ECON 331: Introduction to  Mathematical  Economics

• Practice Midterm
• Practice Final

Text

• A.C. Chiang, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill.

Grading

• Maple Lab 10 percent
• Tutorial 10 percent
• Mid-Term 30 percent
• Final Examination 50 percent

Reading Unit Topic and Selected Chapters from Text
 
 
 

TOPIC  Economic Models and Equilibrium Analysis   Linear Models and Matrix Algebra   Linear Models and Matrix Algebra, continued   Differentiation and Comparative Statics   Comparative Statics of General Function Models   Comparative Statics, continued   Optimization and Equilibrium   Exponential and Logarithmic Functions   Multi variable optimization   Multi variable optimization, continued   Optimization with Equality Constraints   Optimization with Equality Constraints, continued  Economic dynamics and Integral Calculus

Chapter 1,2,3 4 5 6,7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13

NOTE: COURSE OUTLINE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 1ST WEEK OF CLASS
 

Weekly Homework Assignments

Homework Set   in PDF Adobe format
There are 10 assignments that will be graded over the term. These assignments will be covered in the regular tutorial.

For the list of Chapter questions click here (pdf file)

Weekly Maple Labs:

   Note: For online support, check my  Maple Page

• Click on the link to the appropriate assignment.
• Save to a disk
• Start maple and open file from disk.

1. Lab:  Practice Assignment one This reviews material from chapters 1-3
2. Lab:  Practice Assignment two This Assignment reviews functions and demonstrates plots in 2-D and 3-D
3. Lab:
• Practice Assignment three  This assignment introduces the basics of matrix algebra
•  Practice assignment four   This gives you a little more...
4. Lab: Practice Assignment five Solving nonlinear systems of equations