Preface Introduction 1Part I Simple mathematical concepts 71 Basic rules of algebra 92 Solving equations 283 Economic applications I 38Part II Introduction to dynamics 514 Limits and summations 535 Growth and logarithms 61Appendix: An alternative view of the exponential function 706 Difference equations 737 Economic applications II 87Part III Differential calculus 978 Differentiation 999 Maxima and minima 11410 Economic applications I 122Part IV Integral calculus 13711 Integration 13912 Differential equations 15013 Economic applications IV 160Part V Multivariate calculus 16714 Differentiation with more than one variable 16015 Optimization 18016 Economic applications V 193Part VI Matrix algebra 20317 Vectors and matrices 20518 Applications of matrix algebra 229Answers to selected exercises 239Index 243
