Lecture: Functions and Models

• Functions: Four Ways to Represent a Function, Piecewise Defined Functions, Symmetry, and
Increasing and Decreasing Functions.
• Mathematical Models: Linear Models and Polynomials.
Lecture: Limits and Derivatives
• Limits: The Tangent Problems and The Tangent Line.
• Derivatives: Derivatives and Rates of Change, Derivative as a Function, Other Notations, and
Higher Derivatives.
Lecture: Differential Calculus and Optimisation
• Maximum and Minimum Values.
• Optimisation Problems.
Lecture: Integral Calculus
• The Area Problem.
• The Definite Integral.
• The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
• Differentiation and Integration as Inverse Processes.
Lecture: Linear Algebra Fundamentals
• Linear Equations.
• Matrix Notation.
• Solving System of Linear Equations.
• Elementary Row Operations.
• Existence and Uniqueness of System of Equations.
• Vector Equations.
Lecture: Probability and Probability Distributions
• Probability: Basic Probability Properties, Conditional Probability, Multiplication Rule, and Join
Probability.
• Probability Distributions: Random Variable, Discrete Probability Distribution, Binomial
Distribution, Normal Distribution, Negative Exponential Distribution and Poison Distribution.
Lecture: Conditional Probability and Bayes Rule
• Review of Discrete Variables and Probability Distribution.
• Joint Probability and Conditional Probability.
• Probabilistic Inference.
• Bayes’ Rule.
• Naïve Bayes.
Lecture: Sampling and Confidence Interval Estimation
• Terminology and Sampling Methods.
• Introduction to Estimation.
Lecture: Hypotheses Testing
• Introduction.
• Concepts in Hypothesis Testing.
• Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean.
• Test for Normality.
Lecture: Linear Regression: Estimating Relationships
• Scatterplots: Graphing Relationships.
• Correlations: Indicator or Linear Relationships.
 • Simple Linear Regression.
• Multiple Regression.
• Validation of the Fit.
Lecture: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
• Overview of Forecasting Methods: Extrapolation Models, Econometric Models, Combining
Forecasts, Components of Time Series Data, and Measure of Accuracy.
• Testing for Randomness and The Run Test.

Prescribed Textbook:
J. Stewart, D. Clegg, and S. Watson, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 9th edition. Cengage,
S. C. Albright & W.L. Winston, Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making, 7th
edition. Cengage, 2020.

Other recommended references:

A. Saha, Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus,
and More! 1st edition. William Polloc, 2015.
B. Render, R. M. Stair, M. Hanna, T. Hale, Quantitative Analysis for Management, 13th edition.
Pearson, 2018
D. C. Lay, S. R. Lay, and J. J. McDonald, Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 6th edition.
Pearson, 2021.
S. Russell and P. Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 4th edition. Pearson,
2020.
T. J. Quirk, Excel 2019 for Engineering Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Problems, 2nd
edition. Springer, 2020.