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Quantitative Foundations for International Business

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Quantitative Foundations for International Business

This course is part of International Business Essentials Specialization

Instructor: George Kapetanios

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

425 reviews

1 week to complete

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Learn at your own pace

86%

Most learners liked this course

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This course provides the essential mathematics required to succeed in the finance and economics related modules of the Global MBA, including equations, functions, derivatives, and matrices. You can test your understanding with quizzes and worksheets, while more advanced content will be available if you want to push yourself.

This course forms part of a specialisation from the University of London designed to help you develop and build the essential business, academic, and cultural skills necessary to succeed in international business, or in further study. If completed successfully, your certificate from this specialisation can also be used as part of the application process for the University of London Global MBA programme, particularly for early career applicants. If you would like more information about the Global MBA, please visit https://mba.london.ac.uk/. This course is endorsed by CMI

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Although financial models are theoretical frameworks, we often use mathematical tools to work with these models. Mathematical models usually consist of a set of equations, which are designed to describe the structure of the model, and whose solution determines the importance of variables. This week, we will look at equations, including the basic terminology, and the rules for solving equations requiring more than one operation.

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10 videos2 readings3 assignments

10 videosTotal 49 minutes

Welcome to Quantitative Foundations for International Business2 minutes
Equations- An Introduction4 minutes
1. Variables, Constants and Parameters6 minutes
2. The Real Number System6 minutes
3. Basic Rules8 minutes
4. Like Terms3 minutes
5. Translate Phrases into Mathematics6 minutes
6. Working with Business Formulas6 minutes
7. Ratio and Proportion6 minutes
Equations- Summary3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Glossary of Terms10 minutes
Quiz Instructions10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Equations: Practice Exercises30 minutes
Equations: Summative Exercises30 minutes
Week 1: End of Week Quiz30 minutes

Functions are important in every area of pure and applied mathematics, including mathematics applied to economics, finance and business. For example, the language of economic analysis is full of terms like demand and supply functions, cost functions, production functions, consumption functions, and so on. This week, we will present a discussion of functions of one real variable, illustrated by some economic examples. Remember- one variable is a function of another if the ﬁrst variable depends upon the second.

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20 videos2 assignments

20 videosTotal 81 minutes

Functions- An Introduction2 minutes
1. A Function as an Ordered Pair of Elements5 minutes
2. Relations and Functions5 minutes
3. Types of Function8 minutes
4. Levels of Generality4 minutes
5: The Domain of a Function5 minutes
5.1: Graphing an Equation7 minutes
6. Linear Functions5 minutes
6.1 Mapping Linear Functions4 minutes
6.2 Linear Functions: Examples10 minutes
7. Quadratic Functions4 minutes
8. Cubic Functions3 minutes
Functions Summary3 minutes
1.1. The Exponential Functions2 minutes
1.2. The Nature of Exponential Functions1 minute
1.3. Simple Exponential Functions3 minutes
1.4. The Graph2 minutes
2.1. Logarithmic Functions3 minutes
2.2. Log Functions and Exponential Functions2 minutes
2.3 The Graphical Form2 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Summative Questions30 minutes
End of Week Quiz30 minutes

An important topic in many scientific disciplines- including economics- is the study of how quickly quantities change. The concept used to describe the rate of change of a function is known as the derivative. In this lecture, we will define the derivative of a function, and share some of the important rules for calculating it.

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21 videos2 assignments

21 videosTotal 99 minutes

Lecture: Derivatives - An Introduction4 minutes
1. Slopes of Curves3 minutes
2. The Geometrical Interpretation of Tangents and Derivatives2 minutes
3. Increasing and Decreasing Functions2 minutes
4. Derivatives as a Rate of Change3 minutes
5. Continuity1 minute
6. Simple Rules of Differentiation2 minutes
6.1. The Derivative of a Constant Function1 minute
6.2. The Graphical Representation of the Rule2 minutes
6.3. Examples3 minutes
6.3.1 Derivatives: Examples, Part 110 minutes
6.3.2 Derivatives: Examples, Part 211 minutes
6.3.3 Derivatives: Examples, Part 37 minutes
6.4. The Power Rule5 minutes
6.5. Sum and Difference3 minutes
7. The Product Rule9 minutes
7.2 Matrices15 minutes
8. The Quotient Rule3 minutes
9. The Chain Rule6 minutes
10. Higher Order Derivatives2 minutes
Lecture: Derivatives - Summary4 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Summative Questions30 minutes
End of Week Quiz30 minutes

The analysis and even the comprehension of systems of linear equations is much easier when we use key mathematic concepts such as matrices, vectors, and determinants. This week, we’ll introduce these concepts and explain their application to economic models