Course Overview
Introduces calculus course to business students. Topics reviewed are integration, differentiation and applications of calculus to business problems. The students apply calculus through problem sets to gain skills in the various techniques.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance into the Bachelor of Business Administration program.
Credits
4.0
Registration requirements
Departmental approval is required to register for this course. You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Domestic fees
$926.01 - $945.03 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Calculate derivatives using the basic derivative rules (power, sum/difference, product, quotient and chain rules).
- Apply the basic derivative rules to business calculations (ex: marginal function calculations).
- Perform one variable optimization and apply this method to business problems (ex: profit maximization).
- Calculate the derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions.
- Calculate partial derivatives and apply the concept to economics and business applications (ex: level curves, elasticity, etc).
- Perform optimization on functions of more than one variable and apply this method to business examples.
- Perform constrained optimization using the Lagrange and Kuhn Tucker methods and apply to business examples.
Effective as of Fall 2023
Related Programs
Calculus for Management (OPMT 7701) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below is one offering of OPMT 7701 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 63938
Dates
Apr 23 - Jul 30 Loading
- CRN 63938
- $926.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Sam Choo
Course outline
Important information
- Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time) BBA Degree Program. Registration approval is automatically given upon full acceptance into the program. This is an online course with asynchronous lectures, weekly labs on MS Teams Wednesday evenings from 18:00-20:00, with exams in-person at the Burnaby campus on June 4th and July 30th. Please note there will be no online synchronous classes on June 18, June 25 and July 2. The lectures will be delivered asynchronously those weeks.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
Fall 2026
Below is one offering of OPMT 7701 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 42446
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 12 Loading
- CRN 42446
- $945.03 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Neilu Rishi
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time) BBA Degree Program. Registration approval is automatically given upon full acceptance into the part-time program. This is an online course with no weekly face-to-face with the instructor at any given time. Quizzes will be held online, but the final exam will be held at the Burnaby campus on Saturday, December 12, and a midterm exam date will be added as well.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
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