Introduction to mathematical economics. /
Edward T. Dowling
- 3rd ed
- New York.: McGraw Hill: 2012.
- vii,523p,: ill,; 26cm.
Includes index
Contents: Review -- Economic application of graphs and equations -- The Derivative and the rule of differentiation -- Uses to the derivative in mathematics and economic -- Calculus of multivariate functions -- Calculus of multivariable function 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 -- First-order differential equations -- First-order difference equations -- Second-order differential equation and difference equations -- Simultaneous differential and difference equations -- The Calculus of variations -- Optimal control theory.