Mathematics for Economics and Business - Softcover

Jacques, Mr Ian

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9780273722168: Mathematics for Economics and Business

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273722166 ISBN 13: 9780273722168

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2009

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Do you need to brush up on your mathematical skills to truly excel in your economics or business course?

If you want to increase your confidence in mathematics, then this is the perfect book for you. With its friendly and informal style, this market leading text breaks down topics into short sections making each new technique you learn seem less daunting. Offering you the chance at every opportunity to stop and check your understanding by working through the practice problems, you can relax and learn at your own pace.

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From the Back Cover:

Mathematics for Economics and Business

provides a thorough foundation in mathematical methods for economics, business studies and accountancy students. Assuming little prior knowledge, this informal and friendly text is suitable for those who have not studied maths in depth before. The wide range of material and self-study approach also makes it appropriate for use on higher level courses.

Features:

Topics are divided into one or two hour sessions to help students work at a realistic pace
Fully worked examples throughout the text and many problems and practice problems, all with fully worked solutions, help build student confidence
Numerous economic and business applications relate maths to the real world

Features new to this edition:

Examples and practice problems demonstrating the use of computer software packages, such as Excel and Maple
A chapter on difference and differential equations.
Additional material on geometric series
Sections on index numbers and inflation

‘What students need is practice, practice, practice; and Jacques offers more opportunity for practice than other textbooks.’ June Lewis, Sheffield University

This text is suitable for first year economics, business and accountancy students taking introductory level maths courses.

Ian Jacques was formerly a senior lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Information Sciences at Coventry University, and has considerable experience of teaching mathematical methods to students studying economics, business and accountancy.

About the Author:

Ian Jacques was formerly a senior lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Information Sciences at Coventry University. He has considerable experience teaching mathematical methods to students studying economics, business and accounting.

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