises: Pascal Dupont, Exercices corrigés de mathématiques, De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 2008. Additional references about linear algebra: David Lay, Algèbre linéaire et applications, Pearson, Montreuil, 2012 ; Shin Takahashi, Iroha Inoue, The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra, No Starch Press, s. l., 2012.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written and/or oral exam with theory and exercises.
If the marks N_T for the theory and the marks N_P for the exercises are both greater than or equal to 05/20, the final marks are N = 0,4 x N_T + 0,6 x N_P ; otherwise, N = min{N_T, N_P}.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Instructor : Pascal Dupont, HEC-École de Gestion de l'ULg, Rue Louvrex 14, 4000 Liège (Building N1, room 327). Phone : +32 4 232 73 03 ; Email: pascal.dupont@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : Anne-Sophie Hoffait, HEC-École de Gestion de l'ULg, Rue Louvrex 14, 4000 Liège (Building N1, room 306). Phone : +32 4 232 73 75 ; Email: ashoffait@ulg.ac.be