Book contents
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to Second Edition
- Preface to First Edition
- 1 Mathematical Models in Economics
- 2 Mathematical Terms and Notations
- 3 Sequences, Recurrences, Limits
- 4 The Elements of Finance
- 5 The Cobweb Model
- 6 Introduction to Calculus
- 7 Some Special Functions
- 8 Introduction to Optimisation
- 9 The Derivative in Economics I
- 10 The Derivative in Economics II
- 11 Partial Derivatives
- 12 Applications of Partial Derivatives
- 13 Optimisation in Two Variables
- 14 Vectors, Preferences and Convexity
- 15 Matrix Algebra
- 16 Linear Equations I
- 17 Linear Equations II
- 18 Inverse Matrices
- 19 The Input–Output Model
- 20 Determinants
- 21 Constrained Optimisation
- 22 Lagrangeans and the Consumer
- 23 Second-Order Recurrence Equations
- 24 Macroeconomic Applications
- 25 Areas and Integrals
- 26 Techniques of Integration
- 27 First-Order Differential Equations
- 28 Second-Order Differential Equations
- 29 Coupled Systems and Diagonalisation
- 30 Applications of Diagonalisation
- Book part
- Index
2 - Mathematical Terms and Notations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 May 2024
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to Second Edition
- Preface to First Edition
- 1 Mathematical Models in Economics
- 2 Mathematical Terms and Notations
- 3 Sequences, Recurrences, Limits
- 4 The Elements of Finance
- 5 The Cobweb Model
- 6 Introduction to Calculus
- 7 Some Special Functions
- 8 Introduction to Optimisation
- 9 The Derivative in Economics I
- 10 The Derivative in Economics II
- 11 Partial Derivatives
- 12 Applications of Partial Derivatives
- 13 Optimisation in Two Variables
- 14 Vectors, Preferences and Convexity
- 15 Matrix Algebra
- 16 Linear Equations I
- 17 Linear Equations II
- 18 Inverse Matrices
- 19 The Input–Output Model
- 20 Determinants
- 21 Constrained Optimisation
- 22 Lagrangeans and the Consumer
- 23 Second-Order Recurrence Equations
- 24 Macroeconomic Applications
- 25 Areas and Integrals
- 26 Techniques of Integration
- 27 First-Order Differential Equations
- 28 Second-Order Differential Equations
- 29 Coupled Systems and Diagonalisation
- 30 Applications of Diagonalisation
- Book part
- Index
Summary
We give a discussion of some basic mathematical concepts and terminologies connected with sets, numbers, functions and graphs.
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- Mathematics for Economics and FinanceMethods and Modelling, pp. 11 - 22Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024