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| SUBJECT CODE |
: DCA112 |
| SUBJECT NAME |
: QUANTITATIVE METHODS |
| SEMESTER |
: 3 |
| CREDIT HOURS |
: 4 |
| SCHOOL |
: School of Secretarial Studies |
| COURSE |
: Diploma / Diploma in Corporate Administration |
OBJECTIVES
The
objective of this subject is to teach the learners to perform basic
arithmetic operations and computations; indices, numerical and
algebraic expression; logarithm and standard form; solving equations
and inequalities; percentage, ratio and proportion; currency exchange;
measure and measurement of geometrical figures.
LEARNING OUTCOME
On completion of this subject, the learners should be able to:
- apply the formulas for the different geometric figures
- identify correct meaning of terms for the mathematical expressions
- solve word problems, round numbers, and make quick calculations by
rounding numbers, exponential equations (same and different bases),
logarithmic equations, linear equations which may contain parentheses,
fractions or decimals, literal equations, problems involving ratios and
proportions, quadratic equations in one variable by factoring;
percentage calculation
- add, multiply, divide and subtract algebraic expressions
- simplify logarithmic expressions using the properties of logarithms, including change of base
- write algebraic representations of statements and solve word problems
- to identify the different types of existing currency, do a conversion from one currency to another
- evaluate a given function using function notation
- determine the domain and range of a function, the vertex and axis of symmetry of quadratic functions and sketch their graphs
- determine x- and y-intercepts, graph a function and its inverse
- compute straight discounts, compute a series of discounts and equivalent single discount
- describe simple interest concepts, compute interest using the ordinary interest method
- compute interest using the exact interest method
- algebraically solve a linear system of equations in two variables
- classify a linear system of equations (in two variables) as consistent, inconsistent, or dependent
- differentiate between activity, task and milestone
- calculate the amount of slack time for each activity utilizing a network diagram model
- explain the use of Gantt and PERT charts
- create a Gantt and PERT chart
- review and interpret variations of collected data.
SYNOPSIS
This
subject introduces student to quantitative approach in solving
problems; use the simpler mathematical methods and interpret their
results; present the results of the mathematical analysis in a suitable
form for management and other uses.
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