Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis
2nd Edition
Published on 17. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
632 pages
978-0-273-71328-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book finds the right balance between mathematics and economic examples, providing a text that is demanding in level and broad ranging in content, whilst remaining accessible and interesting to its target audience.
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Persons
Peter Hammond is currently the Marie Curie Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. His many publications extend over several different fields of economics.
Knut Sydsaeter, Atle Seistan and Arne Strom all have extensive experience in teaching mathematics for economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo.
Content
- 1. Topics in linear algebra
- 2. Multivariable calculus
- 3. Static optimization
- 4. Topics in integration
- 5. Differential equations i: First order equations
- 6. Differential equations ii: Second order equations systems in the plane
- 7. Differential equations iii: Highest-order equations
- 8. Calculus of variations
- 9. Control theory i: Basic techniques
- 10. Control theory ii: Extensions
- 11. Difference equations
- 12. Discrete time optimization
- 13. Topology and separation
- 14. Correspondences. Fixed points