Math Camp

Lectures

1. 01Sets, Functions, Logic, and Proofs
2. 02Real Analysis in ℝn
3. 03Linear Algebra
4. 04Differential Calculus
5. 05Curvature, Convexity, and Separation
6. 06General Optimization
7. 07Constrained Optimization
8. 08Comparative Statics, Envelopes, and Fixed Points
9. 09Dynamic Programming and the Bellman Equation

References

• Michael Carter, Foundations of Mathematical Economics (MIT Press, 2001).
• Angel de la Fuente, Mathematical Methods and Models for Economists (Cambridge University Press, 2000).
• Efe A. Ok, Real Analysis with Economic Applications (Princeton University Press, 2007).
• Walter Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, 3rd edition (McGraw-Hill, 1976).
• Carl P. Simon and Lawrence Blume, Mathematics for Economists (W. W. Norton, 1994).
• Nancy L. Stokey and Robert E. Lucas, Jr., with Edward C. Prescott, Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics (Harvard University Press, 1989).
• Rangarajan K. Sundaram, A First Course in Optimization Theory (Cambridge University Press, 1996).