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Course: 2025/2026

Basic Notions of Mathematical Calculus and Economics
(20631)
Master in Global Sustainable Development and Global Governance (Plan: 473 - Estudio: 376)
EPC


Coordinating teacher: LAVEZZOLO PEREZ, SEBASTIAN

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Additional training
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Objectives
-Basic knowledge of relations and functions. -Basic knowledge of limits and deerivatives. -Basic knowledge of demand function and supply function. -Applications of limits and dereivatives: slopes, concavity, maxima and minima. -Basic knowledge of market equilibria in competitive markets and comparative statics.
Description of contents: programme
Tje course of Basic notions of Calculus and Economics introduces the student into the fundamental concepts of: -Relations and functions. -Limits and derivatives. -Demand function and supply function. -Applications of limits and dereivatives: slopes, concavity, maxima and minima. -Market equilibria in competitive markets and comparative statics.
Learning activities and methodology
-Theoretical classes. -Seminars with solutions of excercises.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 90
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 10




Basic Bibliography
  • - Alpha C. Chiang . Métodos Fundamentales En Economia Matemática, . McGraw-Hill Interamericana de España.. , 2006 -
  • Mankiw, Greg . Principles of economics.. South-Western Publishers, . 2011

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.