Mathematical Methods for Social Scientists I (Math 195, Sec 45)

Autumn 2005

I am the lecturer for this course. This page contains useful information and handouts. The recommended text is Multivariable Calculus by Stewart. The course will cover chapters 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16. Please see the Course Document via the link below for more basic details.

David Rule

Homework

Homework is due during the lecture on the Friday after it is assigned. Remember to staple your homework together on the top left-hand corner and write your name on the front sheet. Neat homework makes happy graders, which leads to a better grade for you. :) I will post the homework at the bottom of this webpage.

Office Hours and Problem Session

I will hold office hours on Wednesdays from 2:30pm to 3:30pm and on Thursdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. I will also answer emailed questions. My office number is E16 and other contact details are on this link.

Feedback

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Course Material and Homework

I will make available here material given out in lectures and any other useful material I have.

• Course Document [pdf] [ps] [dvi]
  
  
• Handouts
  • Practice Mid-term 1 [pdf] [ps] [dvi]
  • Practice Mid-term 2 [pdf] [ps] [dvi]
  • Final Revision Sheet [pdf] [ps] [dvi]
  • Final Revision Sheet Solutions [page 1] [page 2] [page 3]
  
  
• Homework Questions
  • Problem Set 1 (due 30th Sept)
    Questions 1, 3, 6, 7, 28, 38, and 44 parts (a) and (c) from section 11.1.
  • Problem Set 2 (due 7th Oct)
    (i) Questions 29, 30, 33, 56, 67 and 73 from 11.2
    (ii) Questions 5, 14, 20, 38, 40 and 41 from 13.1
    (iii) Questions 2, 4, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 34 from 13.2. To do 23 and 24, you need to know that unit vector is a vector with magnitude 1.
  • Problem Set 3 (due 14th Oct)
    (i) Questions 4, 5, 6, 17, 26 and 39 from 14.1
    (ii) Questions 9, 10, 17, 18, 41 and 42 from 14.2
    (iii) Question 33 from 14.2 and questions 3, 5, 10, 13 and 14 from 13.3
  • Problem Set 4 (due 21st Oct)
    (i) Questions 57 and 58 from 13.3, and 2, 9, 13 and 14 from 13.4
    (ii) Questions 19, 20, 21, 22, 29 and 45 from 13.4
    (iii) Questions 1, 2, 4, 22, 25 and 27 from 13.5
  • Problem Set 5 (due 28th Oct)
    (i) Questions 21-28 from 13.6 and questions 20, 24, 38, 40, and 65 from 13.7
    (ii) Revel in the victory of the White Sox.
  • Problem Set 6 (due 4th Nov)
    (i) Questions 59 and 60 from section 15.1 and 37, 38 and 39 from 15.2.
    (ii) Questions 13, 14, 31, 32, 54, 56, 68 and 77 from 15.3
    (iii) Questions 1-6 from 15.4
  • Problem Set 7 (due 11th Nov)
    (i) Questions 1, 2, 3, 38, 53, and 54 from 15.5
    (ii) Questions 4, 6, 8, 10, 37 and 63 from 55.6
    (iii) Questions 1, 28, 29, 41 and 53 from 15.7
  • Problem Set 8 (due 18th Nov)
    (i) Read the section on two constraints in section 15.8. Then answer questions 3, 19, 23, 24, 39, 44 from 15.8
    (ii) Questions 1, 2, 3, 9, and 15 from 16.2 and 5 and 17 from 16.3
  • There's no homework due on 25th Nov.
  • Problem Set 9 (due 2nd Dec)
    (i) Questions 2, 5, 7, 13 and 21 from 16.9
    (ii) Re-do your worst question from Mid-term 2. (Hand this in on a separate sheet to (i).)