Math Camp

New graduate students are expected to participate in Math Camp, an intensive review/summary of the mathematics necessary for the Ph.D. core courses. If, after Math Camp, a student determines that he or she would benefit from additional coursework during the first year to remediate deficiencies, changes in her or his schedule can be made prior to the start of classes. Students taking remedial math courses are not eligible for assistantships.

Topics

Set Theory
Calculus Refresher
Fixed Point Theorem
Matrix Algebra
Hessian Matrices and Determinants
Implicit Function Theorem
Calculus of Variations
Comparative Statics using the Implicit Function Theorem and Cramer's Rule
Envelope Theorem
Dynamic and Recursive Optimization
Overview of STATA

Schedule and Example Itinerary

Math Camp is held during the two weeks prior to the start of classes each fall semester and does not count toward graduate course credit.

Here is an example of the daily itinerary. Please check with your adviser for the current Math Camp schedule.

Monday

9:30am-11:00am - Welcome Breakfast
11am-1pm - Set Theory
2pm-4pm - Calculus Refresher

Tuesday

9am-12pm - Set Theory & Fixed Point Theorem
1pm-4pm - Matrix Algebra

Wednesday

9am-12pm - Jacobian/Hessian Matrices, Cramer's Rule
1pm-4pm - CV1, CS3, IFT2, ET4

Thursday

9am-12:30 - GA Training (Grad 701S)
1pm-5pm - New Grad Orientation

Friday

9am-12pm Lagrange Multipliers & Kuhn-Tucker Conditions, STATA
1pm-4pm Recursive/Dynamic Optimization