Norman Biggs: 2 books
Quite Right
The Story of Mathematics, Measurement, and Money
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Mathematics did not spring spontaneously into life, with rules set in stone for all time. Its story is closely linked with the problems of measurement and money that have often driven its progress. Quite Right explains how mathematical ideas have gradually emerged since prehistoric times, so that...
Mathematics for Economics and Finance
Methods and Modelling
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 1996
Mathematics has become indispensable in the modelling of economics, finance, business and management. Without expecting any particular background of the reader, this book covers the following mathematical topics, with frequent reference to applications in economics and finance: functions, graphs and...