Math 256 - Mathematical Models in Economics

Prof. Steven Tschantz - Spring 2012

(Jump to today)

Class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-12:15 in the Stevenson computer lab SC2200.

Posts will generally be Mathematica notebooks (.nb) alternatively available in PDF form (.pdf) for easier viewing.

My office hours are TTh 9:30-11:00 and by appointment in SC1507. My office phone is (32)2-6664, but you are better off sending me e-mail at tschantz@math.vanderbilt.edu.

Tues. 1/10
- Agenda
  - Find out about the course
  - Find the course homepage
  - Download a notebook
  - Start learning Mathematica
  - Use Mathematica to open, read, create, edit, evaluate in, and save notebooks
  - Work exercises
  - E-mail notebook of your solutions
- Course information (.nb) (.pdf)
- Mathematica exercises (practice) (.nb) (.pdf)
- Assignment 1 (due 1/17) - Simple models (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 1/12
- Solution to Mathematica exercises (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 1/17
- Assignment 2 (due 1/24) - Profit maximization (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 1/19
- Solution to Assignment 1 (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 1/24
- Assignment 3 (due 1/31) - Duopoly (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 1/26
- Solution to Assignment 2 (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 1/31
- Assignment 4 (due 2/7) - Choice demand model (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 2/2
- Solution to Assignment 3 (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 2/7
- Assignment 5 (due 2/14) - Logit demand model (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 2/9
- Solution to Assignment 4 (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 2/14
- Assignment 6 (due 2/21) - Stock price modeling (.nb) (.pdf)
- Sample data file (.csv)
Thurs. 2/16
- Solution to Assignment 5 (ammended) (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 2/21
- Assignment 7 (due 2/28) - Stock option valuation (.nb) (.pdf)
- Stock option evaluator (.nb)
Thurs. 2/23
- Solution to Assignment 6 (.nb) (.pdf)
Tues. 2/28
- Assignment 8 (due 3/13) - Portfolio allocation (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 3/1
Tues. 3/13
- Luke Froeb to talk.
- Assignment 9 (due 3/20) - Econometrics (.nb) (.pdf)
- Solution to Assignment 7 (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 3/15
Tues. 3/20
- Assignment 10 (due 3/27) - Maximum likelihood estimation (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 3/22
Tues. 3/27
- Luke Froeb talk.
- Assignment 11 (due 4/5) - Supply chain (.nb) (.pdf)
- Solution to Assignment 8 (.nb) (.pdf)
- Solution to Assignment 9 (.nb) (.pdf)
- Start thinking about a project topic proposal, for discussion 4/3.
Thurs. 3/30
Tues. 4/3
- Final project instructions (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 4/5
Tues. 4/10
- Continue working on projects.
- Solution to Assignment 10 (.nb) (.pdf)
- Solution to Assignment 11 (.nb) (.pdf)
Thurs. 4/12
Tues. 4/17
- Project presentations
Thurs. 4/19
- Project presentations
Wed. 4/25 (Final exam date)
- Projects due.