EMET7001#

Course title: Mathematical Techniques for Economic Analysis

  • Compulsory first math course in all Master of Economics programs

2025 Semetser 1#

Lectures and assessments#

Week

Date

Topic

Notes

1

Feb 21

šŸ“– Course introduction
šŸ“– Mathematics and economics
šŸ“– Logic and proofs

2

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems alpha

Tutorials start

2

Feb 28

šŸ“– Sets and numbers

3

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (beta)

3

March 7

šŸ“– Mappings and functions
ā˜•ļø Desmos graphing tool
šŸ“– Some common functions

4

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (gamma)

March 13

Online test 10%

30min, open book

4

March 14

šŸ“– Sequences and convergence
šŸ“– Series
ā˜•ļø NPV and annuities

5

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (delta)

5

March 21

šŸ“– Limit of a function
šŸ“– Univariate differentiation

6

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (epsilon)

6

March 28

šŸ“– Applications of derivatives
ā˜•ļø Newton method implementation

April 4

Online test 10%

30min, open book

Teaching break

2 weeks

7

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (zeta)

7

Recorded

šŸ“– Vector and matrix arithmetics

April 18 = public holiday

8

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (eta)

8

Recorded

šŸ“– Linear systems of equations

April 25 = public holiday

9

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (theta)

May 1

Online test 10%

30min, open book

9

May 2

šŸ“– Functions of several variables

10

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (iota)

10

May 9

šŸ“– Multivariate differentiation

11

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (kappa)

May 15

Online test 10%

30min, open book

11

May 16

šŸ“– Bivariate optimization

12

šŸ”¬ Tutorial problems (lambda)

12

May 23

šŸ›Ÿ Revision

Final exam 60%

3h, invigilated

Course web pages#

Class summary

  • Official course description

Wattle page

  • Announcements

  • Recordings

  • Assessments

  • Grades

math.iskh.me

  • sufficient lecture notes

  • downloadable as markdown or pdf

  • Latest version of the notes a day before the lecture

  • check for the updates in the morning of the day of the lecture

Course convener and lecturer#

Professor Fedor Iskhakov

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Iā€™m an applied micro-econometrician and a computational economist working in the field of structural estimation of dynamic models of individual and strategic choice, with applications to labor economics, public economics, durable goods markets, household finance, applied industrial organization and dynamic games.

Tutoring team#

Kazuki Tomioka

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  • Email: Kazuki.Tomioka@anu.edu.au

  • Web: Personal page

  • Room: Copland 2096

  • Office hours: Wednesday 13:00-14:00 at Crisp 2108 Steve Dowrick room

Zhen Qiu

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  • Email: Zhen.Qiu@anu.edu.au

  • Web: ANU page

  • Room: 2075 Crisp Bd

  • Office hours: Tuesday 14:00-15:00

Lecture times#

  • Lectures: Friday 9:00 ā€” 11:00

  • Location: Coopland Bld. G31

  • Echo-360 recordings on Wattle

  • Face-to-face is strictly preferred

Tutorial times#

Day

From

To

Room

Tutor

Tuesday

10:00

11:00

G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B

Zhen Qiu

Tuesday

15:00

16:00

G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B

Zhen Qiu

Wednesday

11:00

12:00

TR8, CBE Bldg 26C

Kazuki Tomioka

Wednesday

12:00

13:00

TR8, CBE Bldg 26C

Kazuki Tomioka

See the Wattle page for updates

Reference#

These lecture notes are in part based on the teaching materials by Dr. Damien Eldridge