BA Modern Language and Business & Management (Chinese)

Prepare Students for the study of intermediate and advanced topics in Mathematical Economics. This unit is to introduce students to those mathematical techniques that are required in the study of advanced economic theory

By the end of the course students will have

Understand the concepts of proof and counter example

Expanded mathematical toolbox for mathematical economics

ECON20192 Pre-requisites: ECON10071 or ECON20071

ECON10071 OR ECON20071

Prepare Students for the study of intermediate and advanced topics in Mathematical Economics. This unit is to introduce students to those mathematical techniques that are required in the study of advanced economic theory.

By the end of the course, you will:

1. Understand the concepts of proof and counter example.
2. Have expanded students mathematical toolbox for mathematical economics.

 

 Sequences, limits, and sets. Open, closed, and compact sets

Continuity and differentiability

Concavity and quasi-concavity

Constrained optimization with many inequality constraints, Lagrangian methods, and applications to economics.

Online Learning and Guided Self-Study

 

70% Exam

15% Coursework

15% Coursework

 

 

 

Simon, C. and Blume, L. (2010) Mathematics for Economists, International Student Edition, Norton, NY.

For every 10 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 100 hours. This time generally includes any contact times (online or face to face, recorded and live), but also independent study, work for coursework, and group work. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary