ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Description

Mathematics is the language in which most modern economics is written. This course aims to provide the basic mathematical tools that students need to complete their economics studies. Moreover, it develops the analytical thinking skills that students will need later in their academic careers. Linear algebra Metric Spaces Normed Vector Spaces Contractions and Fixed Points Convex Analysis Dynamic Programming Mathematics is the language in which most modern economics is written. This course aims to provide the basic mathematical tools that students need to complete their economics studies. Moreover, it develops the analytical thinking skills that students will need later in their academic careers. Linear algebra Metric Spaces Normed Vector Spaces Contractions and Fixed Points Convex Analysis Dynamic Programming Exchange/course-load context: The official incoming exchange catalogue states that 30xxx codes refer to undergraduate courses, 20xxx and 21xxx codes refer to graduate courses, and 50xxx codes refer to the Integrated Master of Arts in Law. Undergraduate exchange students are allowed to select undergraduate-level courses only; graduate students can choose both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Bocconi credits are ECTS-equivalent. Each Bocconi credit corresponds to 25 hours of workload, including 8 lecture hours.