EF 114

MATHEMATICS I
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Fall Semester 2020-2021

Instructor
Duygu Nizamoğulları
E-mail: dnizamogullari@pirireis.edu.tr
Office Hours: Wednesday, 13:30-15:30
Thursday, 15:00-16:00
Course Contents
This course together with its follow up will be an extensive introduction to the differentiation
and integral calculus. Topics covered here will provide you with the required mathematical
foundation on which you will have the chance to master your skills in your own major fields.
The quantitative side of Social Sciences becomes more and more demanding and involving so
that the abilities required for a competitive set of skills goes through a profound mathematical
background.

Textbook
Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics, and the Life and Social
Sciences, Pearson Education, E. Haeussler, R. Paul, R. Wood.,13. Edition

Grading
Midterm I 20%
Midterm II 20%
Quizzes 20%
Final 40%

Course Plan

WEEK 1 Introduction and Basic Concepts I

Set of Real Numbers, Some Properties of Real Numbers, Exponents and Radicals, Operations
with Algebraic Expressions.

WEEK 2 Basic Concepts II

Factoring, Fractions, Equations, Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations.

WEEK 3 Applications of Equations and Inequalities

Applications of Equations, Linear Inequalities, Applications of Inequalities.

WEEK4 More Algebra

Absolute Value, Summation Notation, Sequences

WEEK 5 Functions and Graphs
Definition of Function, Domain and Range of a Function, Special Functions, Combinations of
Functions.

WEEK 6 Functions and Graphs

Inverse Functions, Graphs in Rectangular Coordinates, Symmetry, Translations and
Reflections, Function of Several Variables.

Midterm I

WEEK 7 Lines, Parabolas

Lines, Applications and Linear Functions, Quadratic Functions.

WEEK 8 Systems of Equations

System of Linear Equations, Nonlinear systems, Applications of systems of Equations.

WEEK 9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions, Logarithmic Functions, Properties of Logarithms, Logarithmic and
Exponential Equations.

WEEK 10 Mathematics of Finance

Compound Interest Rate, Present Value, Interest Compounded Continuously, Annuities,
Perpetuities.

WEEK 11 Limits
Precise definition of Limit, Estimating a Limit from a Graph, Properties of Limit, One Sided
Limits.

WEEK 12 Limits (Continued) and Continiuty

Infinite Limits, Continuity, Continuity Applied to Inequalities

Midterm II

WEEK 13 Differentiation I
The Derivative, Rules for Differentiation, The Derivative as a Rate of Change.

WEEK 14 Differentiation II
The product Rule and Quotient Rule, The Chain Rule

Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
I. Apply equations to various practical situations.
II. Introduce constant functions, functions, rational functions, case-defined functions, the
absolute-value function, and factorial notation.
III. Develop the notion of slope and different forms of equations of lines and sketch
parabolas arising from quadratic functions.
IV. Extend the notion of compound interest to include effective rates and to solve interest
problems whose solutions require logarithms.
V. Apply limits and their basic properties in different types of problems
VI. Apply sketch a tangent line to a curve, to define the slope of a curve, and to define a
derivative and give it a geometric interpretation.
VII. Apply the basic rules for differentiating constant functions, a multiplication/division of
two functions and power functions