Course Structure:

WEEK	TOPIC	READING	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
1	Unconstrained Maximization and Minimization	Klein Ch. 10 and Second Order Conditions	#10.1(3,6,7)#10.2(3,6)#10.3(1,2)
2	Constrained Maximization and Minimization	Klein Ch. 11	#11.1 (3,5,6),11.2(5,7)
3	Comparative Statics	Comparative Statics	(1,2,3)
4	More Comparative Statics	Comparative Statics	(4,5,6)
5	Fixed Point Theorems in Economics	Fixed Points	(1,2,3)
First Midterm Examination
6	Difference Equations	Klein Ch 13	#13.1(7,8), #13.2(3,4,5), #13.3(2,3,4)
7	Differential Equations	Klein Ch 14	#14.1(1,2,3,5), #14.2(3,4), #14.3(1,2,3,4)
8	Dynamic Optimization	Klein Ch 15	#15.1(1,2,3), #15.2(1,2,3,4,5)
9	Dynamic Optimization Pontryagin	Klein Ch 15	#15.3(1,2,3)
10	Stochastic Processes	Ito's Lemma	(1,2,3)
Second Midterm Examination
11	Bellman's Dynamic Programming	Dynamic Programming	(1,2,3)
12	Options and Derivatives	Options	(1,2,3)
13	Financial Economics	Black-Scholes Equation	(1,2,3)
14	More Financial Economics	Stochastic Differential Equations	(1,2,3)
15	Review
Final Examination