Maths for economics / Geoff Renshaw ; with contributions from Norman Ireland.

By:

Renshaw, Geoffrey

Contributor(s):

Ireland, Norman J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxiv, 674 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:

9780199602124 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.0151 23

LOC classification:

HB135 .R46 2012

Contents:

Part I: Foundations 1: Arithmetic 2: Algebra 3: Linear Equations 4: Quadratic Equations 5: Some further equations and techniques Part II: Optimisation with one independent variable 6: Derivatives and differentiation 7: Derivatives in action 8: Economic applications of functions and derivatives 9: Elasticity Part III: Mathematics of finance and growth 10: Compound growth and present discounted value 11: The exponential function and logarithms 12: Continuous growth and the natural exponential function 13: Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions and their applications Part IV: Optimisation with two or more independent variables 14: Functions of two or more independent variables 15: Maximum and minimum values, the total differential and applications 16: Constrained maximum and minimum values 17: Returns to scale and homogeneous functions; partial elasticities; logarithmic scales; growth accounting Part V: Some further topics 18: Integration 19: Matrix Algebra 20: Difference and differential equations

Summary: Many years of teaching led Geoff Renshaw to develop Maths for Economics as a resource which builds your self-confidence in maths by using a gradual learning gradient and constantly reinforcing learning with examples and exercises. Some students embarking on this module feel that they have lost their confidence in maths, or perhaps never had any in the first place. The author has designed the book so that whether you have a maths A level, GCSE, or perhaps feel that you need to go back over the very basics, knowledge is built up in small steps, not big jumps. Once you are confident that you have firmly grasped the foundations, this book will help you to make the progression beyond the mechanical exercises and into the development of a maths tool-kit for the analysis of economic and business problems. This is a skill which will prove valuable for your degree and for your future employers.

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Originally published: 2005.

Previous ed.: 2009.

Includes index.

Part I: Foundations
1: Arithmetic
2: Algebra
3: Linear Equations
4: Quadratic Equations
5: Some further equations and techniques
Part II: Optimisation with one independent variable
6: Derivatives and differentiation
7: Derivatives in action
8: Economic applications of functions and derivatives
9: Elasticity
Part III: Mathematics of finance and growth
10: Compound growth and present discounted value
11: The exponential function and logarithms
12: Continuous growth and the natural exponential function
13: Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions and their applications
Part IV: Optimisation with two or more independent variables
14: Functions of two or more independent variables
15: Maximum and minimum values, the total differential and applications
16: Constrained maximum and minimum values
17: Returns to scale and homogeneous functions; partial elasticities; logarithmic scales; growth accounting
Part V: Some further topics
18: Integration
19: Matrix Algebra
20: Difference and differential equations

Many years of teaching led Geoff Renshaw to develop Maths for Economics as a resource which builds your self-confidence in maths by using a gradual learning gradient and constantly reinforcing learning with examples and exercises. Some students embarking on this module feel that they have lost their confidence in maths, or perhaps never had any in the first place. The author has designed the book so that whether you have a maths A level, GCSE, or perhaps feel that you need to go back over the very basics, knowledge is built up in small steps, not big jumps. Once you are confident that you have firmly grasped the foundations, this book will help you to make the progression beyond the mechanical exercises and into the development of a maths tool-kit for the analysis of economic and business problems. This is a skill which will prove valuable for your degree and for your future employers.

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