Mathematical methods for management [[electronic resource] /] / R. Veerachamy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785808903321
• Autore: Veerachamy R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Delhi, : New Age International, 2012
• ISBN: 81-224-3494-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 p.)
• Soggetti: Management - Mathematical models; Industrial management - Mathematical models
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction to Mathematical Methods""; ""1.1 The Changing Scenario of Business""; ""1.2 Mathematics and Management Decisions""; ""1.3 Advantages of Using Mathematics in Business""; ""1.4 Disadvantages of Using Mathematics in Business ""; ""1.5 Problem Solving and Decision-Making ""; ""Exercises""; ""Chapter 2 The Theory of Sets ""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Definition of a Set""; ""2.3 Basic Operations on Sets""; ""2.4 The Cartesian Product Set""; ""2.5 Relations""; ""2.6 Functions""; ""Chapter 3 Linear and Non-Linear Functions ""; ""3.1 Generalized Mathematical Form of a Function""""3.2 Types of Functions""; ""3.3 Linear Functions""; ""3.4 Application of Linear Functions in Microeconomics""; ""3.5 Use of Linear Functions in International Trade""; ""3.6 Application of Linear Functions in Macroeconomics""; ""3.7 Linear Equations and their Solutions""; ""3.8 Second Degree or Quadratic Functions""; ""3.9 Second Degree or Quadratic Equations and their Solutions ""; ""3.10 Use of Cubic Functions""; ""3.11 Power Functions""; ""3.12 Exponential Functions""; ""3.13 Use of Exponential Functions in Interest Compounding""; ""3.14 Nominal vs. Effective Annual Interest Rates """"3.15 The Time Value of Money (Discounding Principle)""; ""3.16 Annuities""; ""3.17 Use of Exponential Function in the Theory of Growth and Decay""; ""3.18 Logarithmic Functions""; ""Exercises""; ""Chatper 4 AP, GP and Their Applications ""; ""4.1 Sequence""; ""4.2 Arithmetic Progression""; ""4.3 ; The nth term of an AP""; ""4.4 Sum of the First n Terms of a Given AP""; ""4.5 Food Grain Production and AP""; ""4.6 Important Characteristic of an AP""; ""4.7 Geometric Progression""; ""4.8 The nth term of the GP""; ""4.9 Convenient Method for Representing consecutive Terms of a GP""""4.10 ImportantCharacteristic of a GP""; ""4.11 Population Growth and GP""; ""4.12 Multiplier and GP""; ""4.13 Cournot Model and GP ""; ""Exercises""; ""Chapter 5 Metric Algebra and Its Applications ""; ""5.1 Definition of a Matrix""; ""5.2 Elementary Operations in Matrices""; ""5.3 Types of Matrices""; ""5.4 Linear Equations in Matrix Form""; ""5.5 Gaussian Elimination Method ""; ""5.6 Augmented Matrix Method""; ""5.7 The Echelon Form""; ""5.8 Consistent and Inconsistent Linear Systems""; ""5.9 The Rank of the System""; ""5.10 Unit Matrix Method""""5.11 The Square Linear System and Inverse Matrix Solution""; ""Exercises""; ""Chapter 6 Determinants and Its Applications ""; ""6.1 Definition of a Determinant""; ""6.2 Some Important Properties of Determinants""; ""6.3 Cramer's Rule""; ""Exercises""; ""Chapter 7 Limits and Continuity""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 The Concept Limit""; ""7.3 Definition of Limit""; ""7.4 Left Hand Limit""; ""7.5 Right Hand Limit""; ""7.6 Working Rule for Getting the Limit""; ""7.7 Theorems on Limit""; ""7.8 Continuity of Functions""; ""Exercises""; ""Chapter 8 Differential Calculus""