Outline:

Reading Unit Topic and Selected Chapters from Text

WEEK TOPIC READING ASSIGNMENTS
These assignments that will be graded over the term. 
They will be covered in the regular tutorial.		 ANSWERS
Solutions are generated
in MAPLE and published in
Adobe PDF
1 Equilibrium Analysis/Linear Models and Matrix Algebra CH 3,4  
2 Linear Models and Matrix Algebra CH 5
Hand-in Assignment 1
HW 1 Key
3 Linear Models and Matrix Algebra, continued CH 5
Hand-in Assignment 2
HW 2 Key
4 Differentiation and Comparative Statics CH 6, 7
Hand-in Assignment 3
HW 3 Key
5 Comparative Statics of General Function Models CH 8  
5  MIDTERM 1  
6 Comparative Statics, continued  CH 8
Hand-in Assignment 4
HW 4 Key
7 Optimization and Equilibrium  CH 9
 Hand-in Assignment 5
HW 5: Q's 1-3 key and Q4 Key
8 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions CH 10
Hand-in Assignment 6
HW 6 Key
9 Multi variable optimization CH 11  
9 MIDTERM 2  
10 Optimization with Equality Constraints CH 12
Hand-in Assignment 7
HW 7 Key
11 Optimization with Equality Constraints (continued) CH 12
 Hand-in Assignment 8
HW 8 Key
12 Non-Linear Programming and Kuhn-Tucker conditions CH 13
 Hand-in Assignment 9(revised Mar 10)
 HW 9 Key
13 Duality and the Envelope Theorem CH 13
Hand-in Assignment 10 (revised Mar 10)
 HW 10 Key

 

 


Homework and Study Questions from Textbook

(Jacques 6th Edition)

Homework Sheets

Answer Keys

Maple Files
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(text version included)

Section 4.6* page 344
Questions 5,6,7

Section 4.7 page 355
Question 5

Section 4.8 page 366
Questions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Section 4.8* (bottom of pg 366 and 367)
Question 1, 3, 7, 9

Answers to Textbook Questions

  • Chapter 4 all sections (password required)
  • Chapter 5, Section 5.1
  • Midterm Study Questions
 

Chapter 5 sections 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6


 

Dayschool BBA Only

Group Assigment 1:

Profit Max and curve sketching

Assignment 2:

Working with Constraints

(Answer Key - just graphs)

Term Project  Updated for 2011

Applications of Lagrange

 

     
  • Homework 1
  • Homework 2
  • Homework 3
  • Homework 4
  • Homework 5
  • Homework 6
  • Homework 6b
  • Homework 7
  • Homework 8
  • Homework 9
  • Homework 10
  • Homework 10b
  • Homework 11
  • Homework 12
  • Homework 13

 

 

 

Term Project 2010
    1. Homework 3   Text 
    2. Homework 4   Text
    3. Homework 5   Text
    4. Homework 6   Text
    5. Homework6b   Text
    6. Homework 7   Text
    7. Homework 8
    8. Homework 9
    9. Homework 11
    10. Homework 12

Maple Lessons

Class notes for Maple labs click here
Using with(Optimization) Package (for HW 11)
Maple Files for labs
Be sure to "Right Click" on the following links and choose "Save file..." option
  1. Numbers and Functions
  2. Derivatives
  3. Matrix Algebra

Adanced Maple file (Zipped)

 

Additional Study Questions

    

Pre-Calculus and Matrix Study Questions:

Using Log functions on Data Excel

Review Class Assignment

(Pre-Calculus Review)

Answers to Review Class Assig 

additional Pre-Calculus Problem set with KEY

In class Assignment (Matrix Inversion- additional problems)

Answers for Matrix Inversion. Question 5 of this handout is quite challenging.

For a detailed answer, click here

Calculus Study Questions:

  1. Derivatives: rules 1 to 3 (constant, power, sum/difference) study questions
  2. Derivatives: rules 4a and 4b (product/quotient) study questions
  3. Derivatives: rule 5 (chain rule) study questions
  4. More Chain rule along with Natural Log (lnx) and exponential (e) Study Questions
  5. Partials and Implicit Partial derivatives Study Questions
  6. 2 Variable Optimization Study Questions
  7. Lagrange Method Study Questions

Selected answers

Product/quotient rules