by Mik Wisniewski (Author)
This book shows how mathematics is used in developing economic theory and in applied economic analysis. The text gradually develops the mathematical skills needed by students and allows them to progress at their own pace. A wide variety of examples shows how, and why, the application of mathematics has become essential to economists.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 518
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Published: 15 Mar 2013
ISBN 10: 0230278922
ISBN 13: 9780230278929
Book Overview: In my several years of teaching mathematical methods in undergraduate economics I have found that what the students find particularly hard and difficult to grasp is not the mathematics itself but how to make mathematics sing economics. This book does a great job by teaching how mathematics used in economic models both reveals and is enlivened by economic intuition. - Sujoy Mukerji, Oxford University, UK Maths is necessary to learn and understand modern economic theory: Wisniewski's book is ideal for economics and business students that do not want to get lost in mathematical technicalities but aim at fully understanding the economic mechanisms behind it. The book covers a wide range of topics, the incremental structure allows students to start from the very basics to gradually reach the appropriate level, and all the instruments are presented simply and intuitively with an eye always on the economic applications. Carlo Reggiani, The University of Manchester, UK