'17 Fall: Analysis and Optimization (UN2500)
What's new
- Office hours calendar and Help Room information moved to a new page.
- Homework 1 (due Mon 9/18, 5pm) is up on Canvas. You should have received an anouncement by email (please let me know asap if you didn't). All future announcements will be made via Canvas.
Section 01: MW 11:40am-12:55pm in 207 Mathematics Building Kent 413
Section 02: MW 2:40pm-3:55pm in 203 Mathematics Building
Instructor: Shotaro Makisumi (623 Mathematics, makisumi@math.columbia.edu)
Please contact me by email using your UNI@columbia.edu address (not a firstname.lastname@columbia.edu vanity address). I cannot promise to read any messages/comments sent through Canvas.
Topics: Quadratic forms, Hessian, implicit functions. Convex sets, convex functions. Optimization, constrained optimization, Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Linear programming, calculus of variations. For details, see the syllabus.
Prerequisites: Calculus III and Linear Algebra. We will review some of the relevant background, but at a pace and level that assumes prior exposure. Please speak with me if you are not sure if you have the background.
Texts:
The official text
- Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Second Edition by Sydsaeter, Hammond, Seierstand, Strom (SHSS)
Exams
There will be two 75-minute in-class midterms and a final.
- Midterm 1: 10/4 in class
- Midterm 2: 11/13 in class
- Final (university's projected schedule):
Section 1: 12/15 9am
Section 2: 12/20 1:10pm
Make-up midterms will be given only under exceptional circumstances, and you will need a note from a doctor or a dean. The final must be taken at the scheduled time. If you have two final examinations scheduled at the same time, it is the responsibility of the other department to provide an alternate exam. Examinations will not be rescheduled because of travel arrangements. It is your responsibility to schedule travel appropriately.
The use of electronic devices during exams is not allowed and will automatically result in a zero for the exam. In addition, anyone found to have cheated on an exam will receive a failing grade for the course and be subject to administrative discipline.
Homework
Problem sets (available under Files on Canvas) every 7-10 days, due in the homework box on the fourth floor of the Mathematics building. Collaboration and discussion with your classmates is encouraged, but I encourage you to attempt the problems on your own before you discuss them with friends. You must write up assignments individually. I will drop the lowest two homework grades from your average. Late homework will not be accepted.
Grades
- Homework: 15%
- Midterm 1: 20%
- Midterm 2: 25%
- Final exam: 40%
Accommodation
Students requiring special accommodation should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) promptly. You can find more information here.