MBB 3613/MBC 3613 Business Mathematics

Lecturer: Dr. Wendy Ling Shin Yie

lingshinyie@ucts.edu.my
Room 13, Ground floor, Academic building, UCTS.
Tel: 084-367413
Rationale: - This course is designed to provide knowledge on business mathematics.
- To expose students towards variety of topics under this course especially on the application
of equalities and inequalities, probability and statistics, matrix algebra, linear programming,
differentiation and integration.
- This course aims at equipping student with a broad based knowledge of mathematics with
emphasis on business applications.
Course Grade: Quiz: 10%, Progress Test: 20%, Assignment: 20%, Final exam: 50%
Teaching & Learning: 2 hours lecture + 1 hour tutorial for 14 weeks (extra classes will be
held from time to time depends on the need)
Classroom policies:
1. Attendance is mandatory. Failing to attend 90% of the classes will result in barred from
final exam, which will result in failing grade.
2. If you miss a lecture, it is the students responsibility to make up.
3. Be on time
4. Come prepared
5. Do quality work and do it on time
6. The use of mobile telephones inside the classroom is NOT allowed.
7. The use of any electronic device is also NOT allowed (unless required).
8. Within the 3 hours class, students are not allowed to leave. If there are any excusable
matters, permission have to be enquired.
9. Homework assignments should be worked independently. Exchanging ideas are
permitted orally but don't require any kind of copying.
10.Plagiarism (Academic Dishonesty)
- All students are expected to turn in work that is their own. Any attempt to pass off
another's work as your own will constitute an "F" in the entire course.
- Using part of, or the entire work, prepared by another or turning in a homework
assignment prepared by another student or party are examples of plagiarism.
- You may discuss assignments and projects with each other, but you should do the work
yourself. In the case of group projects, you will be expected to do your share of the
work. If you use someone else's words or ideas, you must cite your sources.
Content Outline of the course:
1. Applications of equalities and inequalities (6 hours)
- Application of equations
- Linear inequalities
- Applications of inequalities
- Absolute value
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2. Introduction to probability and statistics (6 hours)

Basic counting principle and permutations
Combinations and other counting principles
Sample spaces and events
Probability
Conditional probability and stochastic processes
Independent events
Bayess formula
3. Matrix algebra (6 hours)

Matrix notation and terminology

Types of matrices
Matrix operations
Solving system by reducing matrices
Inverses and determinants

4. Linear programming (6 hours)

- Linear inequalities in two variables
- Linear programming
- Multiple optimum solutions
- The simplex method
5. Differentiation (9 hours)
- Limit and continuity
- The product and quotient rule
- Chain rule
- Implicit differentiation
- Derivatives of exponential functions
- Parametric differentiation
- Logarithmic differentiation
- Maximum & minimum problems
- Extremum of functions of two variables
6. Integration (9 hours)
- Areas and integrals
- Area bounded between two curves
- Integration by substitutions
- Integration by parts
- Integration by partial fractions
- Integration by tables
- Double integration