First Year: 1. Linear algebra. 2. Continuation of linear algebra; multivariable differential calculus. 3. Multivariable integral calculus. Prerequisite: first-year standing in MMSS.
This course provides an introduction to positive political theory and describes how formal methods may be used to analyze politics and political institutions. Topics covered include preference aggregation, social choice, voting theory, and executive legislative relations. A goal of the course is to demonstrate how formal models and methods can be applied to questions of substantive interest. The course emphasizes the identification of relevant questions worthy of investigation, and the intuition behind models and methods.
