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Mathematics for economists / Carl P. Simon and Lawrence Blume.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kolkata : Viva Books, 2014.Description: xxiv, 930 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9788130916002
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.24339 23 Si594
Contents:
Part I. Introduction: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. One-variable calculus : foundations -- 3. One-variable calculus : applications -- 4. One-variable calculus : chain rule -- 5. Exponents and logarithms -- Part II. Linear algebra: -- 6. Introduction to linear algebra -- 7. Systems of linear equations -- 8. Matrix algebra -- 9. Determinants : an overview -- 10. Euclidean spaces -- 11. Linear independence -- Part III. Calculus of several variables: -- 12. Limits and open sets -- 13. Functions of several variables -- 14. Calculus of several variables -- 15. Implicit functions and their derivatives -- Part IV. Optimization: -- 16. Quadratic forms and definite matrices -- 17. Unconstrained optimization -- 18. Constrained optimization I : first order conditions -- 19. Constrained optimization II -- 20. Homogeneous and homothetic functions -- 21. Concave and quasiconcave functions -- 22. Economic applications -- Part V. Eigenvalues and dynamics: -- 23. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors -- 24. Ordinary differential equations : scalar equations -- 25. Ordinary differential equations : systems of equations -- Part VI. Advanced linear algebra: -- 26. Determinants : the details -- 27. Subspaces attached to a matrix -- 28. Applications of linear independence -- Part VII. Advanced analysis: -- 29. Limits and compact sets -- 30. Calculus of several variables II -- Part VIII. Appendices: -- A1. Sets, numbers, and proofs -- A2. Trigonometric functions -- A3. Complex numbers -- A4. Integral calculus -- A5. Introduction to probability -- A6. Selected answers.
Summary: Mathematics for Economists, a new text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in economics, is a thoroughly modern treatment of the mathematics that underlines economics theory.
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Includes index.

Viva-Norton student edition

Part I. Introduction: --
1. Introduction --
2. One-variable calculus : foundations --
3. One-variable calculus : applications --
4. One-variable calculus : chain rule --
5. Exponents and logarithms --
Part II. Linear algebra: --
6. Introduction to linear algebra --
7. Systems of linear equations --
8. Matrix algebra --
9. Determinants : an overview --
10. Euclidean spaces --
11. Linear independence --
Part III. Calculus of several variables: --
12. Limits and open sets --
13. Functions of several variables --
14. Calculus of several variables --
15. Implicit functions and their derivatives --
Part IV. Optimization: --
16. Quadratic forms and definite matrices --
17. Unconstrained optimization --
18. Constrained optimization I : first order conditions --
19. Constrained optimization II --
20. Homogeneous and homothetic functions --
21. Concave and quasiconcave functions --
22. Economic applications --
Part V. Eigenvalues and dynamics: --
23. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors --
24. Ordinary differential equations : scalar equations --
25. Ordinary differential equations : systems of equations --
Part VI. Advanced linear algebra: --
26. Determinants : the details --
27. Subspaces attached to a matrix --
28. Applications of linear independence --
Part VII. Advanced analysis: --
29. Limits and compact sets --
30. Calculus of several variables II --
Part VIII. Appendices: --
A1. Sets, numbers, and proofs --
A2. Trigonometric functions --
A3. Complex numbers --
A4. Integral calculus --
A5. Introduction to probability --
A6. Selected answers.

Mathematics for Economists, a new text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in economics, is a thoroughly modern treatment of the mathematics that underlines economics theory.

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