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[mynameiscurtis]

Originally Posted by jlee7979

When does Math camp usually begin? Is it August or September? I heard that the fall quater begins in mid-September, so does the class start at the same time?

I emailed an econ grad student about maths camp and got the following reading lists - plus listed links to the .pdf's I could find torrented.

The list is from Sept 2005, so the books may change. However they are looking pretty easy to breeze through.

Mathematics for Economists - By Carl P. Simon, Lawrence Blume
- torrent file for Mathematics for Economists, it's one of the files down there, not the best quality - & at 22MB: too large to give link to

Optimization in Economic Theory, 2nd ed By Avinash K. Dixit
- .pdf file, a fairly quality copy

Dynamic Economics: Quantitative Methods & Applications by Jérôme Adda, Russell W. Cooper
- I couldn't find a .pdf copy to share, but it looks pretty cheap if you want to buy it.

[jlee7979]

Originally Posted by TheBrothersKaramazov

jlee,
I've heard that math camp begins August 31 (can someone verify?). It goes for almost 3 weeks. Then you have approx. 1 week off before classes start. It's a good time to unwind and enjoy santa cruz and the surrounding areas before the work piles on.

See, my math camp began on September 4... I arrived on September 4th and was an hour late! (long story, i took a 2 day train ride from Vancouver, expecting to arrive with a couple of hours to spare. Then there was a fire on the train tracks, which diverted our trip.)

It depends on your living accommodations. There is plenty to explore... but there is no need to arrive before the classes actually begin. If you are living in grad housing, you will be able to move in early at a pro-rated rate.

(btw, good music choices! Do you play anything?)

TBK:

I appreciate the information! Your help is priceless.

Thank you for valueing my music taste. I enjoy listening some symphonies by Carlos Klieber and Bach songs by G. Gould. But I don't play except a little piano, which I almost forgot how to play. Do you play anything?
Living near San Fran make me imagine that I will someday visit the renowned orchestra, San Francisco Symphony.
It is also nice to hear UCSC has a good orchestra!

[TheBrothersKaramazov]

I can only play the piano well (cello, clarinet, guitar are all lost causes).
If you ever have any free time, you have free access to the piano rooms in the Music building. Usually they are pretty empty in the evenings. A few of us from the econ department like to go practice at night.

For the math camp, we primarily worked through Simon and Blume.
Another thing to note: it's easy to borrow books through the inter-library loan system. If you think you'll never use the book again, borrow it - make photocopies/scans if need be - and return it when you're done (or it gets recalled). As you can see, there are usually pdfs of every book floating around the internet.

[encore]

TBK, do you guys have any relationship with Stanford or UC Berkeley Econ dept/students? I mean in terms of seminars, classes, etc, etc?

[TheBrothersKaramazov]

Encore,
no not really -- other than having alot of speakers coming from Stanford and Berkeley (and also the SF Fed). Because of recently tight budgets, we've been mostly hosting seminar speakers from California.

You are able to do official exchanges with other UC schools. It has been proposed that we take some classes at Stanford, but the cost would be out of pocket and commuting is a pain. Berkeley is even further away.

[encore]

Thanks TBK!
One last question, do you know if UCSC has placed anyone at the SF Fed? It seems that the school has a lot of connections with the institution, yet it doesn't seem like the SF Fed hires many UCSC graduates. Any thoughts? Thanks again.

[jlee7979]

I saw the total amount of fee and tuition for 1 academic year, 2009-2010 in the UCSC homepage. Is it right that I should pay each 1/3 of total money at the beginning of each quater? I think it is not likely I should pay whole money for 1 year all at once.

[TheBrothersKaramazov]

Encore: SF Fed? Hmm.. i don't know. Good question. Most graduates have not been from california, or the US. Perhaps this is why. We certainly have many internships at the Feds, IMF, WB, etc... which allows you to make contacts at these institutions. Actually, most people studying monetary in our department are being funded by their central banks and have to return to their home countries after the PhD. (That probably explains alot).

jlee: You pay before each quarter. Example, for the fall quarter, you pay in the middle of September; for the winter quarter, you pay in December; Spring quarter paid in the middle of March.

[jlee7979]

Originally Posted by TheBrothersKaramazov

jlee: You pay before each quarter. Example, for the fall quarter, you pay in the middle of September; for the winter quarter, you pay in December; Spring quarter paid in the middle of March.

Yes, it proceeds as I expected. Thanks, TBK!

[jlee7979]

The math camp starts on Monday, August 31, Sandra says.