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Managerial Math: Essential Math for Business Studies
16 HRS
PUBLISHED MAY 2025
This interactive mathematics course equips business students with the fundamental quantitative skills needed to excel in management studies and professional environments. Starting with basic concepts and progressing to more advanced techniques, students build confidence in applying mathematical principles directly relevant to business decision-making, regardless of their previous mathematical experience.
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The curriculum covers essential topics including business relationships through equations and graphs, optimization using calculus, and financial evaluation through time value of money calculations. Each concept is taught through practical business applications, helping students understand how mathematical tools inform strategic business decisions.
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Designed with accessibility in mind, this course provides the mathematical foundation students need to thrive in their business education and future careers. By mastering these quantitative skills, students will be better prepared for advanced management courses and more confident in tackling the analytical challenges of the modern business world.
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Highlights
💡 No prior math expertise required
Designed with varying comfort levels in mind, students build confidence through progressive learning that assumes no initial mathematical background.
📈 Business-relevant applications
Stay engaged with interactive lessons, quizzes, and real-world problem-solving.
🖥️ Interactive learning experience
Features engaging exercises, visual demonstrations, and practical calculations that work seamlessly across devices for flexible learning.
✍️️ Comprehensive foundation
Provides the essential mathematical toolkit needed for finance, accounting, economics, and data-driven business analysis in a single accessible course.
Curriculum
Learning Outcomes
PUBLISH DATE
May 2025
DURATION
Approx. 16 Hours
LEVEL
Business school students at all levels, from undergraduate to MBA.
AUTHOR
Dr. David Lefevre
Imperial College Business School
REVIEWER
Charlotte Edgar
Imperial College
TOPIC
Mathematical foundations for management I: understanding relationships
LESSONS
• Simple relationships in maths
• Manipulating fractions
• Fractions, decimals and ratios
• Linear relationships
• The form y = mx + c
• Rearranging linear equations
• Simultaneous equations
• Inequalities
• Linear relationships with more than two variables
TOPIC
Mathematical foundations for management II: advanced relationships
LESSONS
• Examples of complex relationships
• Using brackets
• Powers
• Roots
• Graphing non-linear equations
• Quadratic equations
• Exponential equations
• Logarithmic equations
• Rearranging complex equations
TOPIC
Optimisation: using calculus in management decision making
LESSONS
• What are optimisation problems?
• TangentsIntroduction to calculus
• Differentiation: further examples
• Derivative functions and marginal functions
• Optimisation
TOPIC
Analysing financial cash flows: the time value of money
LESSONS
• Percentages
• Price Increases and the role of indices
• Sequences
• Compound interest
• The sum of geometric sequence
• The sum of an infinite geometric sequence
• Discounting and NPV
• Discounted cash flow analysis (DCF)
• Internal rate of return (IRR)
• Worked example using the NPV and IRR in tandem
PUBLISH DATE
May 2025
DURATION
Approx. 16 Hours
LEVEL
Business school students at all levels, from undergraduate to MBA.
AUTHOR
Dr. David Lefevre
Imperial College Business School
REVIEWER
Charlotte Edgar
Imperial College
Practical Application:
Equip students with a robust understanding of the mathematics students will encounter during their business studies.
Mathematical Modeling:
Develop the ability to use algebra and calculus to model and analyse real-world business scenarios.
Financial Mathematics:
Master essential financial mathematics, including compound interest, discounted cash flow (DCF), internal rate of return (IRR), and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
Optimisation Techniques:
Apply differentiation and calculus to solve business optimisation problems for better decision-making.
PUBLISH DATE
May 2025
DURATION
Approx. 16 Hours
LEVEL
Business school students at all levels, from undergraduate to MBA.
AUTHOR
Dr. David Lefevre
Imperial College Business School
TOPIC
Mathematical foundations for management I: understanding relationships
LESSONS
• Simple relationships in maths
• Manipulating fractions
• Fractions, decimals and ratios
• Linear relationships
• The form y = mx + c
• Rearranging linear equations
• Simultaneous equations
• Inequalities
• Linear relationships with more than two variables
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