ECON 304 Mathematical Economics-II
Assist.Prof.Dr. Serpil Kahraman Akdoğu
Department of Economics
Course Description
Course Materials
The course is designed to economics and international relations students to
the key ideas and concepts of mathematical economics. The primary focus
of this course will be on exponential and logarithmic functions,
optimization, integral, higher order and first order differential equations,
optimal control theory and introduction to linear programming etc.
C.Chiang, Alpha; Wainwright, Kevin: Fundamental
Methods of
Mathematical Economics, McGraw Hill. Other supplemental readings, notes,
slides will be posted to the website http://skahraman.yasar.edu.tr .
Learning Outcomes of the Course
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to;
1. use the mathematical tools to learn how to describe an economic model
mathematically
2. examine the logarithmic functions, first order and higher order
differential equations,
3.to have a knowledge the linear programming and optimal control theory
4.understand the specify methods for discrete and continuous time.
Ethical Rules With Regard to The Course
All students are expected to attend each class and to actively participate in
problem solving. If you miss the exam without acceptable legal documents,
no make ups on exams will be given. If you are more than 10 minutes late,
you will be marked absent. Students caught cheating or otherwise violating
the rules of academic conduct will receive a zero grade and disciplinary
penalties. All electronic devices (cell phone, calculator, camera or other
means) should be turned off during the class.
Help
My regular office hours : Tue. and Wed. 13:30-15:30 and please make use of
them or make an appointment by email: [email protected].
Office : 0.111.
Grading:
For almost all sessions, i’ll give you the chapter quizzes, that will directly
added to your final grade. Final grade also will based on your contribution
to class sessions. Midterm %40, Final exam %60.
Course Outline/Schedule (Weekly)
: Optimization: A special Variety of Equilibrium Analysis
: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
3rd week : The Case of More Than One Choice Variable
4th week : Optimization With Equality Constraints
5th week : Further Topics in Optimization
6th week : Midterm Exam-I
7th week : Integral Calculus
8 th week : Economic Analysis and Integral Calculus
9th week: Continuous Time: First order Differential Equations
10th week: Higher-order Differential Equations
11th week: Discreete Time: First Order Difference Equations
12th week: Higher-order Difference Equations
13th week: Optimal Control Theory
14th week: Problem Solutions
15th week: FINAL EXAM
1stweek
2nd week