A. Math Topics

This section of the handbook presents the mathematical concepts and tools used in Intermediate Microeconomics—in particular, constrained optimization and comparative statics—which are the basic elements of both consumer and producer theory. Other topics include level curves and their slopes, elasticity, and scale properties of functions. Most of the videos do not require calculus. Mark Machina’s Calculus Supplement provides a written version of the calculus content of many of the Section A videos.