Informações sobre o curso: This course provides a very brief introduction to basic mathematical concepts like propositional and predicate logic, set theory, the number system, and proof techniques. At the end of the course, students will be able to (1) detect the logical structure behind simple puzzles (2) be able to manipulate logical expressions (3) explain the connection between logic and set theory (4) explain the differences between natural, integer, rational, real and complex numbers (5) recognise different basic proof techniques
Para quem é direcionado este curso: The course is aimed at students with a non-mathematical background that are about to enter a research master programme in economics.
Desenvolvido por: University of Amsterdam
Ministrado por: Florian, Dr. Ir.
Quantitative Economics
| Nível | Avançado |
| Compromisso | 1 week of study at 20-30 hours/week |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Introduction
Overview and motivation of the topics to be treated in the course
1 leituras
- Reading: Why logic for economists?
Propositional logic
Logical propositions and the rules that govern them.
4 videos, 3 testes para praticar
- Practice Quiz: Logical knots
- Vídeo: Basic operations
- Practice Quiz: Basic transformations
- Vídeo: De Morgan's laws
- Practice Quiz: De Morgan's laws
- Vídeo: The Lady or the Tiger?
Nota atribuída: The Lady or the Tiger?
Predicate logic, set theory, and functions
Logical statements that depend on a variable.
4 videos, 2 testes para praticar
- Vídeo: Predicate logic and set notation
- Practice Quiz: Predicate logic and set theory
- Vídeo: Functions and their graphs
- Vídeo: Onto and one-to-one
- Practice Quiz: About functions
SEMANA 2
Numbers
2 videos, 1 teste para praticar
- Vídeo: The other numbers
- Practice Quiz: Questions about numbers
Proofs
1 vídeos, 1 teste para praticar
- Practice Quiz: Proof techniques
Final test
Nota atribuída: Final Test
Perguntas frequentes
Como funciona
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Desenvolvedores
University of Amsterdam
A modern university with a rich history, the University of Amsterdam
(UvA) traces its roots back to 1632, when the Golden Age school Athenaeum
Illustre was established to train students in trade and philosophy. Today,
with more than 30,000 students, 5,000 staff and 285 study programmes
(Bachelor's and Master's), many of which are taught in English, and a
budget of more than 600 million euros, it is one of the largest
comprehensive universities in Europe. It is a member of the League of
European Research Universities and also maintains intensive contact with
other leading research universities around the world.
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