EMET7001

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	📖 Course introduction 📖 Mathematics and economics 📖 Logic and proofs
2		🔬 Tutorial problems alpha	Tutorials start
2	Feb 28	📖 Sets and numbers
3		🔬 Tutorial problems (beta)
3	March 7	📖 Mappings and functions ☕️ Desmos graphing tool 📖 Some common functions
4		🔬 Tutorial problems (gamma)
	March 13	Online test 1 10%	30min, open book
4	March 14	📖 Sequences and convergence 📖 Series ☕️ NPV and annuities	Time/location change! 13:00 at Tank Lecture Theatre
5		🔬 Tutorial problems (delta)
5	March 21	📖 Limit of a function 📖 Univariate differentiation
6		🔬 Tutorial problems (epsilon)
6	March 28	📖 Applications of derivatives ☕️ Newton method implementation
	April 3	Online test 2 10%	30min, open book
		Teaching break	2 weeks
7		🔬 Tutorial problems (zeta)
7	Recorded	📖 Vector and matrix arithmetics	April 18 = public holiday
8		🔬 Tutorial problems (eta)
8	Recorded	📖 Linear systems of equations	April 25 = public holiday
9		🔬 Tutorial problems (theta)
	May 1	Online test 3 10%	30min, open book
9	May 2	📖 Functions of several variables
10		🔬 Tutorial problems (iota)
10	May 9	📖 Multivariate differentiation
11		🔬 Tutorial problems (kappa)
	May 15	Online test 4 10%	30min, open book
11	May 16	📖 Bivariate optimization
12		🔬 Tutorial problems (lambda)
12	May 23	🛟 Revision
	May 30	Final exam 60%	3h, invigilated

Final Exam

Final exam has been scheduled on Friday, 30 May 2025 at 2:00pm in Fulton Muir bldg 95, room 2.02

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

Office: 1021 HW Arndt Building
Email: fedor.iskhakov@anu.edu.au
Web: fedor.iskh.me
Office hours: after each lecture or by appointment

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#

Kazuki Tomioka

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

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 — 11:00
Location: Coopland Bld. G31
Echo-360 recordings on Wattle
Face-to-face is strictly preferred

Tutorial times#

4 tutorials during the week
see schedule at mytimetable.anu.edu.au
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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