Computer Mathematics, Math & Science Applications

Mathematica for Microeconomics

Name: Mathematica for Microeconomics
Author: example
ISBN: 9780126709612

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Overview

Mathematica is the most widely available computational program available to potential buyers of the book. Mathematica for Microeconomics focuses on teaching economics, not computer programming and that it devotes some space to solving equations "by hand." The author has made sure that the book is compatible with the most frequently used microeconomics textbooks on the market today. This book is designed as a supplemental tool for courses in microeconomics and mathematical economics. It shows professors and students steps to solving microeconomics problems.
Readers may begin reading at any chapter, and they may use the book as a "virtual instructor" to facilitate self-learning. They will recognize some of the popular problems, which have been taken from widely-used microeconomics texts.
Also included is a CD-ROM containing the Mathematica® MathReader (a viewing program similar to Adobe Acrobat) and folders specific to each chapter of the book.

This book emphasizes economics over mathematics as it:
* Presents applications of the mathematics required to solve microeconomics problems
* Demonstrates the use of computational tools to do mathematics
* Provides discussions of the results of the problems
* Stimulates users to extend the programs and perform their own comparative statics and dynamics
* Provides users with tools to build their own Mathematica programs for microeconomics

Audience: Upper division undergraduates and graduate students in mathematical economics and microeconomics courses.

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From the Publisher

"This book succeeds beautifully in introducing the tools and tricks of applying Mathematica to problems in microeconomics. I strongly recommend it as a supplement for courses in microeconomics."
Elmar Wolfstetter, Humboldt-University at Berlin

Intended as a supplemental tool for courses in advanced microeconomics and mathematical economics, this text introduces students to a computational tool (Mathematica) for the solving of microeconomic problems. The program allows users to perform multiple statics and plot results, thereby allowing more time for concentrating on economic concepts. The authors present step-by-step solution procedures for problems in consumer theory, producer theory, and economic dynamics. The CD-ROM contains the programs constructed in the book. The text was written for the Windows version 4 of the program, and users of variants may notice some differences that the authors argue should be transparent. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)