Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business 3rd ed

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Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business 3rd ed

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Publisher:    John Wiley and Sons Ltd


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Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business has become established as one of the leading introductory textbooks on mathematics for students of these subjects. It combines a non-rigorous approach to mathematics with applications in economics and business.

Key Features
Author(s)    T. Bradley
Publisher    John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date of Publication    27/05/2008
Language    English
Format    Paperback
ISBN-10    0470018569
ISBN-13    9780470018569
Subject    Economics: Professional & General

Publication Data
Place of Publication    Chicester
Country of Publication    United Kingdom
Imprint    Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Content Note    Illustrations

Dimensions
Weight    1449 g
Width    192 mm
Height    247 mm
Spine    30 mm

Editorial Details
Edition Statement    3rd Revised edition

Description
Table Of Contents    Introduction. Chapter 1: Mathematical Preliminaries. 1.1 Some Mathematical Preliminaries. 1.2 Arithmetic Operations. 1.3 Fractions. 1.4 Solving Equations. 1.5 Currency Conversions. 1.6 Simple Inequalities. 1.7 Calculating Percentages. 1.8 The Calculator: Evaluation and Transposition of Formulae. 1.9 Introducing Excel. Chapter 2: The Straight Line and Applications. 2.1 The Straight Line. 2.2 Mathematical Modelling. 2.3 Applications: Demand, Supply, Cost, Revenue. 2.4 More Mathematics on the Straight Line. 2.5 Translations of Linear Functions (on the website). 2.6 Elasticity of Demand, Supply and Income. 2.7 Budget and Cost Constraints (on the website). 2.8 Excel for Linear Functions. 2.9 Summary. Chapter 3: Simultaneous Equations. 3.1 Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations. 3.2 Equilibrium and Break-even. 3.3 Consumer and Producer Surplus. 3.4 The National Income Model and the IS-LM Model. 3.5 Excel for Simultaneous Linear Equations. 3.6 Summary. Appendix. Chapter 4: Non-linear Functions and Applications. 4.1 Quadratic, Cubic and Other Polynomial Functions. 4.2 Exponential Functions. 4.3 Logarithmic Functions. 4.4 Hyperbolic Functions of the Form a/(bx + c). 4.5 Excel for Non-linear Functions. 4.6 Summary. Chapter 5: Financial Mathematics. 5.1 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences and Series. 5.2 Simple Interest, Compound Interest and Annual Percentage Rates. 5.3 Depreciation. 5.4 Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. 5.5 Annuities, Debt Repayments, Sinking Funds. 5.6 The Relationship between Interest Rates and the Price of Bonds. 5.7 Excel for Financial Mathematics. 5.8 Summary. Appendix. Chapter 6: Differentiation and Applications. 6.1 Slope of a Curve and Differentiation. 6.2 Applications of Differentiation, Marginal Functions, Average Functions. 6.3 Optimisation for Functions of One Variable. 6.4 Economic Applications of Maximum and Minimum Points. 6.5 Curvature and Other Applications. 6.6 Further Differentiation and Applications. 6.7 Elasticity and the Derivative. 6.8 Summary. Chapter 7: Functions of Several Variables. 7.1 Partial Differentiation. 7.2 Applications of Partial Differentiation. 7.3 Unconstrained Optimisation. 7.4 Constrained Optimisation and Lagrange Multipliers. 7.5 Summary. Chapter 8: Integration and Applications. 8.1 Integration as the Reverse of Differentiation. 8.2 The Power Rule for Integration. 8.3 Integration of the Natural Exponential Function. 8.4 Integration by Algebraic Substitution. 8.5 The Definite Integral and the Area under a Curve. 8.6 Consumer and Producer Surplus. 8.7 First-order Differential Equations and Applications. 8.8 Differential Equations for Limited and Unlimited Growth. 8.9 Summary. Chapter 9: Linear Algebra and Applications. 9.1 Linear Programming. 9.2 Matrices. 9.3 Solution of Equations: Elimination Methods. 9.4 Determinants. 9.5 The Inverse Matrix and Input/Output Analysis. 9.6 Excel for Linear Algebra. 9.7 Summary. Chapter 10: Difference Equations. 10.1 Introduction to Difference Equations. 10.2 Solution of Difference Equations (First-order). 10.3 Applications of Difference Equations (First-order). 10.4 Summary. Solutions to Progress Exercises. Bibliography. List of Worked Examples. Index.
Author Biography    Teresa Bradley lectures in mathematics and statistics at Limerick Institute of Technology, and has been involved with the University of London on the external Diploma in Economics as well as the BSc in Economics, Business and Management for many years. Teresa Bradley is also author of Essential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management, published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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