Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis by Knut Sydsaeter

Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis by Knut Sydsaeter

The book is by far the best choice one can make for a course on mathematics for economists. It is exemplary in finding the right balance between mathematics and economic examples. Dr Roelof J Stroeker, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. The writing style is superb it manages to allow intuitive understanding whilst not sacrificing mathematical precision and rigour. Dr Steven Cook, University of Wales Swansea Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis provides an invaluable introduction to mathematical analysis and linear algebra for economists. Its main purpose is to help students acquire the mathematical skills they need in order to read the less technical literature associated with economic problems. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from elementary algebra to more advanced material, whilst focusing on all the core topics usually taught in undergraduate courses on mathematics for economists.

PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS I: ALGEBRA2. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS II: EQUATIONS3. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS III: MISCELLANEOUS4. FUNCTIONS OF ONE VARIABLE5. PROPERTIES OF FUNCTIONS6. DIFFERENTIATION7. DERIVATIVES IN USE8. SINGLE-VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION9. INTEGRATION10. INTEREST RATES AND PRESENT VALUES11. FUNCTIONS OF MANY VARIABLES12. TOOLS FOR COMPARATIVE STATICS13. MULTIVARIABLE OPTIMIZATION14. CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION15. MATRIX AND VECTOR ALGEBRA16. DETERMINANTS AND INVERSE MATRICES17. LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPENDIX: GEOMETRYTHE GREEK ALPHABETANSWERS ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMSINDEX

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ISBN 13	9780273681809
ISBN 10	027368180X
Title	Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis
Author	Knut Sydsaeter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education Limited
Year published	2005-08-12
Number of pages	728
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