Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis

6. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-292-35928-1
Verlag: Pearson Studium

Buch, Englisch, 976 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 186 mm, Gewicht: 1626 g

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Sydsaeter, Knut

Hammond, Peter

Strom, Arne

Carvajal, Andrés

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I PRELIMINARIES

1. 1 Essentials of Logic and Set Theory
2. 2 Algebra
3. 3 Solving Equations
4. 4 Functions of One Variable
5. 5 Properties of Functions

II SINGLE-VARIABLE CALCULUS

1. 6 Differentiation
2. 7 Derivatives in Use
3. 8 Concave and Convex Functions
4. 9 Optimization
5. 10 Integration
6. 11 Topics in Finance and Dynamics

III MULTI-VARIABLE ALGEBRA

1. 12 Matrix Algebra
2. 13 Determinants, Inverses, and Quadratic Forms

IV MULTI-VARIABLE CALCULUS

1. 14 Multivariable Functions
2. 15 Partial Derivatives in Use
3. 16 Multiple Integrals

V MULTI-VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION

1. 17 Unconstrained Optimization
2. 18 Equality Constraints
3. 19 Linear Programming
4. 20 Nonlinear Programming

Über Autor(innen)

Knut Sydsaeter (1937-2012) was Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the Economics Department at the University of Oslo, where he had taught mathematics to economists for over 45 years.

Peter Hammond is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, where he moved in 2007 after becoming an Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. He has taught Mathematics for Economists at both universities, as well as the universities of Oxford and Essex.

Arne Strøm is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo and has extensive experience in teaching mathematics to economists at the University Department of Economics.

Andrés Carvajal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis.