MATH0059-2 : Mathematics for business engineers

Study Programmes 2015-2016

MATH0059-2

Mathematics for business engineers

Duration :

35h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in business engineering		5

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 :

1. Functions with several variables: numerical spaces, limits, continuity, partial derivatives, differential, implicit derivation; homogeneous functions; convex functions; optimization without and with constraints. 2. Integration: complements about simple integrals ; double integrals. 3. Functional equations: differential equations, difference equations. 4. Introduction to mathematical models, with applications to management.

Learning outcomes of the course :

According to the ILO's of the bachelor in business engineering 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 :

Linear algebra up to the classification of quadratic forms.
One-variable Calculus.

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. - Possibility to attend "questions-and-answers" sessions.