Mathematical Economics (ECON 214/414)
 Syllabus: Summer II, 2001

Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00-12:15 PM
Monteith 315

Instructor
Office
Telephone
EMail
Website		 Steve Cunningham
308 Monteith Building
(860) 486-3550; Department Office (860) 486-3022 
Steven.R.Cunningham@uconn.edu
http://professorcunningham.com

Textbook


Mathematics for Economics

by M. Hoy, J. Livernois, C. McKenna, R. Rees, T. Stengos

Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited, 1996 


Summary
This is a course in mathematical methods widely used by macroeconomists and financial economists. The course assumes that the student has completed a first course in the calculus, as well as an introductory sequence in economics.

Topics
  1. Properties of numbers, sets, functions, sequences, series, convergence, continuity, limits, limits (Chapters 1-4)
  2. Differentiation and Unconstrained Optimization (5-6)
  3. Linear Algebra (Chapters 7 –10)
  4. Multivariate differential calculus, including multivariate functions, constrained and unconstrained optimization, comparative statics, and concave programming (Chapters 11 – 15)
  5. Integration (Chapter 16)
  6. Differential and Difference Equations, economic dynamics (Chapters 17-24)
  7. Optimal Control Theory (Chapter 25)
Some textbook sections will not be assigned to ECON 214 students. Students enrolled in ECON 414 will do the additional sections and be responsible for additional material for their exams.