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TOP>Mathematics for Economics(2004)

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(Spring semester twice a week ・ 4 credits , 2004 )
 When you study economics theoretically, a certain amount of mathematical knowledge will be required as the tools of analysis. By the way, there must be some students who weren’t good at math in their high school days. These students may feel confused when meeting with “math” after entering university.
 However, the knowledge needed for studying in the Department of Economics is limited. To put it clearly, you can understand Economics, which is studied in university, as long as you have basic knowledge of “Differentiation”.
 In this class, we aim to gain the knowledge of mathematics which is essential to economic analysis, differentiation, partial differentiation, total differentiation and so on. I take into consideration the fact most students in the Department of Economics are not good with math, so I give this lecture as plainly as possible.
 The later half, we study matching theory, which is the process of how demand and supply meet in the market. In this class, I take up the most fundamental matching model of “one-to one” and study the process of becoming a male and female couple. Moreover, we study optimal strategy to find better matching and explain a tendency-of-late-marriage phenomenon, etc, by that matching model.
 
 

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1. Thesis and testimony
2. Concept of the differentiation
3. Differentiation of natural logarithm
4. Partial differentiation and total differentiation
5. Differentiation of composite function
6. Implicit differentiation
7. Method of undetermined multiplier
8. Homogeneous function
9. Differentiation equation
10. Matching theory
11. Economics growth theory
 
 
 
Macroeconomics I,II     Microeconomics I,II
 
 
 
Total score: 100points (passing mark on this class is more than 60 points)
・Assurance test + frequency of attendance: 50 points. ・Examinations: 50points.
 Assurance tests are held at the beginning of every class as a review of the previous class. Examinations are held during class hour in the last two classes. The schedule of the examination is--First time: July eighth (Thursday) second period; Second time: July twelfth (Monday) second period.
Be sure to take one of these examinations. If you take both of them, the higher mark is recorded into your grade. Also, attendance is graded by deducting marks. If you are absent from class many times, you may lose all of your attendance points. Therefore please attend this class as much as possible.
 
 

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