Maths for economics /
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press,
c2012.
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| Edition: | Third edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Part One : Foundations. Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Linear equations
- Quadratic equations
- Some further equations and techniques
- Part Two : Optimization with one independent variable. Derivatives and differentiation
- Derivatives in action
- Economic applications of functions and derivatives
- Elasticity
- Part Three : Mathematics of finance and growth. Compound growth and present discounted value
- The exponential function and logarithms
- Continuous growth and the natural exponential function
- Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions and their applications
- Part Four : Optimization with two or more independent variables. Functions of two or more independent variables
- Maximum and minimum values, the total differential, and applications
- Constrained maximum and minimum values
- Returns to scale and homogeneous functions ; partial elasticities ; growth accounting ; logarithmic scales
- Part Five : Some further topics. Integration
- Matrix algebra
- Difference and differential equations
- Extensions and future directions (on the Online Resource Centre).