Jiri Kroc's Teaching Activities

Taught Subjects

I have experience with teaching of intensive courses of mathematics in two distinct areas:

The first area deals with business mathematics:
- 1) understanding of powers, roots, and logarithms; linear, quadratic, and exponential equations,
- 2) understanding of arithmetic and geometric sequences, interest rates, amortization, and continuous interest compounding,
- 3) understanding the concepts underlying integration and differentiation,
- 4) finding of profit maximization points,
- 5) determination of the present value of a cash flow,
- 6) understanding of basic matrix algebra and vectors; do arithmetic operations on matrices and vectors,
- 7) understanding of multivariable functions, to include functions of several variables, partial derivatives,
- 8) knowledge of optimization of multivariate functions, understanding of constrained optimization, and apply these tools to basic economic questions,
- 9) use of computer-based tools for calculation.
The second area deals with complexity:
- complex systems theory (theory and applications),
- cellular automata (theory and examples),
- and computer simulations of complex systems,
- development of practical skills of students in complex systems by programming of cellular automata using the publicly available tool named Cellular/Cellang of Prof. J.D. Eckart, or using advanced programming techniques in the programming language C. All explained on simple examples and concepts.

Courses Taught in English

2003: Intensive course on "Business Mathematics", 3 teaching hours per day (45 in total), Helsinki School of Economics, Mikkeli, Finland, 3 weeks

2002: Intensive course on "Business Applications of Complex Systems", 3 teaching hours per day (45 in total), Helsinki School of Economics, Mikkeli, Finland, 3 weeks