Introductory examination of retailing as major economic force in the country and as significant contributor for career opportunities. Practical analysis of retail operations and impact of socioeconomic factors. Focus on terminology, trends, retailers, and advances in retail technology. Intro survey of the history of the vast region that has experienced considerable changes during the past 150 years. Solutions to linear systems, matrices and matrix algebra, determinants, n-dimensional real vector spaces and subspaces, bases and dimension, linear mappings, matrices of linear mappings, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization.
Emphasis is on techniques and computational skills.
Understanding of and practice in solving problems facing managers and administrators using concepts and principles from behavioral sciences and other applicable disciplines. History of sport and physical education from ancient to modern times. Principles underlying physical education in modern program of education. Constitutional basis and development, political processes, institutions, and organization of American national government. Concerned with administration and policy-making processes of national government in selected areas, e.g., welfare, civil rights, defense, etc.