Mathematical Methods for Economics (2nd Edition)

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Summary: Better be a Mathematician!
Review: As an undergraduate economics major, I found this book to be written in a manner that presupposed that the reader was a mathematician. While I admit that my undergraduate focus was much more theory based versus quanititative, this book made my life in econometrics virtually unbearable. I sought out other books that were more helpful such as Calculus for Business and Economics by Robert Childress (old but still good!). Mathematical Methods may be a good source for those with great strength in calculus, but it is not for the mathematical novice.

Rating:
Summary: Better be a Mathematician!
Review: As an undergraduate economics major, I found this book to be written in a manner that presupposed that the reader was a mathematician. While I admit that my undergraduate focus was much more theory based versus quanititative, this book made my life in econometrics virtually unbearable. I sought out other books that were more helpful such as Calculus for Business and Economics by Robert Childress (old but still good!). Mathematical Methods may be a good source for those with great strength in calculus, but it is not for the mathematical novice.

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Summary: Doesn't explain JACK!!
Review: I agree with the other bad review about this book. I had it for a junior/senior level undergraduate class and I found it very confusing. It seems like it already expects you to know how to do most of the stuff. A lot of the problem sets have problems that I swear aren't explained ANYWHERE in the text. Poorly written, hardly any examples (which hint hint, are very useful in a math book) Overall a very bad book I would say, unless you already have extensive calculus/economics knowledge, but then I ask WHY WOULD YOU NEED THE BOOK ANYWAY???

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Summary: Finally a step-by-step introductory graduate Econ-Math book
Review: The first year as a Ph.D. student in Economics is very hard, especially if you are coming directly from the undergraduate level. After reading very formal and pseudo-user friendly books such as Simon and Blume (1994) and Novshek (1993), when it comes to the practical stuff, you end up looking at Varian's (1992) appendix, using Silberberg (1990) and (of course!) Chiang's 1984 masterpiece. But, on the other hand, if you need a careful and very user-friendly explanation of topics such as continuous and discrete dynamic optimization as well as applications of the Envelope Theorem, I have not found a better book than Klein's Mathematical Methods.

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Summary: You can know Economics easily by reading this book
Review: This book is used for students who major in Economics. Also, If you are interested in how Mathematics adjusts itself to change in Economics condition. As you read this book, you find the delight of Mathematics for Economics. You will aware the value of matrix algebra, caculus, and so on, specially.