Institute of Business Administration

University of Dhaka
BBA Program
Fall Semester (August December !"##
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&ourse 'utline
&ourse$ (athematics for Decision (aking &ourse &ode$ )#"# Prere*uisite$ +one
&lass ,ime$ SA, - ./D ("0$"" "%$#1am Section$ A (2oom 3!!
$ SA, - ./D ("%$3" #"$41am Section$ B (2oom 3!3
Faculty: Dr5 (d5 Sho6kat Ali E-mail: msa317@yahoo.com
Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaa !el.: "1##$-%33&&3, "171$-$'3$7'(M)
&ourse Descri7tion$ !he purpose of the course is to help the stu*ents learn mathematical tools, +hich are
use* primarily for mana,erial *ecision-main,. !he course inclu*es elements of al,e-ra, num-er fiel*s,
linear an* non-linear ine.ualities, functions, sets, analytical ,eometry, lo,arithms, mathematics of finance,
limits, *ifferential an* inte,ral calculus, matri/ an* linear pro,rammin,.
&ourse 'b8ective$ Upon successful completion of this course stu*ents +ill -e a-le to use mathematical
tools to mae -usiness *ecision in real +orl*.
&onduct of the courses$ 0lassroom lectures, tutorials inclu*in, home assi,nments, .ui11es an* e/ams.
2ecommended &ourse ,e9t$ (athematics 6ith A77lications in (anagement and /conomics: by
;orgon D5 Prichett and <ohn &5 Saber: =
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/dition: I2.I+5
Performance /valuation$
2ui11es, class tests (announce*3unannounce*) 3"4
Mi* !erm E/am. $"4
Final E/amination #"4
!otal 1""4
;rading Policy :
2ange of Score >etter ;rade +umerical Scores (in ? >etter ;rades
5core 6" 7 &# 8 5core &" 0
6" 8 5core '# 9: &" 8 5core ## D:
'# 8 5core 7# 9 ## 8 5core #" D
7# 8 5core &# 0: #" 8 5core F
+ote$ ,he instructor may alter the grading 7oints if he finds it necessary5
Individual Assignment and @uiAAes$ 7fter each chapter there +ill -e a .ui1. ;t coul* -e either an
announce* or an unannounce* .ui1. 7ssi,nment *ea* line +ill -e strictly maintaine*. ,here 6ill be no
make u7 *uiA or make u7 assignment for any *uiA or assignment missed 6ithout valid reasons5
(id ,erm /9am$ !here +ill -e one mi*-term e/am at the mi**le of the semester. <ou can e/pect -oth
short an* lon, calculations.
Final /9am$ Final e/am +ill -e -ase* on the chapters covere* after the Mi* !erm e/am. 7,ain you can
e/pect -oth short an* lon, calculation
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Detailed &ourse 'utline
Serial
B /97ected
>ectures
,o7ic Sub ,o7ic ,eaching
Strategy
&ha7ter
1
$ Essential 0oncepts
of Mathematics:
=eal >um-ers, ?r*er of
?perations, ;ntro*uction of 5et
an* its 7pplications. @aria-les,
E.uations, an* ;ne.ualities,
Aroperties of Bero, E/ponents,
=ational E/pression, Factorin,
etc.
Cecture,
*iscussion,
assi,nments
an* solvin,
pro-lems -oth
on paper an*
on the -oar*.
7ppen*i/
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0hapter
11(for 5et
only)
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1 Cinear
=elationships an*
constraine*
?ptimi1ation
Cinear e.uations an* function,
an* their application in the real
+orl*.
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$ Cinear
=elationships an*
constraine*
?ptimi1ation
E.uations an* ;ne.ualities,
Functions an* 5pecial
Functions, 5trai,ht Cines an*
7pplications of 5trai,ht lines.
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1 Cinear
=elationships an*
constraine*
?ptimi1ation
Fi/e* an* varia-le cost, 9rea
Even 7nalysis.
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1 5ystem of Cinear
E.uations an*
Matrices.
5ystem solution usin,
5u-stitution an* Elimination
Metho*s an* its applications.
5ame as a-ove 0hapter $
3
$ ;ntro*uction to
Matri/
Definition, *ifferent types of
matrices an* their properties
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$ Matri/ ?perations: 7**ition an* multiplication of
matrices, 7pplications of
matrices to -usiness pro-lems
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3 ;ntro*uction to
Cinear
Aro,rammin,
;ntro*uction, 5ystem of !o+
linear e.uations, >on-
ne,ativity 0onstraints an*
7pplications.
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$ E/ponential an*
Co,arithmic
Functions
E/ponential functions, nee* for
lo,arithms, rules of lo,arithms,
common lo,arithms an*
natural lo,arithms, application
of inverse natural lo,arithms
an* =evie+.
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$ ;ntro*uction to the
Mathematics of
Finance.
5imple interest an* the future
value, 5imple *iscount an*
present value, 9an *iscount
an* effective rate.
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$ ;ntro*uction to the
Mathematics of
Finance
0ompoun* interest rate an* the
future value, 0ompoun*
interest rate an* present value,
effective annual rate.
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1 ;ntro*uction to the
Mathematics of
Finance.
?r*inary annuities an* present
value
5ame as a-ove 0hapter &
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3 ;ntro*uction to
Differential
calculus
Differential calculus an* its
applications
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D '
3 ;ntro*uction to
*ifferential
calculus
7**itional !opics in
Differential calculus an*
0alculus of !+o ;n*epen*ent
@aria-les.
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6
$ ;ntro*uction to
;nte,ral calculus
;nte,ral calculus an* its
applications an* =evie+.
5ame as a-ove 0hap. 1"
1"
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Note: The instructor may alter the course contents or structure if he finds it necessary
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