TY - GEN AU - GEOFF, RENSHAW TI - MATHS FOR ECONOMICS SN - 9780199602124 U1 - 330.015195 PY - 2012/// CY - NEW YORK PB - OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS KW - ECONOMICS KW - MATHEMATICAL KW - ECONOMETRICS N1 - 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 - Summary: Maths for Economics provides a solid foundation in mathematical principles and methods used in economics, beginning by revisiting basic skills in arithmetic, algebra and equation solving and slowly building to more advanced topics, using a carefully calculated learning gradient ER -