TY - BOOK AU - Dowling, Edward T. TI - Schaum's outline introduction to mathematical economics T2 - Schaum's outline series SN - 9780071762519 AV - GC HB 135 .D69 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill KW - MATHEMATICS -- STUDY, GUIDES KW - ECONOMICS, MATHEMATICAL -- STUDY, GUIDES KW - MATHEMATICS -- PROBLEMS, EXERCISES, ETC N1 - Includes index; Review -- Economic applications of graphs and equations -- The derivative and the rules of differentiation -- Uses of the derivative in mathematics and economics -- 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 N2 - 'Schaum's Outlines' present all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills ER -