Economics Math Camp

Summer 2011 Assignments

Problems labeled S&B are from Simon and Blume, Mathematics for Economists. All other problem assignments are from Graham, Math Camp for Economics. Please submit written answers for the Simon and Blume problems and for the unanswered problems from Graham. You may be asked in class to explain not only these problems but also the answered problems and queries in Graham. Wherever possible, you are encouraged to use Mathematica to obtain solutions for problems both from Graham and from Simon and Blume. Please check this document frequently for updates.

Introductory Noise

• Mon 01 Aug: Introductory Noise, Mathematica, LaTeX

Linear Algebra

• Tue 02 Aug: Problems 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7--1.11, 1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 1.19; S&B 10.10--10.16, 10.19--10.21
• Wed 03 Aug: Problems 1.20--1.22, 1.25, 1.27, 1.28; S&B 10.32--10.36, 10.38--10.40, 11.12--11.14

Matrix Algebra

• Thu 04 Aug: Problems 2.1, 2.3--2.6; S&B 8.1, 8.8, 8.10
• Mon 08 Aug: Problems 2.7--2.9, 2.11, 2.12; S&B 8.15, 8.20, 8.34
• Tue 09 Aug: Problems 2.13--2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.19; S&B 9.9, 9.13-9.14

Calculus

• Wed 10 Aug: Problems 4.1 -- 4.8; S&B 14.1, 14.11, 14.15, 14.16, 14.18--14.20, 16.1, 16.2
• Thu 11 Aug: Problems 4.9--4.12, 4.14--4.16; S&B 14.23, 14.26, 21.1, 21.3, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.18

Optimization

• Mon 15 Aug: Problems 5.1--5.6; S&B 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 18.2, 18.3, 18.5
• Tue 16 Aug: Problems 5.7--5.12; S&B 18.10, 18.11, 18.12, 18.18

Dynamics

• Wed 17 Aug: Problems 6.1--6.8; S&B 24.22, 24.25, 25.1, 25.6
• Thu 18 Aug: Problems 6.9--6.13; S&B 25.17, 25.20, 25.23, 25.32, 25.33