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BUS481 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN FINANCE

Course Code: 3530481
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Business Administration
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3530281
The course set above should be completed before taking BUS481 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN FINANCE .

Course Content

This course will cover the application of select mathematical tools in business and economics. Among these topics are equilibrium analysis, sets, functions, matrices and determinants, sequences, limits, cobweb model, rate of change, exponential function, continuous compounding, introduction to optimization, derivatives, partial derivatives,chain rule, integration, martingales, Brownian motion, Markov processes. The aim is to introduce how mathematical tols are applied in economics and business, especially in finance.