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Moises Pena-Levano, Luis and Dowling, Edward T.. Schaum's Outline of Calculus for Business, Economics and Finance, Fourth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021.

Schaum's Outline of Calculus for Business, Economics and Finance, Fourth Edition

Authors: Luis Moises Pena-Levano and Edward T. Dowling

Published:  December 2021 Pages: 576

eISBN: 9781264266869 | ISBN: 9781264266852
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Book description:

The most useful tool for reviewing mathematical methods for economics classes—now with more content

Schaum’s Outline of Calculus for Business, Economics and Finance, Fourth Edition is the go-to study guide for help in economics courses, mirroring the courses in scope and sequence to help you understand basic concepts and get extra practice in topics like multivariable functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and more.

With an outline format that facilitates quick and easy review, Schaum’s Outline of Calculus for Business, Economics and Finance, Fourth Edition supports the major bestselling textbooks in economics courses and is useful for a variety of classes, including Introduction to Economics, Economics, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics Theories, Mathematical Economics, Math for Economists and Math for Social Sciences. Chapters include Economic Applications of Graphs and Equations, The Derivative and the Rules of Differentiation, Calculus of Multivariable Functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions in Economics, Special Determinants and Matrices and Their Use in Economics, First-Order Differential Equations, and more.

Features:

• NEW in this edition: Additional problems at the end of each chapter

• NEW in this edition: An additional chapter on sequences and series

• NEW in this edition: Two computer applications of Linear Programming in Excel

• 710 fully solved problems

• Outline format to provide a concise guide for study for standard college courses in mathematical economics

• Clear, concise explanations covers all course fundamentals

• Supplements the major bestselling textbooks in economics courses

• Appropriate for the following courses: Introduction to Economics, Economics, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics Theories, Mathematical Economics, Math for Economists, Math for Social Sciences

Luis Peña-Lévano, Ph.D., is on the faculty of the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. He received his M.Sc. in applied economics from the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. is from Purdue University. As a teacher, he has taught microeconomics, international trade and policy, environmental and natural resource economics, finance, contemporary issues in business and mathematics for economics. Peña-Lévano received the EAERE Award for the Best Paper Published in Environmental and Resource Economics During 2019 from the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. He is a member of the Global Trade Analysis Project and a guest editor for Choices magazine

Edward T. Dowling, Ph.D., has been a professor of Economics at Fordham University for more than 26 years, and is currently in his second term as chair of the department. He served as dean of Fordham College from 1982 to 1986. Dowling received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His main areas of professional interest are mathematical economics and economic development. He is the author of Schaum’s Outline of Introduction to Mathematical Economics, Second Edition.