Math 214-4: Calculus for Economics

R. Clark Robinson

Winter 2005

Course assignments

• Homework and reading assignments
• Extra homework problems
• Handouts to supplement the textbook
• Calculation of determinants
• Vectors and planes as arising in economics
• Topics from derivatives of vector functions
• Function in economics
• Marginal product of labor and capital
• Economic Applications of Implicit differentiation
• Economic Applications of Maximization
• Second derivative test for a function with more variables
• Utility maximization using Lagrange multipliers
• Second derivative test for constrained extrema

Information about tests

• Test 2
• Info about test 2
• Questions on the test
• Answers to the test
• Final
• Info about final
• Questions on the final
• Answers to the final

Sample tests from previous years

• Tests from 2004
• Test 1 from 2004
• Answers
• Test 2 from 2004
• Answers
• Final from 2004
• Answers
• Tests from years 1999-2003 include questions about integration, which are on longer covered.
• Test 2
• Test 2 from 2003
• Test 2 from fall 2000
  • Answers: page 1 , page 2 , page 3 , page 4
• Test 2 from fall 1999
• Final
• Final from 2003 (We did not cover the material for questions 1, 2, & 3)
• Answeres
• Final from fall 2000 (We did not cover the material for questions 1, 2, 3, & 4)
• Answers: page 3 , page 4 , page 5 , page 6 , page 7
• Final from winter 2000 (We did not cover the material for questions 1, 2, 3, & 4)
• Answers: page 1 , page 2 , page 3
• Final from fall 1999 (We did not cover the material for questions 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)
• Final for Math 214-3 from spring 2003 (We did not cover the material for Part I question 5, Part II questions 2c, 3, 6, 14)

R. Clark Robinson

Office: Lunt 209

E-mail address: clark (followed by math.northwestern.edu)

Phone: 491-3738

Classes

Math 214-4: MWF 11 AM

Math 318-0: MWF noon

Office Hours (Winter 2005)

M 1-3 PM, W 1-2 PM & by appointment