Mathematics for Economic and Statistical Analysis
Mathematics is a useful tool in many subjects, and this course is for you who need a little more maths for further studies in economics or statistics. The course is mandatory in the Master's Programme in Economics and the Master's Programme in Statistics .
Information for admitted students Autumn 2020
Congratulations! You have been admitted at Stockholm University and we hope that you will enjoy your studies with us.
In order to ensure that your studies begin as smoothly as possible we have compiled a short checklist for the beginning of the semester.
Follow the instructions on wether you have to reply to your offer or not.
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Checklist for admitted students
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Activate your university account
The first step in being able to register and gain access to all the university's IT services.
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Register at your department
Registration can be done in different ways. Read the instructions from your department below.
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Read all the information on this page
Here you will find what you need to know before your course or programme starts.
IMPORTANT
Your seat may be withdrawn if you do not register according to the instructions provided by your department.
Information from the department - courses
Registration
If you are admitted to a course you must register online to keep your place. Online registration opens 5 August, and closes at different times for different courses.
For the following courses the last day for online registration is 21 August:
- Mathematics I (only given in Swedish)
- Courses with prefix DA or BE that are given jointly with KTH, so BE3009 and second cycle courses. See also the page Course Offerings Autumn 2020, where you can see which courses are given jointly with KTH.
For other courses, the last day for online registration is 13 September if the course begins in the first half of the semester and 15 November if it begins in the second half.
Note that you cannot register for degree project courses, we will register you for these when your project plan has been approved.
Learning platform
Our course pages can be found at kurser.math.su.se.
Education during autumn 2020
Many of our courses will be taught online during the autumn 2020, though exams will be on campus. For more information see
Teaching at the Department of Mathematics autumn 2020
Conditionally admitted
It is quite common that the student at the time of application has not finished all courses that are given as special eligibility requirements for the course or programme the student has applied for. This will result in the admission status "Conditionally admitted".
The administration of conditions will be carried out just before course start. As long as the condition remains you cannot complete online registration to the courses you will take. If the condition is still in place by course start, and you haven't received any notification about whether or not you'll be allowed to take the course or programme you have applied for, contact us (contact details below). If the course is one where online registration closes early, contact us before it closes.
Placed on reserve list
If you have a reserve place for a course, we may be able to offer you a spot in which case we will contact you around the start of the semester.
More information
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Welcome activities
Stockholm University organises a series of welcome activities that stretch over a few weeks at the beginning of each semester. The programme is voluntary (attendance is optional) and includes Arrival Service at the airport and an Orientation Day, see more details about these events below.
Your department may also organise activities for welcoming international students. More information will be provided by your specific department.
Find your way on campus
Stockholm University's main campus is in the Frescati area, north of the city centre. While most of our departments and offices are located here, there are also campus areas in other parts of the city.
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For new international students
In this course you learns mathematics that will be useful for further studies in economics or statistics. You learn to use basic methods of analysis in one or multiple variables to solve mathematical and applied problems in for example geometry and economics. You also learn some basic linear algebra, so that you can solve simple problems concerning matrices, vectors and determinants.
Course contents
The course covers elementary functions, derivatives, max and min problems, Taylor's formula and Taylor series, integrals, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, optimization problems with and without constraints, matrices and determinants.
The contents of the course may be used in modelling in a number of fields, for example economy and statistics.
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Course structure
The course consists of one element, assessed with a written examination.
Teaching format
Instruction is given in the form of lectures and exercise sessions.
Assessment
The course is assessed through written examination, with grades between A-F where A-E are passing grades.
Examiner
A list of examiners can be found on
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
Course literature
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More information
Times for online registration and other important info:
Course web
We do not use Athena, you can find our course webpages on kurser.math.su.se.
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