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
slides | handout | |
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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 |