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Course name Course description Programs that require it Sample syllabus
MATH 142 Business Calculus. (3-0). Credit 3. Limits and continuity; techniques and applications of derivatives including curve sketching and optimization; techniques and applications of integrals; emphasis on applications in business, economics, and social sciences. MS, MAB, & Ph.D.  Syllabus
MATH 172 Calculus. (4-0). Credit 4. Techniques of integration, applications of integrals, improper integrals, sequences, infinite series, vector algebra and solid analytic geometry. Not required but recommended  Syllabus
MATH 221 Several Variable Calculus. (4-0). Credit 4. Vector algebra and solid analytic geometry; calculus of functions of several variables; Lagrange multipliers; multiple integration, theory, methods and application; line and surface integrals, Green’s and Stokes’ theorems; Jacobians. Not required but recommended  Syllabus
MATH 300 Foundation of Mathematics. (3-0). Credit 3. Foundations of mathematics including logic, set theory, combinatorics, and number theory Not required but recommended  Syllabus
STAT 303 Statistical Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Intended for undergraduates in the social sciences. Introduction to concepts of random sampling and statistical inference, estimation and testing hypotheses of means and variances, analysis of variance, regression analysis, chi-square tests. MS, MAB, & Ph.D.  Syllabus
ECON 323 Microeconomics Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Determination of prices and their role in directing consumption, production and distribution under both competitive and non-competitive market situations. MS, MAB, & Ph.D.  Syllabus
ECON 410 Macroeconomic Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory of the determination of aggregate levels of national income, employment and prices; monetary and fiscal policy analysis, effects of government debt and deficits. MS, Ph.D., & MAB  Syllabus
ECON 607 Foundations of Microeconomic Theory. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of positive and normative analysis in economic theory; emphasis on policy applications of the theory. Ph.D. ABME & Ph.D.  Syllabus
ECON 611 Development of modern static national income analysis from general equilibrium system; roles of fiscal and monetary policy in promoting economic stability. Ph.D. ABME & Ph.D. Syllabus
ECMT 660 Mathematical Economics I. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of selected types of mathematical tools in economic theory Ph.D. ABME & Ph.D.  Syllabus
AGEC 621 Econometrics for Agribusiness. (3-0). Credit 3. Econometric application and practice; analysis and interpretation of economic data for decision making and microcomputer implementation. Ph.D. ABME & Ph.D.  Syllabus
AGEC 607 (1) become acquainted with the concept of science and scientific method as a means of gaining human knowledge, (2) define research problems, develop research problem statements with objectives and hypotheses, and specify relevant models to accomplish the objectives, (3) appreciate the need for relevance and quality of data, (4) develop skills in written scientific communication. Ph.D. ABME & Ph.D.  Syllabus

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