FORK 1003 Preparatory course in Mathematics, Economics and Econometrics 2025/26
- Course description for FORK 1003 Preparatory course in Mathematics, Economics and Econometrics.
- This is a preparatory course for the Master of Science in Business and Finance covering mathematics, economics, and econometrics
- For material from last year's preparatory course, see FORK 1003 Mathematics 2024/25
Mathematics
Reading
- The lecture notes from the course will be posted after each lecture. There is no compulsory reading for the preparatory course in mathematics.
- [E] Eriksen, Graduate Mathematics for Business, Economics and Finance, Cappelen Damm 2021 (compulsory reading for GRA6035 Mathematics) can also be used for the preparatory course.
Self-test
- The self-test can be taken before the FORK 1003 Preparatory course in Mathematics (to see if you need to follow the course), or after the preparatory course (to see if you have learned the material and are prepared for your MSc courses).
- Self-test: Test for FORK 1003 Preparatory course in Mathematics - Solutions
- Self-evaluation: Max score for each problem on the test is given, with a total of 84p. A score of 50p or more is acceptable, a score of 65p or more is very good, and a score of 75-84p is excellent.
Lecture plan
- This is the lecture plan for August 2025. The lectures will not be streamed.
- For those of you that followed MET1180 or EBA1180 at BI (or similar courses), the lectures in FORK1003 will be review. For most other students, there may be a fair amount of new material, and it is strongly recommended to attend the preparatory course on campus in early August. You could try the self-test (see above) to make sure if there will be a lot of new material, or if you covered most of it already.
- I can be contacted by email. My office in BI Nydalen is B3y-085.
| Date: | Topic: | Exercises: |
|---|---|---|
| Mon Aug 04: 09-12, A1-040 | Lecture 1: Linear systems and Gaussian elimination | [E] 1.1 - 1.5 |
| Mon Aug 04: 14-17, A1-040 | Lecture 2: Matrices and vectors, matrix multiplication, inverse matrices and determinants | [E] 2.1-2.2, 3.1, 3.3 |
| Mon Aug 05: 09-12, A1-040 | Lecture 3: Functions in one variable and the derivative | Problems - Solutions |
| Tue Aug 05: 14-17, A1-040 | Lecture 4: Integration | [E] B.1 - B.10 |
| Wed Aug 06: 09-12, A1-040 | Lecture 5: More on determinants and inverse matrices | [E] 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 |
| Thu Aug 14: 14-17, A1-040 | Lecture 6: Partial derivatives and optimization in two variables | [E] 5.1abcd, 5.2, 6.3ab |
Economics and Econometrics
A video course will be offered. It will be available from It's Learning in August.