This course is designed for graduate students to prepare them for first-year Ph.D.-level courses. The goal of this class is to provide an overview of the main mathematical concepts used in economics. The course is delivered in the form of a Math Camp, compressed into 4 weeks before the start of the Fall semester.
Course syllabus: here.
By the end of the course, I hope for a few things:
You are comfortable with most of the terminology, notation, and jargon used in economic theory.
You have a big-picture view of all the materials we introduce. My expectation is not for you to master all the concepts in the course but rather that you have a first (or second) interaction with them and build a mental library of all the resources you have seen and will be able to access again whenever you need. It's ok if the next time you hear "the spectral decomposition of a matrix A" you don't remember exactly what it is. You will remember seeing it in this course and will be able to come back to the slides and materials of the course to refresh your memory!
As the first course of your graduate studies, I hope to provide insights and advice on navigating your first year at Stony Brook.
Below you will find the slides and problem sets for each of the 5 modules of the course. I will keep on updating this page with useful resources throughout the course.
Additional Slides from Prof. M. Azzimonti
Taylor Series (Khan Academy)
Additional Slides from Prof. M. Azzimonti
This website was crucial in my first year. You can watch fantastic videos for most of the concepts you will need.