TY - BOOK AU - Renshaw,Geoffrey AU - Ireland,Norman J. TI - Maths for economics SN - 9780199602124 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HB135 .R46 2012 U1 - 330.0151 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Economics, Mathematical KW - Mathematical principles KW - Economics N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -