EMET7001#
Course title: Mathematical Techniques for Economic Analysis
Compulsory first math course in the Master of Economics program
Lectures and assessments#
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Feb 20 |
📖 Introduction to mathematical economics |
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2 |
Feb 27 |
Tutorials start |
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3 |
March 5 |
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March 11 |
Online test 10% link |
30min, open book |
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4 |
March 12 |
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5 |
March 19 |
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March 25 |
Online test 10% link |
30min, open book |
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6 |
March 26 |
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Teaching break |
2 weeks |
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7 |
April 16 |
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April 22 |
Online test 10% link |
30min, open book |
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8 |
April 23 |
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9 |
April 30 |
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May 6 |
Online test 10% link |
30min, open book |
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10 |
May 7 |
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0 |
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11 |
May 14 |
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1 |
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May 20 |
Online test 10% link |
30min, open book |
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12 |
May 21 |
🛟 Revision |
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12 |
Consultation hours |
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Final exam 50% |
3h, invigilated |
Course web pages#
Official course description
Announcements
Recordings
Assessments
Grades
sufficient lecture notes
downloadable as markdown or pdf
GitHub based
submit issues and typos through the provided button
Latest version of the notes a day before the lecture
check for the updates in the morning
Course convener and lecturer#
Professor Fedor Iskhakov
Office: 1021 HW Arndt Building
Email: fedor.iskhakov@anu.edu.au
Web: fedor.iskh.me
Office hours: Wednesday 09:30 to 11:00 during teaching weeks
updated
I’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#
Dr. Yurui Zhang
Email:
yurui.zhang@anu.edu.auWeb: Personal page
Room: Crisp bldg, office 2060B
Office hours: Thursday 3pm to 4pm
Van Anh Pham
Email:
VanAnh.Pham@anu.edu.auRoom: Copland bldg, office 1114
Office hours: Friday 1pm to 2pm
Lecture times#
Lectures: Tuesday 10:00 — 12:00
Location: Law Theatre, Law Bldg 5
Echo-360 recordings on Wattle
Face-to-face is strictly preferred
Tutorial times#
6 tutorials during the week
see schedule for https://mytimetable.anu.edu.au/even/timetable
search for EMET7001 and select 2024 semester 1
register for your selected tutorial at Wattle page
Day |
From |
To |
Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday |
12:30 |
13:30 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Wednesday |
13:30 |
14:30 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Thursday |
14:00 |
15:00 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Thursday |
15:00 |
16:00 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Friday |
9:00 |
10:00 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Friday |
10:00 |
11:00 |
G8, PAP Moran Bldg 26B |
Assessment#
Online tests, 10% each#
30 min long timed assignment
administered online through the Wattle site
one day during which to attempt this task
consists of some number of questions: multiple choice, true or false, short answer, or single numeric answer
immediate feedback
each assignment is worth 10% of your raw overall mark for this course
no late submissions will be accepted
not submitted by the due date — mark of zero
will include material from the two lectures and tutorials prior to the test
Computerized quizzes are located at the course Wattle page
Final exam, 50%#
Classic close book on-campus
Invigilated
3-hour exam
Only writing materials allowed
Covers the material from the whole semester!
More information will be provided in Week 10, with practice examples discussed prior to the exam
Will be held during the examination period May 30 to June 16
Note on lectures notes#
Cover exactly what you are required to know
Code inserts are the exception, they are not assessable
In particular, you need to know:
The
definitionsfrom the notesThe
factsfrom the notesHow to apply facts and definitions
If a concept in not in the lecture notes, it is not assessable
Reading materials#
Primary reference: lecture notes
Essential mathematics for economic analysis (fifth edition)
by Sydsæter, Hammond, Strøm and Carvajal
[Sydsæter, Hammond, Strøm, and Carvajal, 2016]:
each lecture will reference book chapters in Sydsæter et.al., 2016
each lecture will give additional references for self-study
How tutorials will be conducted?#
practical exercises
posted with the corresponding lecture
try to solve the exercises before the tutorial
exercises solved and discussed at the tutorial
participation is highly recommended
if you solve all tutorial excesses, you will be able to solve all practical problems in the exams
solutions to selected problems posted a week after
Tutorials start on week 2
Where to send your questions#
Administrative questions: RSE admin
Bronwyn Cammack Senior School Administrator
Email: enquiries.rse@anu.edu.au
“I can not register for the tutorial group”
Content related questions: please, refer to the tutors
“I don’t understand why this function is convex”
Other questions: to Fedor
“I’m working hard but still can not keep up”
“Can I please have extra exercises for more practice”
Attendance#
please, do not use email for instructional questions
instead make use of the office hours
attendance of tutorials is very highly recommended
You will make your life much easier this wayattendance of lectures is highly recommended
But not mandatory
Summary#
Tutorials start next week, please register before the next lecture
Course content = what’s in lecture notes
Lecture notes are available online and will be updated throughout the semester
Reference#
These lecture notes are largely based on the teaching materials by Dr. Damien Eldridge