TY - BOOK AU - Dowsett,Wilfred Thomas TI - Elementary mathematics in economics U1 - 330.0151 PY - 1967/// CY - Nedlands PB - University of Western Australia Press KW - ECONOMIA MATEMATICA KW - ECONOMETRIA KW - ANALISIS DE SERIES TEMPORALES KW - FUNCIONES EXPONENCIALES KW - FUNCION DE DEMANDA KW - ELASTICIDAD DE LA DEMANDA KW - GEOMETRIA KW - DETERMINANTES KW - LOGARITMOS KW - ECUACIONES DIFERENCIALES KW - DERIVADAS KW - CURVA DE DEMANDA KW - ELASTICIDAD-RENTA KW - FUNIONES HIPERBOLICAS N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Contenido: Introduction -- Part. I. On diagrammatic representation: Chapter 1. Simple representations of quantities -- Chapter 2. Time series -- Chapter 3. Graphs and functions -- Chapter 4. More on graphs and functions -- Chapter 5. The mathematics of utility -- Chapter 6. Indifference curves and demand -- Chapter 7. More about demand curves -- Chapter 8. Graphical representation of costs -- Chapter 9. The mathematics of profit maximization -- Chapter 10. Graphical representation of competitive markets -- Parte II. Mainly concerning the mathematics of equilibrium: Preliminary note -- Chapter 11. The geometry of economic equilibria -- Chapter 12. The algebraic determination of equilibrium -- Chapter 13. Elementary theory of determinants -- Chapter 14. Evaluating higher-order determinants -- Chapter 15. The non-linear use of determinants -- Chapter 16. The elementary theory of logarithms -- Chapter 17. Applications of logarithmic theory -- Chapter 18. Exponentials and the exponential constant -- Chapter 19. Exponentials and logarithms in economics -- Chapter 20. Simple models of economic systems -- Parte III. Mainly concerning change through time: Introduction -- Chapter 21. Difference equations in economics -- Chapter 22. Difference equations of higher orders -- Chapter 23. More about difference equations -- Chapter 24. Elementary theory of first derivatives -- Chapter 25. Harder differentiation -- Chapter 26. Marginal analysis reconsidered -- Chapter 27. The theory of second derivatives -- Chapter 28. The notion of partial derivatives -- Chapter 29. Partial derivatives in economics -- Chapter 30. The production function -- Chapter 31. More about production surfaces -- Index ER -