DIVDIVThis book is a review of the analytical methods required in most of the quantitative courses taught at MBA programs. Students with no technical background, or who have not studied mathematics since college or even earlier, may easily feel overwhelmed by the mathematical formalism that is typical of economics and finance courses. These students will benefit from a concise and focused review of the analytical tools that will become a necessary skill in their MBA classes. The objective of this book is to present the essential quantitative concepts and methods in a self-contained, non-technical, and intuitive way. /DIV/DIVDIVPIPreface*/IIAcknowledgments*/IIMathematical Symbols and Abbreviations*/IBChapter 1 Business Math: Functions and Graphs/B* 1.1 Functions*1.2 Graphing Functions*1.3 Equations*1.4 Linear Functions*1.5 Absolute Value*1.6 Slopes and Intercepts of Linear Functions*1.7I/ISolving Two-Variable Systems of Linear Equations*1.8 Properties of Functions*1.9 Exponents*1.10 Changes and Growth Rates*1.10.2 Index NumbersB*Chapter 2 Business Math: Optimization/B*2.1 Nonlinear Functions* 2.2 The Concept of a Derivative*2.3 Graphical Interpretation of Derivatives*2.4 Additional Topics on Derivatives*2.5 Second Derivatives*2.6 Partial Derivatives*2.7 Optimization*2.9 Measuring Areas under Linear Functions*2.10I/IEconomic Models *2.11 Comparative Statics AnalysisB*Chapter 3 Statistical Analysis Primer/B*3.1 Elements of Statistics*3.2 Sigma Notation*3.3 Measures of Central Tendency *3.4 Frequency Tables and Histograms*3.5 Measures of Variability*3.6 Measures of Association*3.7 Probability Essentials*3.8 Discrete Random Variables*3.9 Continuous Random Variables*3.10 An Introduction to Estimation* 3.11 Regression Analysis*3.12 Hypothesis TestingB*Chapter 4 Mathematics of Finance*/B4.1 Time Value of Money*4.2 Real and Nominal Rates of Interest *4.3 Compound Interest *4.4 Annuities*4.5 Perpetuities*4.@I½p£× ¾Û€