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Determinant foundations

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What the syllabus expects

  • Definition
  • Numerical evaluation up to order three

Determinant foundations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business Statistics (MGT 202)

Unit 12: Determinant

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of determinant foundations.
  • Select suitable statistical procedures, carry out calculations and interpret business results.

Curriculum Scope

  • Definition
  • Numerical evaluation up to order three

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Determinant foundations

    1. Square arrays and determinant notation.
    2. Evaluation of second-order determinants.
    3. Expansion of third-order determinants.

  2. Numerical practice

    1. Signs, minors and cofactor expansion.
    2. Choose a convenient expansion for a numerical determinant.
    3. Restrict calculation to determinants of order three or less.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 14-16.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.