Resource Economics 590M - Mathematics/Econ & Business
Fall
2026
01
4.00
John Spraggon
M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
20029
Holdsworth Hall room 305
jmspragg@resecon.umass.edu
This course provides the mathematical foundation necessary for graduate study in economics and useful for many quantitatively-oriented business fields such as finance, management, and analytics. It covers differential and integral calculus, multivariable functions, vectors, and matrix algebra. The course emphasizes intuition, problem-solving, and connections between mathematics and economic reasoning, with applications that extend to business, finance, management, and other decision-focused disciplines.
MATH 127 or 131
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.