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
Logic for Economists
Offered By
University of Amsterdam
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
110 minutes to complete
Introduction
Overview and motivation of the topics to be treated in the course
1 reading
1 reading
Why logic for economists?10m
1 hour to complete
Propositional logic
Logical propositions and the rules that govern them.
4 videos (Total 41 min), 4 quizzes
4 practice exercises
Logical knots6m
Basic transformations6m
De Morgan's laws6m
The Lady or the Tiger?10m
1 hour to complete
Predicate logic, set theory, and functions
Logical statements that depend on a variable.
4 videos (Total 57 min), 2 quizzes
4 videos
Predicate logic and set notation11m
Functions and their graphs18m
Onto and one-to-one19m
2 practice exercises
Predicate logic and set theory12m
About functions8m
Week
21 hour to complete
Numbers
2 videos (Total 39 min), 1 quiz
1 practice exercise
Questions about numbers6m
1 hour to complete
Proofs
1 video (Total 23 min), 1 quiz
1 video
Proofs23m
1 practice exercise
Proof techniques8m
20 minutes to complete
Final test
1 quiz
1 practice exercise
Final Test20m
Instructor
Florian
Dr. Ir.Quantitative Economics
About 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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