Introduciton to mathematical economics. /
Edward T. Dowling.
- 3rd ed.
- New York: McGraw Hill, 2012.
- viii, 523p.: ills.; 28cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Review -- Economic applications of graphs and equations -- The Derivative and the rules of differentiation -- Uses of the derivative in mathematics and economics -- Calculus of multivariate functions -- Calculus of multivariable functions -- Calculus of multivariable functions in economics -- Exponential and logarithmic functions -- Exponential and logarithmic functions in economics -- Differentiation of exponential and logarithmic functions -- The fundamentals of linear (or matrix) algebra -- Matrix inversion -- Special determinants and matrices and their use in economics -- Comparative statics and concave programming -- Integral calculus: The indefinite integral -- Integral calculus: The definite integral -- First-order differential equations -- First-order difference equations -- Second-order differential equations and difference equations -- Simultaneous differential and difference equations -- The calculus of variations -- Optimal control theory.