Mathematical Methods for Economists

Preface to Third Edition. Preface to the First Edition. 1. Introduction. 2. Vectors and matrices. 3. Operations on vectors. 4. Operations on matrices. 5. Properties of sets of vectors. 6. Determinants. 7. The matrix inverse. 8. Solving systems of equations. 9. Eigenvalues and difference equations. 10. Quadratic forms. 11. Elementary analysis: sets. 12. Functions. 13. Differentiation and derivatives. 14. Taylor's theorem. 15. Theory of maximization and minimization. 16. Functions of several variables. 17. Constrained optimization. 18. Comparative statistics. 19. Integration and differential equations. Bibliography. Answers to odd-numbered problems. Review problems. Index.Glaister, Stephen is the author of 'Mathematical Methods for Economists', published 1984 under ISBN 9780631137122 and ISBN 0631137122.