ECN601 – Section 003 Syracuse University Fall 2010 Professor Lourenço Paz Math Review 1. Basic algebra and geometry Check out the handouts at : http://www1.maxwell.syr.edu/pa.aspx?id=36507223186 2. Calculus of one variable Let y = axb‚ where a and b are numbers‚ with b different from zero. The derivative of y with respect to x is dy/dx = abxb-1 Examples: y = 2x7‚ dy/dx = 2*7x7-1 = 14x6 y = 5x0.3‚ dy/dx = 5*0.3*x0.3-1 = 1.5x-0.7 Exercises: Calculate dy/dx a) y= 3x2 b) y = 12x0
Premium Derivative Calculus Natural logarithm
Math 5067 001 Homework 1 Due 9/11/13 1. Read Chapter 1 in the DHW text (sections 1.1 – 1.3 are mandatory) and answer the following: a. List at least three incentives for an insurance company to develop new insurance products. b. (Exercise 1.1 in DHW) Why do insurers generally require evidence of health from a person applying for life insurance but not for an annuity? c. (Exercise 1.3 in DHW) Explain why premiums are payable in advance‚ so that the first premium is due at issue‚ rather than in
Premium Cumulative distribution function Probability theory Random variable
Percent: Percent to fraction: x% = x/100 Percentage formula: Rate/100 = Percentage/base Rate: The percent. Base: The amount you are taking the percent of. Percentage: The answer obtained by multiplying the base by the rate Consumer math formulas: Discount = list price × discount rate Sale price = list price − discount Discount rate = discount ÷ list price Sales tax = price of item × tax rate Interest = principal × rate of interest × time Tips = cost of meals × tip
Premium Volume Length
Math 17 First Long Exam Page 1 of 1 Math 17 First Long Exam: Answer Key = = = ( √ ) √ √ √ = √ √ √ √ √ = = 5. √ √ ( ) = √ √ = ( ) 7. 16 = 16 = ( ) = 16 = ( ) =16 = 16 = =16 (= -1/2 = = 6. √ √ = √ √ √ √ √ √ Page 2 of 2 UP Engineering Society Building bridges‚ breaking barriers st Math 17 1 Long Exam Reviewer Sets and Basic Notations A set is a collection
Premium Real number Prime number Number
I’m good at many things but some stuff I need improve in. One thing I need to improve in is math because it’s little complicated to me but I hope it changes. I learn the best one on one depending on what subject. I enjoy playing math games which is easier to learn too for me. There many goals I want to accomplish. One goal I have I have is to get into AP classes in 11th grade and 12th. My go for math class this year is to get
Premium Learning English-language films Leisure
Pre-Calculus and Trig/Pre-Calculus Writing Assignment As a part of our math course we have been assigned a writing piece in which we are required to discuss the properties and uses of several kinds of algebraic functions. The four models include‚ linear‚ exponential‚ power‚ and inverse power. The purpose of this assignment is to review our understanding of these models and their uses and to fulfill a writing piece for the MEAP test. The first and simplest function to be discussed is the linear function
Free Function Derivative
Taras Malsky MT.1102 AB Dr.S.Washburn Egyptian Math The use of organized mathematics in Egypt has been dated back to the third millennium BC. Egyptian mathematics was dominated by arithmetic‚ with an emphasis on measurement and calculation in geometry. With their vast knowledge of geometry‚ they were able to correctly calculate the areas of triangles‚ rectangles‚ and trapezoids and the volumes of figures such as bricks‚ cylinders‚ and pyramids. They were also able to build the Great Pyramid
Premium Ancient Egypt Egypt Isis
When I grow up I want to be a restaurant owner/ chef. I can think of many reasons to use math while owning a restaurant. First of‚ I would have to count the money I make. Then I would have to add up all the expenses my restaurant has like water‚ gas‚ and electricity. Next‚ I would have to take inventory‚ which is counting how many items I’ve sold compared to the amount of money I’ve made compared to the amount of that item I have left. I also have to count all the food I have left over that way
Premium Units of measurement Metric system Measurement
Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power
Premium Philip II of Spain England Elizabeth I of England
Why do students cheat on a test? As we all know‚ at some point in their lives most students resort to the method of cheating on a test. Nowadays‚ the demand for educated labor is higher and higher‚ there are fewer workers who can fulfill this requirement. This problem may originate from the students’ ability to cheat on exams. As a result; the students sometimes view cheating as a necessary method to pass a test. There are three main reasons of why most of the students cheat on
Free Albert Einstein Education 21st century