Session

Fall 2025

 Term

F

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course introduces a range of foundational analytical tools required in economics. The discussion of each such tool is anchored in economic applications. The course develops students' critical thinking and learning-to-learn skills. It prepares students for mastering the technical tools economists need, and which are taught in ECON 1530 and ECON 1540.Notes: This course may not be taken by any student who has taken or is currently taking another university course in mathematics or statistics including ECON 1530 3.00 and ECON 1540 3.00. This course prepares students to take ECON 1530.

Course Start Up

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