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Math Camp and Econ 200 Meets in Pub. Aff. 1234 except Thur when we move to Pub. Aff. 1246 Instructor: John Riley |
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As
preparation for the first year courses in the doctoral program, the
department requires that students participate in a two week MATH CAMP.
In recent years lectures have been scheduled once or twice a day in the two
weeks preceding the first week of classes. In 2018, Math
Camp will meet as scheduled below.
START DATE: WED SEPTEMBER 12 Studying economics at the graduate level requires a considerable degree of comfort with mathematics. An important issue for the department is how to best help incoming students prepare for the first year core courses. Most students, even those with relatively strong math backgrounds, find they benefit a lot by reviewing the concepts that they know. For them it is a matter of digging into their mathematical tool-kit and sharpening their tools. A considerable number find that there are gaps in their education and additional preparation is helpful. While all of you will have completed courses in calculus, it is important to have an understanding of the theory of calculus. To do this you will find it most advantageous if you have completed a course in Analysis . For most, the regular rather than the honors track would be most appropriate. The link to UCLA's introductory course in the mathematics department gives you a good idea of the topics covered in such a course. Some of the core theorems are important in themselves but most important is learning how to prove that a statement is true (or false.) Distance learning The department also provides a set of nine distance learning modules. These are primarily a set of exercises with hints and answers. You are strongly encouraged to work through all of them. Go to the web page essentialmicroeconomics.com and use the top menu to navigate to the Calculus and Algebra Review. If you find the modules hard, you will need to do some serious summer preparation as we will be moving quite quickly. As a first step you can try working though Calculus of Economics. This is a set of Modules currently being used in UCLA's Masters in Applied Economics. They are designed for eventual use by all UCLA undergraduate majors in economics. While I always hope that every student will prove to have the needed skills, there are often around 10 students who need additioanal help. See Econ 200 below. Math Camp
Math Camp offers a set of ten lectures on Mathematical
Foundations
and a three lecture introduction to the
software program MatLab. The three MatLab sessions are a most important opportunity to develop the skills that you will need for advanced data and numerical analysis. Diagnostic Quiz At the end of MathCamp there is a diagnostic quiz on teh topics covered in the ten lectures. Typically at least three quarters of the students do well enough in this quiz to get credit for Econ 200 (offered in the Fall.) Whether or not you "test out" via the diagnostic quiz, you must still enrol in Econ 200 as a Passing Grade is a pre-requisite for students conttniuning through the first year program. Please note that whether you are an Economics Doctoral student, an Anderson doctoral student or enrolled in some other UCLA doctoral program, you must take the diagnostic quiz in order to get a PTE for a Fall class. Econ 200 (continuing students) Students who do not test out attend a weekly lecture/tutorial and do homework working in small groups. The goal of the course is to build confidence in the utilization of the language of mathematics to understand and derive economic propositions. Summer 2018 Mathematical Foundations, Instructor: John Riley: Public Affairs (room not yet scheduled) Introduction to MatLab,
Instructor TO BE ANNOUNCED.
*A Make up time will only be used if for some reason one of the other classes must be cancelled. ***Celebrate your arrival in LA at our home. All students in Econ 200 invited plus a partner.
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