BUSINESS CALCULUS Notebook: Practicing Calculus, Statistics, and Technology

This Business Calculus Notebook was initially prepared to discuss new trends in business math teaching at the international forums. The notebook uses an innovative instruction technique supported with technology, including downloadable programs as Microsoft Mathematics, Excel, Wolfram Alpha and other software available online. Elements of the big data analytics are also included and new calculus-statistics basic overview for business application. A group of unpublished before challenging computer aided exercises and real case problems served to teach how to optimize technical, environmental and business real projects. The results obtained during teaching with the first edition of this book, has confirmed that when students are equipped with appropriate methods and tools, they understand mathematics better, begin to enjoy it, and consequently they succeed in this discipline. This notebook was prepared with special structure, leaving some free spaces to complete the lecture contents and to perform the homework practice. It was observed that when the students take their notes in the same place where the subject is exposed, they had better organized their questions and thoughts, notably improving learning process.