TY - BOOK AU - Chiang,Alpha C. AU - Wainwright,Kevin TI - Fundamental methods of mathematical economics SN - 0071238239 AV - HB135 .C47 2005 U1 - 330.0151 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Economics, Mathematical N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 659-661) and index; TOC; The nature of mathematical economics -- Economic models -- Equilibrium analysis in economics -- Linear models and matrix algebra -- Linear models and matrix algebra (continued) -- Comparative statics and the concept of derivative -- Rules of differentiation and their use in comparative statics -- Comparative-static analysis of general-function models -- Optimization : a special variety of equilibrium analysis -- Exponential and logarithmic functions -- The case of more than one choice variable -- Optimization with equality constraints -- Further topics in optimization -- Economic dynamics and integral calculus -- Continuous time : first-order differential equations -- Higher-order differential equations -- Discrete time : first-order difference equations -- Higher-order difference equations -- Simulationeous differential equations and difference equations -- Optimal control theory; Economics N2 - It has been 20 years since the last edition of this classic text. Kevin Wainwright, a long time user of the text (British Columbia University and Simon Fraser University), has executed the perfect revision--he has updated examples, applications and theory without changing the elegant, precise presentation style of Alpha Chiang. Readers will find the wait was worthwhile UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/fundamental-methods-of-mathematical-economics/oclc/56510416&referer=brief_results UR - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/5026 ER -