Math Boot Camp
Math Review Course for Students in Masters of Economics Program
From Monday August 31st through Wednesday September 2nd 2009, the Economics Department will offer a three-day non-credit math review course (or mini ‘math boot camp’) for students enrolled in the Masters in Economics program. The goal of the mini-course is to provide a review of the math required for the regular Mathematics for Economists course G31.1001) and other courses in the MA curriculum. The course will review basic set theory, derivatives, basic principles of integration and the foundations of matrix algebra. Knowledge of these topics will be assumed in the Mathematics for Economists course. Students whose calculus and basic linear algebra skills are rusty or who have a limited math background are STRONGLY encouraged toattend.
The mini-course will have morning and afternoon sessions on each of the three days. The sessions will run from 9:00 AM to noon and from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. The course will be taught by professors Seyhan Arkonac (Seyhan.Arkonac@NYU.edu) and Jim Hodge (JHH301@NYU.edu), the teachers for the regular Mathematics for Economists course. The mini-course will consist of lectures interspersed with in-class problems and exercises. The mini-course will use Mathematical and Computational Economics by Karman Dadkhah (Thomson-Southwestern, 2007). It will be available in the NYU bookstore and on reserve at the library. Students without a substantial math background are encouraged to acquire the text for their personal library.
Students should contact Nicki Rivers (vr26@nyu.edu ) at (212) 998-8933 to sign up for the course and for information about its location. To attend this review course, you must also register for either G31.1001.01 or G31.1001.02 Math for Economists in fall 2006. There are no extra fees for doing the review course. Please feel free to contact Professors Arkonac or Hodge for further details. You must attend all sessions (morning and afternoon) from Monday through Wednesday.
Place: Mon. Aug. 31st, 2009 19 West 4th street room 517. Tues & Wed. Sept. 1-2, 2009 19 West 4th street lobby area, auditorium room 101
Time: 9-3 pm all three days with lunch served on the first day only outside of room 517
Directions: 19 West 4th Street building is on the south east corner of West 4th Street and Mercer Street (walk east from the south end of Washington Square Park for two short blocks). The entrance is in on 19 West 4th street side. You might find the following link helpful: http://www.nyu.edu/about/virtual.html
David A. Harper
Director of Graduate Studies, M.A. Program
Co-Director, Foundations of the Market Economy
