Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURE OF ECONOMIC THEORY

Department: Economics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MATH 212 OR MATH 221 AND MATH 355 OR CAAM 335 AND ECON 211

Description: This course acquaints students with constrained optimization techniques and other advanced tools used in modern economic theory including multivariate analysis, basic linear algebra, topology, convexity, fixed point theorems, separation and dynamic optimization. The course concentrates on individual optimization. Two person zero sum games are discussed including their connection to duality in linear programming.