Maths for Economics

Geoff Renshaw

880 pages, parution le 15/06/2005

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Assumes very little prior mathematical knowledge, and no prior economics knowledge.
Provides students with the full range of mathematical techniques that they require to study economics.
Rebuilds self-confidence and motivation in many students who are bruised and de-motivated by their previous contact with mathematics.
Understanding is reinforced and consolidated at each step with numerous examples, exercises and self tests.
Aims to progress the student beyond mechanical exercises to the creative use of maths as a tool-kit for analysis in theoretical and applied economics.
Supported by a companion web site containing additional teaching and learning aids.
Two-colour text design.

'Basic Maths for Economics'' provides a solid foundation in mathematical principles and methods for economics and business students. It aims to build self-confidence in maths, by adopting a de-mystifying, user-friendly style and by reinforcing learning at each step by worked examples and test exercises. The book assumes little prior knowledge and its first section makes it suitable whether or not students have studied maths at A-level.

Part I revises and consolidates the basic skills in algebraic manipulation, solving equations and curve sketching at GCSE level. Better-qualified students can skip this and proceed directly to Parts II-IV which develop and apply the core mathematical techniques required by typical first degree courses in economics. Part V contains some more specialised topics and some "tasters" of more advanced techniques.

This book will help students acquire the core mathematical skills that they will need to succeed in business and economics degrees. The supporting companion web site provides additional aids to teaching and learning.

Readership: Undergraduate students on mathematics for economics courses taught as a core, compulsory module in most economics courses in the UK. Also business studies students taking economics options.

Sommaire

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
- 21 Extensions and future directions (by Norman Ireland)

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Geoff Renshaw
Parution	15/06/2005
Nb. de pages	880
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1510g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780199267460
ISBN13	978-0-19-926746-0