MA Math Camp

Lecture materials for the MA math camp

Lectures are listed in the order they are covered. Each deck is available as slides or PDF, with recorded videos linked where available.

Lecture Formats Videos
Linear Algebra
Vectors, matrices, linear systems, and the matrix inverse for economics math camp
HTML · PDF
Optimization
Calculus, concavity, and unconstrained/constrained optimization for economics math camp
HTML · PDF
Probability
Probability spaces, random variables, distributions, conditional probability and Bayes’ rule, moments, quantiles, multivariate distributions, conditional expectation, the law of iterated expectations, and useful inequalities
HTML · PDF
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Practice Problems

Problem sets for the review sessions.

Problem Set Formats
Linear Algebra — Practice Problems
Practice problems for the Linear Algebra lecture
HTML · PDF
Optimization — Practice Problems
Practice problems for the Optimization lecture
HTML · PDF
Probability — Practice Problems
Practice problems for the Probability lecture
HTML · PDF
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Software Setup

See the Python environment setup guide for installing Python to prepare for your datascience course.