Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On this course, the student improves his/her skills in applying mathematical methods and tools to solve business problems, and obtains theoretical foundations for reading advanced finance and management science literature. After the course, the student will understand the basics of mathematical reasoning. He/she will also be able to build optimization models and solve them by using Excel.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 01.03.2021 - 13.04.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Panu Erästö, Lauri Viitasaari
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Panu Erästö, Lauri Viitasaari
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Integration techniques, Euclidian spaces, sets and relations, logic, theorems and proofs, convex functions and sets, basics of linear, integer, and nonlinear optimization, stochastic modeling (time permitting).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Final exam 40 % and homework assignments 50%, online excercises 10%
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Lectures 30h, individual work 132 h.
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Lecture slides, assignments
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
30C003500 Mathematics II, 30C00300 Mathematical Methods for economists
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
30A03000 Introduction to business mathematics or an equivalent course,
- Teacher: Erästö Panu
- Teacher: Viitasaari Lauri