Mathematics 2 (half course)

Описание мероприятия

Описание программы

This half course develops further the basic mathematical methods introduced in MT105a Mathematics 1, and also demonstrates further applications in economics, finance and management.

This half course is designed to:

• enable students to acquire further skills in the methods of calculus and linear algebra (in addition to those in 05a Mathematics 1), as required for their use in economics-based subjects
• prepare students for further courses in mathematics and/or related disciplines.

Assessment

This half course is assessed by a two-hour unseen written examination.

Учебный план:

Further differentiation and integration: Mathematics 1 material on differentiation and integration; Using derivatives for approximations; Elasticities; Taylor’s theorem; the effects of taxation; Definite integrals and the calculation of areas; Further economic applications of integration: includes consumer and producer surplus.

Functions of several variables: Mathematics 1 material on functions of several variables; Homogeneous functions and Euler’s theorem; Review of constrained optimisation; Constrained optimisation for more than 2 variables; Further applications of constrained optimisation.

Linear Algebra: Mathematics 1 material on matrices and linear equations; Supply and demand, and the imposition of excise and percentage tax; Consistency of linear systems; Solving systems of linear equations using row operations, in the case where there are infinitely many solutions; Determinants and Cramer’s rule; Calculation of inverse matrices by row operations; Economic applications of systems of linear equations, including input-output analysis; Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Diagonalisation of matrices.

Differential equations: Exponential growth; Separable equations; Linear differential equations and integrating factors; Second-order differential equations; Coupled equations, including the use of matrix diagonalisation; Economic applications of differential equations.

Difference Equations: Solving first-order difference equations; Application of firstorder difference equations to financial problems; The cobweb model; Secondorder difference equations; Coupled firstorder difference equations, including the use of matrix diagonalisation; Economic applications of second-order difference equations.

Результат обучения:

At the end of this half course and having completed the essential reading and activities students should have:

• used the concepts, terminology, methods and conventions covered in the half course to solve mathematical problems in this subject.
• the ability to solve unseen mathematical problems involving understanding of these concepts and application of these methods.
• seen how mathematical techniques can be used to solve problems in economics and related subjects

Требования к поступающим:

Students can only take MT105b Mathematics 2 at the same time as or after MT105a Mathematics 1, not before.

Exclusion

This half course may not be taken with

• MT1173 Algebra
• MT1174 Calculus
• MT2076 Management Mathematics