Mathematics with applications in micro-economy

Mathematics for Business Economics has been developed for students in mathematics in higher professional and universityeconomics studies. It not only presentsthe fundamentals of mathematics, butalso shows how mathematics is applied,especially in business economics.It is based on many years of experiencein mathematics lectures in economicsand business administration at TilburgUniversity, and on teaching high schoolstudents. As a result, this book perfectlyfi ts the level of fi rst-year students ineconomics and business administration.This is attained by paying more attentionto elementary calculation techniques -e.g. solving of (in)equalities, arithmeticswith powers -, the change in the order ofthe mathematical topics and the inclusionof more examples and exercises.Economic applications have been selectednot only from the fi eld of microeconomics,e.g. consumer and producer behavior,but also include modern portfolio theory,inventory management and statistics.This book is based on an earlier edition,Mathematics with Applications in Micro-Economics, and is also available in a Dutchlanguageedition.Online supportAdditional material is available on www.academicservice.nl, including:+ An e-learning environment, wheremathematical notions and methods areexplained with fi lms, text and multiplechoicequestions.+ Complete solutions to all exercises inthis book.About the authorsProf.dr. Herbert Hamers is professor in Game Theory and Operations Research at TilburgUniversity.Dr. Bob Kaper was professor in Mathematics at Tilburg University.Dr. John Kleppe teaches Mathematics at Tilburg