Mathematics and quantitative methods for business and economics. /
Stephen P. Shao
- Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing, 1976.
- ix, 594 p.: ill.;
Includes index.
Contents: Sets -- Fundamental algebraic operations -- Linear equations -- Radicals and quadratic equations -- Equations of degree higher than two -- Vectors and matrices -- Solving equations by matrix algebra -- Linear programming -- Simplex method for maximization -- simplex method for minimization -- Probability and applications -- Bayes' theorem and applications -- Expected values and decision rules -- Mathematics of finance -- Sequences and series -- Logarithms -- Differential calculus -- Differentiation for special functions -- Applications of derivatives -- Integral calculus -- Appendix: Tables -- Answers to odd-numbered problems --