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  1. Hi all, I'd like to change my user account name to "halapuno". I signed up hastily through Facebook and hadn't noticed it took my real name as the acct name. Thanks.
  2. Dang. Top 10 in Korea has always been my dream. :P (Thanks chateauheart. Just had Rudin printed this morning.)
  3. My school allows me to drop the class after the first midterm. If I don't do well on the first midterm, I will drop and audit with no lasting consequences. Thanks for all of the insight. I'm struggling a bit to word this in a way that doesn't come across as an arrogant undergrad... I know grad micro will be tough, and I know I have a substantial chance of having to drop the class. Regardless, because I can always drop it, I really do think that I should take this opportunity. If I didn't appreciate how hard the class will be, I wouldn't be starting my preparation now, more than 4 months out from the start of the class. I've collected the lecture notes and problem sets and midterms for past years of this class. As I'm working through these notes, I'm realizing that I feel uncomfortable with the math involved. I have 4 months, and I think I have the time and energy to bootcamp myself through the math involved. (If I end up dropping out of grad micro, well, I'll have studied for my real analysis sequence instead!) The thing I need the most help for is a resource to learn the math required for a heavy proof-based class. I've heard Rudin from a TA who's taken the class, so I'll buy that. I may buy the math for economists text mentioned earlier by tm_member because it's helpful to have a digestable form of the material when self studying. Any other recommendations? Finally, I do appreciate the advice I've gotten so far from so many people who have achieved what I'm working so hard to do as well. I've learned a lot through this thread, including the analysis text, and through a PM that suggested a different allocation of time for the class than what I had in mind. :)
  4. Thanks all. Catrina, you're right this is a more proof-based class. I have past lecture notes and have been working through it this past week. I can understand and do the questions from MWG chapter 1 (which corresponds with the first module) on my second time through. Problem is that every new proof method I have to learn from scratch (essentially learning as I go through solutions), so I'm concerned that if anything pops up on exams that involves any analysis that wasn't used previously in the course... I think you can do the BA/MA without having taken grad micro in junior. I'm skeptical of waiting primarily because I'd be turning down an opportunity from my prof, and because I think it opens a lot of doors if I do well. Primarily it is the former. At this juncture I'm mostly just looking for a resource to learn the math required (or at least be sufficiently familiar with it).
  5. What's your opinion on Rudin? Really I just need a textbook to throw myself at
  6. "Its goal is not so much to teach new material but to put everyone on the same ground. It will cover some probability theory, and some basic analysis, maybe some optimization theory (Lagrange theorems, Bellman equations), maybe comparative static." That is the email from math boot camp person. Ive heard (TAs) that math boot camp isnt all that helpful for micro. Maybe curriculum has changed. Can you look through the list above and see if you think it will be OK? Im guessing I need to do more of the "basic analysis" prior. edit: why is this blue
  7. Hi all, I'm currently a sophomore at a top 10 econ university. My professor has recommended that I take Grad Micro I this upcoming fall (not with him). I do not have real analysis experience. Ive gotten MWG and lecture notes and problem sets from my TAs, and Ive been chewing through it. My immaturity in math is giving me grief. What is the best way to bootcamp the mathematics necessary to succeed in this course? I have some not incredibly useful advice from my current TAs (most boil down to "wait a year, take analysis first"). Prof gave me about five textbooks and said "just get the general idea". I have three months time of work to do as much prep as I can for this class. A few tidbits in case you have any other insights to impart: -Grad Micro prof is in Israel, dont really want to message him asking for math help over email in case he decides not to let me take the course (havent even gotten his permission yet, but with such a strong rec from my current prof I think its a done deal). Planning to wait until he gets back in early sept to approach him in person. -TAs are telling me I need all of real analysis and that I wont succeed without. Despite this, prof still really wants me to take the class. How do I evaluate these conflicting advice? -Grad Micro was profs idea, but I want to at least try it. I had a shaky freshman year (4.0s since though) and I want to send a strong signal that I can shoulder a lot of workload. If class is too much, I can always drop. Also, an A-/A would make me a shoo-in for my uni's 4year BA/MA program in econ and other grad classes. Both of these are reasons why I dont necessarily want to plan on waiting a year. -Prof also wants me to do the phd math boot camp this summer, which I will. Thanks so much.
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