Duration
45h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Elementary functions : polynomials, logarithms, exponentials;
- Calculus (one variable) : concepts of limits, derivatives, integrals;
- Intoduction to several-variable functions;
- Systems of equations;
- Applications: Financial Mathematics (Simple interest, compound interest, annuities and sinking funds, loans), Marginal Analysis, Elasticity.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
According to the ILO's (prerequisite of the 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
Elementary algebra (fractions, exponents, priorities among the operations, parentheses). First and second degree functions and their graphical representations.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Each notion of the contents is illustrated by exercises.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures (ex-cathedra course)
Exercises within the lectures + ad libitum
Recommended or required readings
A reference textbook, slides of the lectures and a booklet of exercices are available on the site LoL@HD.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral and/or written exam.
The weight of theory is 40% and the weight of exercises is 60%.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
None.
Contacts
Instructor : Pascal Dupont, HEC-École de Gestion de l'ULg, Rue Louvrex 14, B-4000 Liège. (Building N1, Room 327), Tel. : +32 4 232 73 03; E-mail: pascal.dupont@uliege.be