Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics (Schaum's Outline Series) |  | Author: Edward Dowling
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Edition: 1
Pages: 408
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8 x 1
ISBN: 0071635327
Dewey Decimal Number: 330
EAN: 9780071635325
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Publication Date: August 20, 2009
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Confused by the math of business and economics? Problem solved. Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics reviews the mathematical tools, topics, and techniques essential for success in business and economics today. The theory and solved problem format of each chapter provides concise explanations illustrated by examples, plus numerous problems with fully worked-out solutions. And you don't have to know advanced math beyond what you learned high school. The pedagogy enables you to progress at your own pace and adapt the book to your own needs.
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Very easy to understand! November 12, 2009
Rawlins (Florida, USA)
This book was used by my class as the main textbook. Very easy to understand and will help you get an A in your class.
 Follow the math! June 22, 2009
not a natural (huntington, west virginia United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very accessible and informative book. I had a couple of courses in calculus back in the early '60's, but I remembered next to nothing. Furthermore, I had absolutely no recollection of partial derivatives or total differentials. For all I know, we never covered them.
Nevertheless, with the help of Dowling's text, a colleague and I were able to use partial derivatives with a large data set to demonstrate that school size and the measured achievement of schools with largely low-income students are inversely related. Furthermore, using total differentials we were able to demonstrate that the measured achievement costs of increasing school size are diminished as districts get smaller, and that the benefits of small schools for less-advantaged students are diminished as districts get larger.
This is the one time in my life that I was able simply "follow the math" to a new and interesting finding, the one that followed from the total differential. Without a text as accessible, usefully organized, and broadly informative as Dowling's, I never would have been able to pull it off. A small achievement, perhaps, but very satisfying.
straight to the point March 4, 2009
Richard Almasi (Europa)
This book goes straight to the point without lengthy explanations, instead you are guided through the concepts through a large number of explanations and exercises.
This makes progress much faster - in other books you have to read through what the author is trying to explain in words, which takes almost as long as doing the actual math....Chiang's 'Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics' is a case in point.
Personally I understand a concept better if I see lots of examples.
This book ignores the talking and focuses on the doing.
If you enjoy learning by looking at examples and don't mind not having everything spelled out to you, i.e. using your intuitive skills, then you will enjoy this book.
This book covers a first-year course in Mathematical Economics and can be used as preparation for Chiang's [...]
 Helpful for extra studying December 28, 2007
R. Donaphon (Memphis, TN)
My daughter was taking a course on Finite Mathematics. We used the examples and solutions to help her review for the final exam. It was very helpful in 2 areas: (1) linear programming - graphical approach and (2) Matrix algebra and its use in solving sets of linear equations. In her course and her textbook, they covered financial math (interest, annuities, loans, etc.) This book had nothing so it was a slight disappointment in this area.
Helpful January 3, 2007
Mary J. Burroughs (Houston, Texas United States)
I found this book helpful in the course that I took in Mathematical Economics. It was a useful accompaniment to the text used in the course, Fundamentals of Mathematical Economics by Alpha Chiang.
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