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Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Continuous dynamic systems -- 3. Discrete dynamic systems -- 4. Systems of first-order differential equations -- 5. Discrete systems of equations -- 6. Optimal control theory -- 7. Chaos theory -- 8. Demand and supply models -- 9. Dynamic theory of oligopoly -- 10. Closed economy dynamics -- 11. The dynamics of inflation and unemployment -- 12. Open economy dynamics: sticky price models -- 13. Open economy dynamics: flexible price models -- 14. Population models -- 15. The dynamics of fisheries; Answers to selected exercises; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index

The book has retained its basic structure, but there have been extensive revisions to the text. Part I, containing the mathematical background, has been considerably enhanced in all chapters. All chapters contain new material. This new material is largely in terms of the mathematical content, but there are some new economic examples to illustrate the mathematics. Chapter 1 contains a new section on dimensionality in economics, a much-neglected topic in my view. Chapter 3 on discrete systems has been extensively revised, with a more thorough discussion of the stability of discrete dynamical systems and an extended discussion of solving second-order difference equations. Chapter 5 also contains a more extensive discussion of discrete systems of equations, including a more thorough discussion of solving such systems. Direct solution methods using Mathematica and Maple are now provided in the main body of the text. Indirect solution methods using the Jordan form are new to this edition. There is also a more thorough treatment of the stability of discrete systems.