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Knut Sydsaeter (1937-2012) was Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the Economics Department at the University of Oslo, where he had taught mathematics to economists for over 45 years.

Peter Hammond is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, where he moved in 2007 after becoming an Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. He has taught Mathematics for Economists at both universities, as well as the universities of Oxford and Essex.

Arne Strøm is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo and has extensive experience in teaching mathematics to economists at the University Department of Economics.

Andrés Carvajal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis.

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Acquire the key mathematical skills you need to master and succeed in economics

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Inhalt

I PRELIMINARIES

1. 1 Essentials of Logic and Set Theory

2. 2 Algebra

3. 3 Solving Equations

4. 4 Functions of One Variable

5. 5 Properties of Functions
   II SINGLE-VARIABLE CALCULUS

6. 6 Differentiation

7. 7 Derivatives in Use

8. 8 Concave and Convex Functions

9. 9 Optimization

10. 10 Integration

11. 11 Topics in Finance and Dynamics
    III MULTI-VARIABLE ALGEBRA

12. 12 Matrix Algebra

13. 13 Determinants, Inverses, and Quadratic Forms
    IV MULTI-VARIABLE CALCULUS

14. 14 Multivariable Functions

15. 15 Partial Derivatives in Use

16. 16 Multiple Integrals
    V MULTI-VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION

17. 17 Unconstrained Optimization

18. 18 Equality Constraints

19. 19 Linear Programming

20. 20 Nonlinear Programming