Day 1: Lecture Note 1 and Slides 1
Day 2: Lecture Note 2
This course covers some basic concepts and their applications in business. Contents include standard one-variable calculus and its applications for business, and an introduction to multivariable calculus. Topics are function and limit, the derivative, methods of finding derivatives, applications of derivatives, the integral, methods of integration, applications of integration, and the calculus of the exponential and logarithmic functions. Multivariable calculus topics include partial derivatives and finding local extrema.
Understand the concept of functions and applications in business.
Understand the concept of limits of functions and applications.
Understand the concept of derivative and find the derivatives for various functions.
Use derivatives to locate maxima and minima.
Use marginal functions in economics.
Understand methods for differentiation and integration.
Apply the concepts of integrals to some applications in business.
Use differentiation to solve business and economics problems.
Understand and use the concept of multivariate functions in various applications in business such as production function or utility function.
Any related calculus books.
Mathematical methods for economic theory Martin J. Osborne https://mjo.osborne.economics.utoronto.ca/index.php/tutorial/index/1/toc