| Start: | 3 November 2011 |
| End: | 2 February 2012 |
| Location: | MPI Rostock |
Instructor:
Course description:
This course provides an introduction to demographic methods and terminology, with a focus on the mathematics needed to develop a deeper understanding of demography. Based primarily on the book by Preston, Heuveline and Guillot, this course will emphasize the beauty of formal relationships.
Organization:
Instruction is given in the form of one 90-minute lecture per week for twelve weeks.
Course prerequisites:
Students are expected to understand elementary calculus.
Examination:
There will be regular complementary exercises. An exam will be held towards the end of the course (in January).
General readings:
Preston, Samuel H, Patrick Heuveline and Michel Guillot. (2001). Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.