<p>Are the economics courses at UCSD highly math intensive and do they require extensive use of Excel spreadsheets (more specifically, courses like Microeconomics A, Game Theory, and International Trade)?</p>
<p>I’ve noticed that half the courses require either 10 or 20 series math as a prerequisite, so how much does math/spreadsheets come into play in these classes?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I’ve never used spreadsheets in an econ class.</p>
<p>I’ve often used very basic calculus in econ classes.</p>
<p>micro series is all basic derivatives, bounded maximization, etc.</p>
<p>game theory uses parameterization</p>
<p>international trade… will probably use stata or sas</p>
<p>any decent econ program will be very math intensive. if you try taking any of the grad courses without having a background in real and complex analysis, youll likely not recognize anything people are even talking about</p>
<p>I forgot most of my calc. Is it possible to excel as a Econ Minor with only a weak knowledge of calculus?</p>
<p>It’s possible.</p>
<p>You just need to know basic derivatives.</p>