MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS
Carl P Simon
and
Lawrence Blume
Copyright 0 1994 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Blume, Lawrence.
Mathematics for economists / Lawrence Blume and Carl Simon.
P. cm.
1. Economics, Mathematical. I. Simon, Carl P., 1945- .
II. Title.
HB135.B59 1 9 9 4
510¡¯.24339-dc20 93-24962
ISBN 0-393-95733-O
1 Introduction 3
2 One-Variable Calculus: Foundations 10
3 One-Variable Calculus: Applications 39
4 One-Variable Calculus: Chain Rule 7 0
5 Exponents and Logarithms 8 2
6 Introduction to ALlgienberaar 107
7 Systems of Linear Equations 122
8 Matrix Algebra 153
9 Determinants: An Overview 188
10 Euclidean Spaces 199
11 Linear Independence 237
12 Limits and Open Sets 253
13 Functions of Several Variables 273
14 Calculus of Several Variables 300
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30 Calculus of Several Variables II 822
898pages