Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
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, hybrid 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.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Written exam with open questions.
The weight of theory is 40% and the weight of exercises is 60%.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
None.
Contacts
Instructor :
Marie Baratto et Bernard Fortz
HEC Liège,
Rue Louvrex 14,
B-4000 Liège.
(Building N1, Rooms 334 and 327),
E-mails: {marie.baratto,bernard.fortz}@uliege.be