An introduction to mathematical methods from linear algebra, calculus, and probability theory used in the financial analysis of problems in areas such as bond pricing, capital budgeting, making decisions under certainty/uncertainty, utility theory, portfolio optimization, binomial and log-normal asset pricing models, introductory no-arbitrage pricing of forwards and options, risk analysis. Prerequisites MA103 (or MA110), MA122; MA240 or a similar course in probability and statistics (e.g., EC205/BU205, EC255/BU255, EC285) Notes 3 lecture hours; 1.5 lab hours every other week
