MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS

Francesco CIARDIELLO MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS

0212100028
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
EQF6
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS


ExamDate
CIARDIELLO27/05/2025 - 09:30
CIARDIELLO11/07/2025 - 09:30
CIARDIELLO01/09/2025 - 09:30
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIC NOTIONS OF LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULATION AS WELL AS THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE OPTIMIZATION, NOTIONS INDISPENSABLE FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC-QUANTITATIVE THEMES DEALT IN THE OTHER DISCIPLINES OF THE TRAINING COURSE.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE STUDENTS, ON THE BASE OF THE ACQUIRED TECHNIQUES, MUST BE ABLE TO: FACE PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL NATURE , TO DEEPEN THEIR COMPETENCES THROUGH THE CONSULTATION OF PUBLICATIONS IN THEME AND TO DEVELOP CRITICAL CAPACITY TO USE IN APPROPRIATE APPLICATIONS AND IN THE MOST ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSES.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL ABILITIES WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPED INSTRUMENTS AND RULES, NAMELY THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE MATHEMATICAL TOOLS LEARNED FOR TO UNDERSTAND AND TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL CHARACTER AND TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BUSINESS AREA.

Prerequisites
THE COURSE INCLUDES THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS OF ARITHMETIC ON REAL AND NATURAL NUMBERS, THE KNOWLEDGE OF ELEMENTS OF ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC GEOMETRY SUCH AS THE REPRESENTATION OF CARTESIAN AXES AND THE GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF A STRAIGHT LINE.
Contents
CONCEPTS OF SET THEORY.
NUMERICAL SETS.
FUNCTIONS OF REAL VARIABLE UNIQUE TO REAL VALUES
ELEMENTS OF TOPOLOGY ON THE REAL LINE.
LIMITS.
DERIVATIVES
INTEGRAL
LINEAR ALGEBRA.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF PARAMETER. GEOMETRIC DISCUSSION OF THE SOLUTIONS OF A SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO INCOGNITE ON THE CARTESIAN PLANE.
NUMERICAL SERIES.
Teaching Methods
TEACHING METHODS ARE BASED ON FRONTAL LESSONS HELD AT THE BLACKBOARD OR WITH AUDIO / VISUAL MEANS. AT THE END OF THE LESSON, THE STUDENT MAY ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THE LESSON. IN ADDITION, THE COURSE HAS A PARALLEL INTEGRATION. THE EXERCISES ALLOW THE STUDENT TO CLEAR THE FORMAL CONCEPTS LEARNED DURING THE LESSONS AND TO TAKE FAMILY WITH THE EXERCISES.
Verification of learning
THE COURSE INCLUDES A FINAL EXAM WITH A WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTS DESIGNED TO VERIFY THE LEARNING STATUS OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS . THE EVALUATION IS MADE AGAINST THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE. THERE ARE NO INTERMEDIATE EVALUATIONS, ALTHOUGH A CONTINUOUS TUTORING ACTIVITY ALLOWS THE TEACHER FOR A CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS' LEARNING.
Texts
THE RECOMMENDED BOOK IS AT THE FOLLOWING LINK
HTTPS://WWW.LAFELTRINELLI.IT/MATEMATICA-GENERALE-LIBRO-VARI/E/9791221107746?GAD_SOURCE=1&GCLID=CJWKCAJWNEI0BHB-EIWAA2XUBJZQ2YFLWPUZ91JBPEAR4QUZOZ-_GVKUFW5KLLBSYGP1EEIFVSJ5GHOCNA8QAVD_BWE
THE BOOK COLLECTS MANY TOPICS TYPICAL OF THE MATHEMATICS COURSE FOR ECONOMICS. THE BOOK IS ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS EXERCISES AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER AND HAS AN AGILE AND QUICK STYLE WITHOUT GIVING UP THE DETAILS AND DEPTH OF THE THEOREMS. THE BOOK IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT MANDATORY. THE STUDENT CAN FOLLOW ANOTHER TEXT AS HE OR SHE WISHES.

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STUDENTS' SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ARE ALWAYS ACTIVE BY MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE TEACHER.
Lessons Timetable

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