Overview
Lecturer
Pax Dorin Wainberg-Drăghiciu
Seminar tutor
Pax Dorin Wainberg-Drăghiciu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Marketing
Field of study
Marketing
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification
Entry requirements
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Aims
This course is designed to introduce students to various topics in mathematics and uncertainty that they will encounter in economics sciences
In this course, the students will learn the basic terminology and concepts of applied mathematics in economics.
Mathematics is increasingly important in terms of the expression and communication of ideas in economics
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Course contents
Chapter 1. Linear Programming
Chapter 2. Elements of financial mathematics
Learning outcomes
Modelling and solving some medium complexity level problems, using the mathematical and computer sciences knoweledges
Assessment
Written paper 50%; mid-term test 30%; seminar activities 20%.
Recommended reading
• Dixit, A.K., Optimization in economics theory, Oxford University Press, 1990
• Simon, C.P., Blume, L., Mathematics for economists, W.W Norton, 1994
• Carter, M., Mathematical Economics, MIT, Cambridge, 2001
• Nering, E. D., Tucker, A. W., Linear Programs and Related Problems, Academic Press, Boston, 1993
• Nash, S. and Sofer, A., Linear and Nonlinear Programming, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996