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Re: Syllabus of Economics Honours Delhi University

Can you provide me the syllabus for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics Program offered by Faculty of Social Sciences under University of Delhi?
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Re: Syllabus of Economics Honours Delhi University

The syllabus for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics Program offered by Faculty of Social Sciences under University of Delhi is as follows:

Core Courses

Mathematical Methods for Economics I (HC11)

Core Course (CC) Credit: 6

Course Objective
This is the first of a compulsory two-course sequence. The objective of this sequence is to transmit the body of basic mathematics that enables the study of economic theory at the undergraduate level, specifically the courses on microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, statistics and econometrics set out in this syllabus. In this course, particular economic models are not the ends, but the means for illustrating the method of applying mathematical techniques to economic theory in general. The level of sophistication at which the material is to be taught is indicated by the contents of the prescribed textbook.

Course Learning Outcomes
The course hones and upgrades the mathematical skills acquired in school and paves the way for the second semester course Mathematical Methods in Economics II. Collectively, the two papers provide the mathematical foundations necessary for further study of a variety of disciplines including economics, statistics, computer science, finance and data analytics. The analytical tools introduced in this course have applications wherever optimisation techniques are used in business decision-making. These tools are necessary for anyone seeking employment as an analyst in the corporate world. The course additionally makes the student more logical in making or refuting arguments.


Unit 1
Preliminaries Logic and proof techniques; sets and set operations; relations; functions and their properties; number systems


Unit 2
Functions of one real variable Graphs; elementary types of functions: quadratic, polynomial, power, exponential, logarithmic; sequences and series: convergence, algebraic properties and applications;
Continuous functions: characterisations, properties with respect to various operations and applications;
Differentiable functions: characterisations, properties with respect to various operations and applications;
Second and higher order derivatives: properties and applications


Unit 3
Single-variable optimization Geometric properties of functions: convex functions, their characterisations and applications; local and global optima: geometric and calculus-based characterisations, and applications


Unit 4
Linear algebra Vector spaces: algebraic and geometric properties, scalar products, norms, orthogonality; linear transformations: properties, matrix representations and elementary operations; systems of linear equations: properties of their solution sets; determinants: characterization, properties and applications


References
1. Sydsaeter, K., Hammond, P. (2002). Mathematics for economic analysis. Pearson Educational.


Syllabus Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics University of Delhi






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