Calculus Applications

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

This optional one credit hour course introduces students to standard applications of calculus first applied at the intermediate level of the major (e.g., Intermediate Microeconomic Theory). The course is intended to serve as a supplement to Calc I or Calc A so that when students take their core economics courses, they are comfortable with the mathematical tools necessary for success and can dedicate their time to understanding the economic logic involved, rather than getting bogged down in the mathematical details. Particular attention will be paid to constrained multivariate optimization, partial differentiation, solving systems of equations, and dealing with common mathematical representations in economics (e.g., Cobb-Douglas and logarithmic functions).