Mathematics Foundations for Economics

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Course Outline

  1. Real Numbers and Intervals
  2. Sets and Quantifiers
  3. Mental Calculation Rules
  4. Fractions, Radicals, and Powers
  5. Proving Algebraic Equalities
  6. Functions and Domains
  7. Symmetry, Variation, and Composition
  8. Inverse and Rational Powers
  9. Vectors and Distances
  10. Collinearity and Orthogonality
  11. Lines and Their Equations
  12. Affine Functions and Inequalities
  13. Systems of Two Equations
  14. Quadratic Polynomials
  15. Derivatives and Tangents

1. Real Numbers and Intervals

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Real numbers : The set of numbers used throughout this course and its subsets.
  • Interval : An interval I of R contains every real x between any two real numbers a and b belonging to I.

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📌 The interval [a;b] includes both endpoints, ]a;b[ excludes both, [a;b[ includes a but excludes b, and ]a;b] excludes a but includes b.

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1. Which interval contains every real number between its two endpoints whenever both endpoints belong to the interval?

2. Which notation represents an interval that includes its left endpoint but excludes its right endpoint?

3. What does the notation R* represent?

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What does the set of real numbers R contain?

All numbers used in this course and its subsets.

What defines an interval I of real numbers R?

It contains every real x between any two numbers a and b in I.

Which endpoints does the interval [a;b] include?

Both endpoints a and b.

Which endpoints does the interval ]a;b[ exclude?

Both endpoints a and b.

Which endpoint does the interval [a;b[ include and exclude?

Includes a but excludes b.

Which endpoint does the interval ]a;b] exclude and include?

Excludes a but includes b.

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