Information Package

ECON143

MATHEMATICS I

Course Code
ECON143
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
4 + 0
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand and use the language of mathematics.
  2. Analyze and solve the problems encountered by mathematical thinking and derive conclusions and apply them
  3. Know the basic mathematical concepts such as limit, derivative and integral a function and be capable to apply them in their field of study.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionSets of numbers, absolute value and inequalities; the concepts of function, limit and continuity; differentiation, increasing and decreasing functions, first and second derivative tests, extreme value problems, L'Hospital's Rule, graphs of functions, inverse function, logarithmic and exponential functions will be covered.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Real numbers, absolute value, rectangular coordinates in the plane
2nd Week Concept of functions, domains and graphs, odd functions, even functions, composite functions, piecewise-defined functions
3rd Week Trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, periodic functions
4th Week Concept of limits, right-hand and left-hand limits, limits at infinity, infinite limits
5th Week Continuity, right-hand and left-hand continuity
6th Week Concept of derivatives, geometric interpretation of the derivative
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Rules of differentiation
9th Week Chain rule, increasing-decreasing functions, higher-order derivatives
10th Week Implicit differentiation
11th Week Inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, logarithmic differentiation
12th Week Extrema, concavity, max-min problems
13th Week Graphing functions
14th Week Indeterminate forms, L'Hospital's Rule
Recommended or Required Reading1)Temel Matematiksel Analiz; İşletme, İ;ktisat, Yaşam Bilimleri ve Soyal bilimler için, Ernest F. Haeussler, Richard S. Paul, Richard Wood.
2)Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimlerde Matematik I, Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim Karakaş, Akademi Consulting & Training (Yayınevi)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load182
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6.06
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
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K2
K3
K4
K5 X
K6
K7 X X
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13