ECON 6170

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - September 10, 2024 10:17AM EDT
  • Course Catalog - September 10, 2024 9:48AM EDT
Global toggle of class tabs

Links for textbooks and Cornell Store open in new tab.

ECON 6170
Intermediate Mathematical Economics I

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Covers selected topics in matrix algebra (vector spaces, matrices, simultaneous linear equations, characteristic value problem), calculus of several variables (elementary real analysis, partial differentiation) convex analysis (convex sets, concave functions, quasi-concave functions), classical optimization theory (unconstrained maximization, constrained maximization), Kuhn-Tucker optimization theory (concave programming, quasi-concave programming).

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: at least three years of undergraduate mathematics, including at least two semesters of formal mathematics such as analysis, and at least four semesters of economics beyond intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, or permission of instructor.

Comments Current Ph.D. students in AEM, BROOKS or MGMT may substitute David Just's version of AEM 6940 for the undergraduate mathematics prerequisites provided they have completed the course with a grade of B- or better. Simultaneous enrollment of Econ 6170 and AEM 6940 is not permitted.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3079 ECON 6170   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Habu, T

  • Enrollment limited to: first-year Economics graduate students.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  3080 ECON 6170   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)