Subjects Mathematics Admission Examination

ALGEBRA REVIEW:
Sets, real numbers, fractions, exponents, radicals, operations with algebraic expressions,
special products, factoring.
EQUATIONS:
Linear equations, quadratic equations, the quadratic formula.
INEQUALITIES:
Linear inequalities, quadratic inequalities, absolute value, intervals.
FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS:
Range and domain, polynomial functions, composition of functions, rational functions,
graphs in rectangular coordinates.
Graphs, formulas and properties of linear functions. Power functions.
Properties of exponents and logaritms.
Graphs, formulas and properties of exponential and logarithmic functions.
The natural exponential and the natural logarithmic function.
Logarithmic and exponential equations and inequalities.
LIMITS AND CONTINUITY:
Definition and properties of limits. One-sided limits. Vertical asymptotes. Limits at
infinity. Horizontal asymptotes. Continuity.
DIFFERENTIATION:
The derivative. Rules for differentiation. The derivative of x n .The derivative of a sum or
difference of functions. The derivative of products and quotients of functions: the product
and quotient rule. The chain-rule. The derivative as a rate of change.
The derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions.
CURVE SKETCHING:
Increasing or decreasing nature of a function. Local extreme values. Absolute extrema.
Boundary extrema.

Literature:
"Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis", by: Sydsaeter and Hammond.
Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8.6.