Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making

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Course Outline - Fall 2023 (forthcoming)

Unit 1 Basic Math Operations

Unit 1 – Basic Math Operations.docx

Video presentation

Unit 2 Review of Basic Algebra

Unit 2 - Basic Algebra.docx

Unit 3 - Ratio, Proportion and Percents

Unit 3 - Ratio, Proportion & Percents.pptx

Unit 3 Lecture - Part 1 - Ratios, Proportions & Percents

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Unit 3 Lecture - Part 2 - Currency Conversion: An Application of Ratios

Unit 4 Trade Discounts, Cash Discounts, Markup and Markdown

Unit 4 - Trade Discounts, Cash Discounts, Markup.pptx

Unit 4 – Trade Discounts, Cash Discounts, Markup, and Markdown Extra Practice Questions.pdf

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Unit 4 Lecture - Part 1 - Trade Discounts

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Unit 4 Lecture - Part 2 - Ca$h Di$count$ and Invoice Dating

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Unit 4 Lecture - Part 3 - Markups and Markdowns

Unit 5 Simple Interest

Unit 5 - Simple Interest.pptx

Unit 5 Simple Interest Additional Problems.pdf

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Unit 5 Lecture - Part 1 - Interest and Future (Maturity) Value

Unit 5 Lecture - Part 2 - Principal Value and Equivalent Payments

Unit 6 - Review of Linear Systems

Unit 6 - Review of Linear Systems with Graphing.pptx

Unit 6 Lecture Review of Linear Systems with Graphing

Unit 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even

Unit 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even.pptx

Unit 7 - CVP Break Even Analysis - Extra Problems.pdf

Unit 7 Lecture - Part 1

Unit 7 Lecture - Part 2

Linear Programming Models Part 1

Linear Programming Models - Part 1.pptx

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Unit 8 Lecture - Part 1

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Unit 8 Lecture - Profit Maximization Example

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Unit 8 Lecture - Cost Minimization Example

Linear Programming Modelling using Excel - LP Part 2

Linear Programming Modeling Applications using Excel - LP Part 2.pptx

Linear Programming Practice Questions.pdf

LP - Example Questions in the Videos.xlsx

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Unit 8 Lecture - Flair Furniture - Product Mix

Unit 8 Lecture - Advertising Mix

Unit 8 Lecture - Motor Product Mix

Unit 8 Lecture - Portfolio Allocation Finance Example

Unit 8 Lecture - Shed Rental Example

Unit 9 - Compound Interest

Unit 9 - Compound Interest – FV & PV.pptx

Unit 9 Compound Interest - Practice Problems.pdf

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Unit 9 - Compound Interest Lecture - Part 1 - Introduction and Future Value

Unit 9 - Compound Interest Lecture - Part 2 - Present Value

Unit 9 - Compound Interest Lecture - Part 3 - Promissory Notes

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Unit 9 - Compound Interest Lecture - Part 4 - Equivalent Payments

Unit 10 Annuities

Unit 10 Part 1 - Ordinary Simple Annuities.pptx

Unit 10 Part 2- Ordinary General Annuities.pptx

Unit 10 - Annuities - Additional Problems.pdf

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Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary Simple Annuities - Part 1 Introduction to Annuities

Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary Simple Annuities - Part 2 Finding FV and Using a Financial Calculator

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Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary Simple Annuities - Part 3 Finding PV and Payment Amounts

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Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary Simple Annuities - Part 4 Finding Term, Nominal Interest Rates, and Effective Rates of Interest

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Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary GENERAL Annuities - Part 1 Finding FV and PV

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Unit 10 - Lecture - Ordinary GENERAL Annuities - Part 2 Finding PMT, N, term, and interest rates (nominal and effective)

Data Visualization

Data Visualization - Brief Overview

Data Visualization - Lecture