| Lecture 1 July 26 Class intro [PDF Syllabus]. Econ 11A & differentiation review. Multivariable Calculus (Chapter 17). Partial Derivatives. Maple Syrup example. Complements and Substitutes. Lecture 2 July 28 Lecture 3 July 30
Lecture 4 August 2 Maxima and Minima for Functions of of Two Variables. Finding the relative max and relative min - the critical point - Unconstrained Optimization. Envelope Theorem introduced. Lecture 5 August 4 Lagrange Multipliers and Constrained Optimization. An example with the maximization of output given a budget constraint. Envelope Theorem reintroduced and explained. Simple Example of the Envelope Theorem. Hotelling's Lemma.
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