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Mathematics A

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 151-0500/03
Abbreviation Math A
Course title Mathematics A
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics
Course coordinator RNDr. Pavel Rucki, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction - number sets, intervals, solving of elementary equations and relations, simplifying powers and roots.
2. - 3. Sequences – basic concepts, arithmetic and geometric sequence and their application, summation, limit of a sequence, definition of Euler's number e.
4. - 6. Function of a single real variable – definition, domain and range, classification, elementary functions, graph of a function, inverse functions.
7. - 8. Limit of a function - limit of a function at a point, improper limit of a function, limit of a funciton at infinity.
9. - 10. Derivative of a function - equation of a tangent line and normal line to a curve at a point, differentiation techniques, higher order derivatives, differential of a function, l'Hospital's Theorem.
11. - 12. Application of the derivative - monotonoic function, local and global extrema of a function, convex and concave function, inflexion points, asymptotes.
13. - 14. Revision.

Literature

[1] SYDSAETER, K., HAMMOND, P. J. Mathematics for Economics Analysis. Pearson, 2002, ISBN 978-81-7758104-1 .
[2] HOY, M., LIVERNOIS, J., MCKENNA, Ch., REES, R., STENGOS, T. Mathematics for Economics. The MIT Press, London, 3rd edition, 2011, ISBN 978-0-262-01507-3.
[3] TAN, T.S. Single variable calculus: early transcendentals. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, Belmont, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4390-4600-5.

Doporučená literatura

[1] CARVAJAL, Andrés M., HAMMOND, Peter J., STRØM, Arne, SYDSAETER, Knut. Essential mathematics for economic analysis. Pearson, 5th edition, 2016, ISBN 978-1-292-07461-0 .
[2] STOCKER, Christopher J., ZIEGLER, Michael R., BYLEEN, Karl E., BARNETT, Raymond A. College mathematics for business, economics, life sciences, and social sciences. Pearson, 14th edition, 2019, ISBN 978-0-13-467414-8 .