Can anyone recommend a good textbook or primer on mathematics used in economics. I am going to grad school and need to brush up on the fundamentals.
Thanks.
2007-12-13 17:01:54 · 3 answers · asked by JoeyIngles 3 in Social Science ➔ Economics
I used Fundamental Methods Mathematical Economics by Chiang in Graduate school math econ class. It may be more advanced than you are looking for, but the review chapters at the beginning might be what you need.
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamental-Methods-Mathematical-Economics-Chiang/dp/0070108137
2007-12-13 18:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're in an econ class and you're doing any math, you're pretty much only going to need basic calculus (like first semester high school calculus) and good ol' arithmetic. Grab an intro to calculus textbook and you should be set. Focus specifically on derivatives and the respective graphs. Examples concerning speed, velocity and acceleration (and the graph at given time points) tie in well to economics when you have to deal with marginal anything.
Math beyond that won't be that difficult to learn once you've gotten your feet wet.
2007-12-13 18:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by easymac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamental-Methods-Mathematical-Economics-Wainwright/dp/0070109109
Quite good covers topics you will need quite well. Go cover to cover as you will use all of it.
2007-12-13 22:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋