Numerical methods for elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic and mixed type partial differential equations arising in fluid flow and heat transfer problems. Finite-difference, finite-volume and some finite-element methods. Accuracy, convergence, and stability; treatment of boundary conditions and grid generation. Review of current methods. Assignments require programming a digital computer.

Overview of MEMS materials and fabrication techniques; mechanical concepts and components; transduction techniques; MEMS sensors.

Topics will be announced when offered.

These seminar series aim to bring together the intersection of health and social sciences in the first year medical students – including those who are enrolled in ELC. The main objective o these seminars is to raise awareness about the experiences and various case studies from the perspectives of different disciplines about health, disease and medical practices. Thus increase the level of knowledge of the students, and to enable them to define the role of social and cultural determinants of health at the individual and societal level in the practice of medicine. Each seminar will last for 1 hour and requires the attendance of the students. Students will be assessed as “satisfactory or unsatisfactory” based on their attendance records.

The time value of money; discounted cash flow analysis; valuing financial assets; capital budgeting; risk and return; cost of capital; corporate financing decisions; and capital structure.

The time value of money; discounted cash flow analysis; valuing financial assets; capital budgeting; risk and return; cost of capital; corporate financing decisions; and capital structure.

The time value of money; discounted cash flow analysis; valuing financial assets; capital budgeting; risk and return; cost of capital; corporate financing decisions; and capital structure.

Analysis of special corporate finance topics including dividend policy, capital structure, leasing, option valuation, risk management, mergers, and acquisitions.

Analysis of special corporate finance topics including dividend policy, capital structure, leasing, option valuation, risk management, mergers, and acquisitions.

Introduction to the process of investing in financial securities; overview of the investment decision-making process; analysis of securities markets and trading practices; asset pricing under the capital asset pricing and the arbitrage pricing models; principles of modern portfolio theory; performance measurement techniques; asset allocation strategies; introduction to fixed income and derivative securites, risk management strategies.

Structure of financial markets and financial intermediaries; interest rates and security valuation; central banking system and monetary policy; securities markets including money, capital, foreign exchange, and derivatives markets; commercial banking and other depository institutions; institutional investors, including investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, and pension funds; introduction to financial risk management.

Introduction to the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis; coverage of financial decisions to maximize the value of the firm’s equity: valuation of assets, liabilities, and common equity; capital budgeting decisions; opportunity cost of capital; risk and return.

The valuation framework developed in MFIN 501, applied to a series of major corporate financial and asset management decisions: Issuance of corporate securities, corporate financing decisions, dividend policy, capital structure, and corporate risk management.

The valuation framework developed in MFIN 501, applied to a series of major corporate financial and asset management decisions: Issuance of corporate securities, corporate financing decisions, dividend policy, capital structure, and corporate risk management.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Recent advances in asset pricing theory. New model-based predictions in consumption-based asset pricing and production-based asset pricing. Asset pricing implications of market incompleteness, asymmetric information and market liquidity.

The theory of financial intermediation and the structure of financial markets; interest rates and security valuation; central banking system and monetary policy; securities markets including money, capital and foreign exchange markets; commercial banking; investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and pension funds.

Roles of banks, bank failures and financial crises; traditional banking; non-traditional banking activities such as securitization, tranching and shadow banking; financial crises, their causes and triggers; contagion and systemic risk; shortcomings of the regulatory framework; intervention and measures such as deposit insurance, lender of last resort, asset purchase programs, quantitative easing, recapitalization; regulatory tools, Basel accords (Basel I, II, III, IV), liquidity regulation (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio), stress testing and resolution of failed banks.