Learning objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE BASIC MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO DESCRIBE AND ANALYSE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN A STRUCTURED WAY AND TO ADEQUATELY USE THE MOST SUITABLE TOOLS OF CALCULUS FOR SOLVING THEM. <br />
COMPETENCES THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED <br />
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE NECESSARY QUANTITATIVE TOOLS FOR DISCERNING THE STRUCTURE OF A PROBLEM FROM THE CONTEXT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERSTANDING AND SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATING WHAT IS NEEDED FOR TAKING THE MOST SUITABLE ECONOMIC DECISIONS IN A SUFFICIENTLY INFORMED WAY. IN PARTICULAR, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO READ A GRAPH, INTERPRET A TABLE, CORRECTLY DECIPHER QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE INTERNET, AND ALSO CONSTRUCT A USEFUL MATHEMATICAL MODEL (AT LEAST IN THE SIMPLEST CASES) FOR SOLVING MICRO AND MACRO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.