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Econ 50: Fall 2024

Christopher R. Makler

Foreword
Week 1: Mathematical Fundamentals
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Monday, September 23 | Welcome
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Wednesday, September 25 | Math Review
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Friday, September 27 | Multivariable Functions, Level Sets, and Solution Functions
Week 2: Production Possibilities
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Monday, September 30 | Production Functions
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Wednesday, October 2 | Resource Constraints and Production Possibilities
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Friday, October 4 | Slopes of Level Sets: Mathematical and Economic Interpretations
Week 3: Preferences and Utility; The Mathematics of Optimization
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Monday, October 7 | Preferences and Utility Functions
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Wednesday, October 9 | Examples of Utility Functions
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Friday, October 11 | Constrained Optimization and the Lagrange Method
Week 4: Utility Maximization subject to a PPF
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Monday, October 14 | Constrained Optimization when Calculus Works
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Wednesday, October 16 | Constrained Optimization when Calculus Doesn't Work