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ISBN: 9788130916002
Binding: Paperback
Year: 2013
No of Pages: 956
Original Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Reprinted By: Viva Books
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Sales territory: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal
Price:  Rs. 695.00
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Mathematics for Economists
By: Carl P Somon & Lawrence Blume

Description:

Mathematics for Economists, a new text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in economics, is a thoroughly modern treatment of the mathematics that underlines economics theory.
An abundance of applications to current economic analysis, illustrative diagrams, thought-provoking exercises, careful proofs, and a flexible organization–these are the advantages that Mathematics for Economistsbrings to today’s classroom.

Contents:

Part I -Introduction:One-Variable Calculus: Foundations • One-Variable Calculus: Applications • One-Variable Calculus: Chain Rule • Exponents and Logarithms
Part II - Linear Algebra:Introduction to Linear Algebra • Systems of Linear Equations • Matrix Algebra • Determinants: An Overview • Euclidean Spaces • Linear Independence
Part III - Calculus of Several Variables: Limits and Open Sets Functions of Several Variables • Calculus of Several Variables • Implicit Functions and their Derivatives
Part IV -Optimization:Quadratic forms and Definite Matrices • Unconstrained Optimization • Constrained Optimization I: First Order Conditions • Constrained Optimization II • Homogeneous and Omothetic Functions • Concave and Quasiconcave Functions • Economic Applications
Part V -Eigenvalues and Dynamics:Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors • Ordinary Differential Equations: Scalar Equations • Ordinary Differential Equations: Systems of Equations
Part VI - Advanced Linear Algebra:Determinants: the Details • Subspaces Attached to a Matrix • Applications of Linear Independence
Part VII - Advanced Analysis: Limits and Compact Sets • Calculus of Several Variables II
Part VIII - Appendices: Sets, Numbers, and Proofs • Trigonometric Functions • Complex Numbers • Integral Calculus • Introduction to Probability • Selected Answers • Index

About the Author:

Carl P. Simon is professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has taught at the university of California, Berkeley, and the University of North Caroline. He is the recipient of many awards for teaching, including the University of Michigan Faculty Recognition Award and the Excellence in Education Award.

Lawrence Blume
is professor of economics at Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, the University of Michigan, University of Tel Aviv.


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Students and faculties of Economics.

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