PUBPOL 513.001: Calculus | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
PUBPOL 513

PUBPOL 513.001: Calculus

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Level
Graduate
Term
Fall 2016
Course Section
001
U-M Course Number
11581
Credit Hours
3

This course is designed specifically to provide students in all degree programs at the Ford School with the fundamental mathematical tools necessary for their subsequent coursework. The course covers the algebra of functions (polynomial, exponential, logarithmic), differentiation, optimization, and indefinite and definite integrals. Additional topics include implicit function, partial and total differentiation, and constrained optimization. Applications to policy analysis are emphasized. During the week before fall classes start, the Ford School coordinates a mini-course on algebra to prepare students for PUBPOL 513.

Carl Simon

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Carl P. Simon

Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Mathematics, and Complex Systems
Simon was the founding director of the U-M Center for the Study of Complex Systems. His research centers on the dynamics of covid-19, of crime, of teenage smoking, and of Great Lakes salmon. He was named the 2007 LSA Distinguished Senior Lecturer.

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