Course Name: Mathematics for Economics - I

Course abstract

This is a basic course on application of mathematical techniques in economics. Students of science or engineering background would find it helpful since they have grounding in mathematics. The course will enable them to explore the subject of economics. If they want to branch out to economics or finance this course would give them training of the kind of mathematical applications used in these subjects. Students of economics and other social sciences would also benefit from this course.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Debarshi Das

Prof. Debarshi Das is associate professor of economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He has about 16 years of teaching experience, as well as 22 years of research experience, including stints at Delhi University and Panjab University, Chandigarh. His areas of teaching interest are microeconomics, macroeconomics, game theory, mathematical economics, development economics and political economy. Development economics, political economy and macroeconomics are his research interest areas. In 2010 he recorded the NPTEL video course titled “Game theory and economics”.
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 23-Oct-2021

Enrolled

1333

Registered

174

Certificate Eligible

155

Certified Category Count

Gold

80

Silver

43

Elite

24

Successfully completed

8

Participation

7

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Mathematics for Economics - I - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

PRATYUSH DARGAN 100%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

KAPIL AGGARWAL 100%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

MAANAS TALWAR 100%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

SHREY RASTOGI 99%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

HIMANSHU GARG 99%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SRIVENKAT A 98%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS

SIDESH S 98%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS

NITIN SOLANKI 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

RITIK RAJ RAMAN 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SARANSH GUPTA 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SHIVAM SHARMA 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

YASH SETHIA 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ADAMYA GARG 97%

Netaji Subhas University of Technology

VIVEK VIJAY 97%

SWAMI KESHVANAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT & GRAMOTHAN

ARPAN MOITRA 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ATHARV RUSTAGI 97%

Netaji Subhas University of Technology

KESHAV GOYAL 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

AKSHAT GUPTA 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ARYAN SEHGAL 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ANSHUL AGGARWAL 97%

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

VIPUL MITTAL 97%

J. C. BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, YMCA, FARIDABAD

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1333

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 174

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

Increasing the difficulty of the course will it make it much more interesting. For engineering students with a mathematical background, most of the concepts very straight forward and easy. Going more in depth on each of the topics will be much more helpful and stimulating.