Mathematics for Economics - 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Livernois, John; McKenna, Chris; Rees, Ray; Stengos, Thanasis; Hoy, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262082942 ISBN 13: 9780262082945

Publisher: Mit Pr, 2001

Synopsis

This paperback edition is not available in the U.S. and Canada. This book offers a comprehensive presentation of the mathematics required to tackle problems in economic analysis. To give a better understanding of the mathematical concepts, the text follows the logic of the development of mathematics rather than that of an economics course. After a review of the fundamentals of sets, numbers, and functions, the book covers limits and continuity, the calculus of functions of one variable, linear algebra, multivariate calculus, and dynamics. To develop the student's problem-solving skills, the book works through a large number of examples and economic applications. The second edition includes simple game theory, l'Hôpital's rule, Leibniz's rule, and a more intuitive development of the Hamiltonian. An instructor's manual is available.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Hoy is a faculty member in the Economics Department at the University of Guelph.

Review:

"This book offers clear exposition, includes relevant material, and provides intuitive explanations. These are the hallmarks of a first class textbook." --Morton I. Kamien, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

"Mathematics is the language of economics, and this book is an excellent introduction to that language."--George J. Mailath, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

About this edition

• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0262082942
• ISBN 13: 9780262082945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1129
• Editor: Hoy Michael