Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business has become established as one of the leading introductory textbooks on mathematics for students of these subjects. It combines a non-rigorous approach to mathematics with applications in economics and business. The fundamental mathematical concepts are explained as simply and briefly as possible, using a wide selection of worked examples, graphs and real-world applications.
Book Details:
- Author: Teresa Bradley
- ISBN: 9781119958529
- Year Published: 2008
- Pages: 682
- BISAC: BUS069000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Economics / General
About the Book and Topic:
Essential Mathematics for Economics and Business has become established as one of the leading introductory textbooks on mathematics for students of these subjects. It combines a non-rigorous approach to mathematics with applications in economics and business. The fundamental mathematical concepts are explained as simply and briefly as possible, using a wide selection of worked examples, graphs and real-world applications.
Economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science (W S Jevons).. The mathematical techniques most frequently used by economists include: calculus, differential equations, matrix algebra and linear programming.
Revision of successful textbook that has been adopted on a wide range of courses in different countries. Introduction of Calmat into the text (A maths tutorial package, devised by Jean Cooke, at Glasgow Caledonian University (Subject to permission) An updated website which includes more exercises using Excel and introduces the use of Calmat (Subject to permission). An introduction to the use of financial tables mainly web based. A new section on manipulating equations and formulae.
About the Author
Teresa Bradley lectures in mathematics at Limerick Institute of Technology and has previously lectured in mathematics at the University of Limerick.