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QBUS1040: Numerical Foundations of Analytics
2027 unit information
This unit develops the mathematical foundations of Business Analytics. It provides a grounding in applied linear algebra, including vector and matrix methods, solving linear equations, and least-squares methods, with a focus on real-world business applications such as image processing, data fitting, time-series prediction, and finance. The unit also introduces key ideas in computational complexity, clustering, classification, and cross-validation. To develop an appreciation of how these methods are used in practice, students use the Python programming language to perform computations with vectors and matrices and to solve practical problems.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Business Analytics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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MATH1061 or MATH1062 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. use linear algebra in various applications
- LO2. solve least squares regression and data-fitting problems
- LO3. understand how optimisation models can be used to make statistical estimates.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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