Topics

Ratios & Growth; Averages & Weighted Averages; Series

• Absolute Value Notation
• Fractions, Ratios, Percentages, and Growth Rates
• Series, Summation and Product Notation

Functions and Graphs

• Linear Functions: Intercept, Slope, Equation of a Line
• Nonlinear Functions (Quadratic, Cubic)

Linear Algebra: Lines and Systems of Equations

• Applications of Linear Equations
• Solving Systems of Equations

Exponents and e

• Reviewing the "Laws of Exponents"
• Applications Involving Exponents
• Decay
• Discounting
• Growth
• The role of e in modeling exponential growth

Time Value of Money and Compound Interest

This module is designed to cover only the most basic calculations required for Fall A Core Courses. More substantive coverage of this topic will be made available prior to the Fall B Finance Core Course.

• Introduction to Basic Compound Interest Calculations
• Present Values, Future Values, Annuities

Calculus

• Business Uses of Derivatives
• Basic Rules for Taking Derivatives