RECO
250 Applied Quantitative Methods
Fall
2009 Syllabus Mail to: Prof. Kilkenny
Updates as of Wednesday, November 04, 2009 are
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FA 233 1-2:15pm |
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AUGUST 24 |
Exponents, polynomials, linear and power functions; graphs Edward Tufte: The
Visual Display of Quantitative Information Michael Parkin: Graphs in Economics |
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31 Key 2 Ch
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Slopes, simultaneous equations; graphs; rules of exponentiation |
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SEPTEMBER 9 Homework 3 Ch 2 |
Labor Day (holiday) |
9 Applications: demand, supply, equilibria; price determination |
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14
key 3 Ch
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Applications: expenditure, income, taxes, CS & PS |
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23 EXAM 1 |
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28 Ch 3 key 4
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Differentiation |
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OCTOBER 5 Ch 3 |
Higher order derivatives |
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12 key 5 Ch 4
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Concavity, convexity, and optima |
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19 homework
6 Ch 4 |
Applications: marginal cost, marginal revenue, maximum profit |
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26 key 6
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26 more
applications |
28 review |
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NOVEMBER 2 Ch 5 homework 7 |
EXAM 2 |
Multivariate calculus: 1st and 2nd order partial differentiation |
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9 Ch 5
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Constrained optimization (Method of Lagrange) |
11 Veteran’s Day Holiday |
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16 Ch 6
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Applications: elasticities, returns to scale Binger&Hoffmann ch10 |
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23 Ch 7, 9
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30 Ch 12(259-260)
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Matrices and Input-Output Analysis |
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DECEMBER 7
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review |
Final exam |
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Hans Josling: GAPMINDER