QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I

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Pre -requisite: MATE 0008 or a score of 595 higher on the Mathematics Achievement section of the CEEB exam or a score 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Test for Mathematics (Precalculus). A precalculus course for the study of functions and graphs, in particular linear, quadratic, rational, irrational, piecewise, exponential and logarithmic functions. Matrix algebra and the solution of systems of linear equations by the reduction method. Emphasis on the use of these concepts in the solution of business applications such as: linear tendency, linear depreciation, rate of change, optimizatio n (revenue, cost) and mathematics of finance.