ECON 1500 - Methods and Modeling for Economics, Finance, and Analytics

Goals: To understand the basic modelling and methods essential for undergraduate students of economics or other quantitative business-oriented disciplines.

Content: Preparation for students to structure and analyze quantitative problems, providing the mathematical foundation for future study of econometrics, economic theory, or other upper-level analytics topics. Main topics include linear equations, matrices, and nonlinear optimization.

Note: This course is open to all students. Economics and business analytics students may not count both MATH 1170 and ECON 1500 toward the major or minor. If you have already taken MATH 1170 or its equivalent, you may wish to speak to an advisor or department chair before enrolling in this course.

Credits: 4