Mathematics for Social Scientists

MSc course

This course aims to provide students with the mathematical foundations, with respect to both language and concepts, which are required for analysis using both basic and advanced quantitative and computational methods in social science.

Schedule

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1: Preliminaries
2: Algebra Review, Modular Arithmetic & Boolean Algebra
3: Functions & Relations
4: Sequences & Series, Limits & Continuity
5: Calculus Fundamentals: Differentiation
6: Calculus Fundamentals: The Integral
7: Extrema in One Dimension
8: Introduction to Probability
9: Discrete & Continuous Distributions
10: Introduction Linear Algebra
11: Vector Spaces and Systems of Equations
12: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
13: Multivariate Calculus & Optimization
14: Multivariate Calculus & Constrained Optimization